unit 9 glossary Flashcards by Bryan scavone | Brainscape

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achromophilic

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resisting color

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aerobic

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requiring air to live

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aerocele

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herniation containing air

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aerophobia

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abnormal fear of air

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aerotherapy

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treatment using air

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amenorrhea

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cessation of menstruation

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anaerobic

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able to live without air

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anterolateral

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front and side

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anteromedial

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front and middle

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anteroposterior

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from the front to back

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anterosuperior

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front to top

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areriostasis

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control of flow through arteries

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axillary

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underarm

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bioethics

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study of what is good and bad for living things

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biology

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science studying living things

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blastoderm

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embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm

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caudad

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toward the tail

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cephalad

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toward the head

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cephalocaudal

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from head to tail

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chondrodysplasia

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defective development of cartilage

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chromogenesis

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formation of color

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chromolysis

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destruction of color

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chromometer

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measuring of color

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chromophilic

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attracting color

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coronal

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pertaining to the crown or encircling

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coronary

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pertaining to the crown or encircling.. reference to around the heart

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diagnosis

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identifying a disease

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dialysis

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separation of substances in a solution

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diarrhea

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abnormally loose watery bowel movement

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distal

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away from a point of origin or designated point

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dorsal

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back or posterior

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dorsocephalad

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toward the back of the head

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine

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dysmenorrhea

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difficult or painful menstruation

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dyspepsia

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poor digestion

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dyspnea

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difficultly breathing

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dystocia

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difficulty in labor

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ectocytic

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outside the cell

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ectoderm

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outer embryonic layer

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ectogenous

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formed outside the body

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eptopic

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outside the normal location

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ectoplasm

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outer membrane of the cell

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endocardium

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inner membrane layer of the heart

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endochondral

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within the cartilage

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endocolitis

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inflammation of the lining of the colon

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endocystic

A

inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst

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endoderm

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inner embryonic layer

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endoenteritits

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inflammation of the lining of the small intestine

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endogenous

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made by ones own body

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endoscopy

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process of using a scope to look into the body

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eugenics

A

choosing good genetic traits to propagate

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eupepsia

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good digestion

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eupnea

A

easy breathing

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euthanasia

A

easy death

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eutocia

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easy labor

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hemostasis

A

control blood flow

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hyperplasia

A

overdevelopment

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hypoplasia

A

underdevelopment

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inferior

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below

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lateral

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side

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lithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone

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lymphostasis

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control or stoppage of lymph flow

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medial

A

middle

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menopause

A

cessation of menstruation

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menorrhagia

A

hemorrhage during menstruation

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menses

A

menstruation

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mesoderm

A

meddle germ layer

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midaxillary

A

middle of the armpit

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midsagittal

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the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves

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neurotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a nerve

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omphalectomy

A

excision of the umbilicus

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ompholacele

A

umbilical hernia

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omphalorrhagia

A

hemorrhage of the umbilicus

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omphorrhea

A

discharge from the umbilicus

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omphalorrhexis

A

rupture of the umbilicus

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osteochondrodyplasia

A

defective development of bone and cartilage

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para-appendicitis

A

inflammation of near the appendix

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paracentral

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pertaining to near the center

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paracolpitis

A

inflammation near the vagina

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paracystitis

A

inflammation near the urinary bladder

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parahepatisis

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inflammation near the liver