Vocab 5-7 Flashcards
mononeuralgia
pain along the course of one nerve
nephritis
an infection of the kidney
omniscient
all knowing
octogenerian
a person 80 years old
pentose
a 5-carbon sugar
pachyderm
thick skinned animal
osculate
to kiss (move mouth)
mycelium
threadlike mass of mold
osteoctye
bone cell
myometrium
muscular wall of uterus
oocyte
an immature egg
panhellenic
an organization of all greeks
pathogen
a disease causing microbe
odontoid
tooth like in shape
myoneural
a close contact between nerve and muscle
neonatal
care of a newborn child
olfactory
pertaining to sense of smell
myriapod
having many feet
orbicularis
a muscle that is circular or round
mollusca
phylum of soft bodied animals
pseudopod
false foot
disaccharide
a double sugar
quadriplegic
all 4 limbs paralyzed
mesophyll
cells in the middle of a leaf
phenotype
characteristics an organism shows
phagocyte
a cell that “engulfs” or “eats” a its food
chromophil
a color loving cell
perichrondrium
connective tissue around cartilage
porifera
animals with many openings, sponges
proctoscope
a device used to look inside the anus
chromatophore
a color bearing cell
pyrogen
a fire causing agent
archeopteryx
ancient wing, name of first bird
reticulum
a netlike system within a cell
sclerosis
hardening of tissue
protosome
means first mouth
rhinoplasty
nose formation surgery
renin
a hormone secreted by the kidneys
rhizoid
a root like projection
saprophyte
a plant that lives off rotting material
tetrad
a cluster of four
somanmbulate
to sleep walk
stricture
a narrowing or closing that has been “draw tight”
spirometer
a device used to measure breathing
syncephalus
“siamese” twins having a single head and two bodies
tachycardia
rapid or swift heart beat
taxidermy
a putrified state
toxicodendron
a genus of poisonous plants
trichome
a hair like outgrowth
autotroph
a self feeder
pustule
a small pus filled sore
ureter
a tube which conducts urine
stratified
layered
style
a pillar shaped female plant structure
geotropism
a plant response that is turning towards earth
xanthophyll
a yellow plant pigment in leaves
antivivisection
agains the cutting up of living creatures
volvox
a colonial algae that moves by rolling around
perspicacious
able to look at with great discernment
sepsis
arrange the skin