Session 12: Membranes and Partitions Flashcards
chorion (root)
skin
chorion (term)
outside (skin) of the placenta
choroid (root)
skin-like
choroid (term)
brown vascular part of eye between the sclera and retina
chorioretinitis
inflammation of the retina and its vascular bed
cyto-/-cyte
cell
thrombocyte
blood platelet cell
cytogenetics
chromosome analysis of cells
diaphragm (root)
partition
diaphragm (term)
muscular, fibrous wall between chest and abdomen
hymen (root)
membrane
hymen (term)
membrane partially obstructing the entrance to the vagina in virgins
hymenoptera
membrane winged insects
-lemma
husk, confining membrane
sarcolemma
membranous sheath of muscle
mediastinum (root)
partition
mediastinum (term)
partition between right and left sides of chest
membrana
thin skin
membrane
thin pliable sheet of tissue
membranous
pertaining to a thin pliable sheet of tissue
mening-/meningo-
membrane
meninges
3 membranes encasing the brain and spinal cord
meningitis
inflammation of the lining membranes of the brain and spinal cord
meningoencephalitis
inflammation of brain and its lining membranes
paries
wall
parietal
bone that forms most of the skull wall
-phrax
a stoppage or obstruction
emphraxis
a stoppage or obstruction
pykno-
thick, dense
pykonosis
condensation of a cell’s nucleus
septum (root)
partition
septum (term)
dividing wall or partition in the nasal passages
septal
pertaining to a partition
stroma (root)
supporting tissue
stroma (term)
supporting tissue for an organ
