Stuff Not In Other Class Flashcards
Rhabdomy/o
Striated muscle
Claudication
Limping
Tic
Repeated spasm
Singultus
Hiccups
Torticollis
“Wryneck” stuff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles
Asthenia
Weakness
-paresis
Partial or incomplete paralysis
Ergonomics
Study of human factors that affect the design and operation of tools and the work environment
Lumen
The opening within the vessels through which blood flows
Atel
Incomplete
Kaposi sarcoma
Opportunistic sarcoma associated with HIV- causes patches of abnormal tissue to grow under the skin; in the mouth, nose, or other organs
Candidiasis
Yeast
-cide
Causing death
-static
Causing control
-plasm
Formation
Aspiration
Inhaling
Coni
Dust
Asbest
Asbestos
Cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorder in which lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus
Spir/o
To breath
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Labia
Lips
Sulcus
Pl. sulci
Area of space between tooth and gums
Enamel
Covers tooth- hardest substance in body
Cementum
Protects roots of teeth
Stom
Mouth or oral cavity
Halit
Breath
Pyrosis
Heart burn
Stricture
Abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
Hiat
Opening
ileus
Partial or complete blockage of small or large intestine
Don’t confuse with ileum
Volvulus
Twisting of the intestine on itself, causing an obstruction
Steat
Fat
Colic
Spasms of pain in the abdomen
Vesic
Bladder
