Vocab quizes 1-4 review Flashcards
a device for measuring air press
BAROmeter
pertaining to a sweat glad
sebACEOUS
a wrist bone
metaCARPAL
pertaining to the arm
BRACHial
able to use both hands equally
AMBIdextrous
white garment worn by a priest
ALB
device for measuring wind speed
ANEMOmeter
a medical test to study the blood vessels
ANGIOgram
portion of sperm at extreme or peak end
ACROsome
male hormone
ANDROgen
irregular heartbeat
tachyCARDIA
means “ancient wing”, the name of the first bird ever dicovered
ARCHEOpteryx
rose that bears many flowers
polyANTHA
pain in joints
ARTHRALGIA
an early cell mass
BLASTula
a vehicle for exploring great depth
BATHYscape
movement of bne towards the body
ADduct
forearm
ANTIbrachium
tail region
CAUDal
a genus of a starfish
siderASTREA
a tree like projection from a nerve cell
DENDrite
having many fingers (more than ten)
polyDACTYLY
a narrow tube or passageway; a tiny canal
canaliCULUS
movement of fluid through blood vessel walls
DIApedesis
head region
CEPHalic
around the armpit
CIRCUMaxillary
back region
DORsal
plant pigment or color
phytoCHROME
a green mouthwash
CHLOROseptic
a chemical that will kill ants and cockroaches
insectiCIDE
difficult childbirth
DYStocia
having a large, fleshy body
CORPulent
dark blue skin color due to lack of oxygen
CYANosis
to kill every tenth
DECImate
inflammation of the bladder
CYStitis
spiny-skinned animal
ECHINoDERM
creation of the world
COSMOGony
instrument used for cutting small pieces of skin to graft
CUTIsector
production of digestive juices
CHYMOpoiesis
a surgical instrument to cut a rib
COSTOsome
carrying eggs
GRAVid
eats consumers and producers
HETEROtroph
blood clotting
HEMOstasis
inflammation of the liver
HEPAtitis
having many sides or angles
polyGON
redd blood cell
ERYTHROcyte
study of the digestive system
GASTRoENTEROLOGY
related to race or people
ETHNic
plant collection, may contain grasses
HERBarium
to bend the knee
GENUflect
having breasts of a female
GYNOmastia
inflammation of the brain
ENCEPHALitis
a rock layer that bears water
AQUIFER
a lichen that forms a leaf-like
FOLIose
milk sugar
GALActose
the growing of flowers
FLORIculture
living outside the body
ECTOparasite
turing towards the earth (gravity)
GEOtropism
inner layer of skin
ENDOderm
a tissue of covering a muscle
EPImysium
to give milk
LACtate
a large bacteria eating cell
MACROphage
a tumor of fat tissue
LIPOma
a device which measures moisture in the air
HYGRoMETER
study of fish
ICHTHYology
inflammation of eyelid
blepharITIS
excessive development of tissues
HYPERplasia
destruction of red blood cells
hemoLYSIS
a sac or tumor containing watery fluid
HYDROcele
lack of adequate oxygen
HYPOxia
study of gardening
HORTIculture
rocks formed by fire: volcanic rock
IGNEous
infection of the ducts of the breast
MAStITIS
white blood cells
LEUCOcytes
pertaining to tears
LACRImal
inside the walls
INTRAmural
a stone made from dung
coproLITE
a cell which produces dark pigment
MELANOcyte
measurements important in pregnancy
PELVIMETRY
the mid region of the brain
MESencephalon