Med t mid #1 Flashcards
uniaxial
uniaxial joint only allows motion around one single axis.
- bending
- straightening
Ex: elbow
triceps
muscle on the dorsal part of your arm/on the back of the arm
semilunar
shaped like a half moon or a cresent
bipennate
Muscles that have fibers on two sides of a tendon
trigeminal
set of cranial nerves in the head. Each nerve has three distinct branches.
multiaxial
A joint that allows for movement in three axes. Ex: hip and shoulder
cyan/o
color
blue
cyanosis
erythr/o
color
red
erythema
leuk/o
color
white
leukocyte
melan/o
color
black
melanin
xanth/o
color
yellow
xanthoma
oliguria
low amount of urine
anuria
no urine… kidneys are not producing urine
hypotension
decrease in blood pressure (its below accepted low values)
hypercholesterolemia
high levels of cholesterol in the blood
pandemia
affecting persons over a wide geographical area; extensively epidemic
endogenous
caused by factors or produced inside an organism or cell
ante-
before
pre- or pro-
before, in front of
post-
behind
dextr/o-
right
sinistr/o-
left
ec- or ecto-
out, outside
ex/o-
away from, outside
end/o-
in, within
mes/o-
middle
syn- or sym-
together
tel/e- or tel/o-
end
otitis
ear inflammation
peritonitis
peritoneum inflammation
embolism
obstruction of blood vessel
dysentery
intestine infection marked by severe diarrhea
bipennate
fibers on both sides of tendon
