ELLIST#63 Word Scramble
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TERM | DEFINITION |
What is the name for the system of blood vessels that carries blood through the body? | cardiovascular system |
Which system consists of glands that secrete hormones? | the endocrine system |
What is the system of organs that is involved in digestion and absorption of nutrients called? | the gastrointestinal (GI) tract |
What system is the body's first line of defense that acts as a barrier against disease? | the integumentary system |
Which system is the center of the immune system? | the lymphatic system |
Which system provides shape and movement to the body? | the muscular system |
Which system is the body's system of communication? | the nervous system |
Which system provides support and protection for the organs? | the skeletal system |
Which system brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide? | the respiratory system |
Which organ filters unwanted substances from the blood and produces urine? | the kidney |
What organ helps maintain equilibrium? | the ear |
What is drug classification? | the grouping of drugs that have common properties |
What is hypertension? | high blood pressure |
What is fibromyalgia? | chronic pain in the muscles |
What is encephalitis? | inflammation of the brain |
What is mastitis? | inflammation of the breast |
What is cardiomyopathy? | a disease of the heart muscle |
What is arthritis? | inflammation of the joints |
What is hyperglycemia? | high blood sugar |
What is anorexia? | loss of appetite |
What is colitis? | inflamed or irritable colon |
What is hepatitis? | inflammation of the liver from various causes |
What is gastritis? | inflammation of the stomach |
What is dysuria? | painful urination |
What does subcutaneous mean? | beneath the skin |
What does transdermal mean? | through the skin |
What is a hematoma? | a collection of blood, often clotted |
What is hemophilia? | a disease in which the blood does not clot normally |
What is lymphoma? | a cancer of the lymphatic system |
What is anuria? | inability to produce urine |
What is tendinitis? | inflammation of a tendon |
What is neuralgia? | severe pain in a nerve |
What is onchomycosis? | a fungal infection of the nails |
What is endometriosis? | an abnormal growth of uteral tissue within the pelvis |
What is a vasectomy? | the removal of a section of the vas deferens |
What is a prostatolith? | a prostate stone |
What is bronchitis? | inflammation of the brochial membranes |
What does pulmonary mean? | of or pertaining to the lungs |
What is cystitis? | inflammation of the bladder |
What is tympanitis? | inflammation of the ear drum |
what is blepharitis? | inflammation of the eyelids |
What are lymphocytes? | white blood cells that help defend against bacteria and diseased cells |
What is the conjunctiva? | this is a blood-rich membrane between the eye and the eyelid |
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