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Chapter 6 reading
Terms words from chapter 6 reading
Question | Answer |
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an/acu/sis | total deafness |
hemi/an/acus/ia | lost of hearing in only one ear |
aur/i/cle | the projecting part of the ear |
aur/is | the ear |
bucc/al/ly | toward the cheek |
super/cilia | eyebrows |
py/o/colp/os | collection of pus within the vagina |
hemat/o/colp/os | a buildup of menstrual blood in the vagina |
cord/ate | heart-shaped |
cord/i/al | stimulating the heart |
dendr/ite | nerve fibers that extend from nerve cell |
dendr/oid | branching like a tree |
palpebr/ate | to wink |
phleb/o/lith | a bloodclot in a vein |
phleb/o/phleb/ostomy | surgical openings to provide communication between two veins |
phon/o/gram | record of any sound |
phon/o/path/y | any disease or disorder of the organs of speech |
path/o/log/ic/ physi/ology | the study of disordered function in diseased tissue |
phys/iatr/ics | the diagnosis and treatment of disease with the aid of general agents |
phys/ic/ian | practitioner of medicine |
pil/osis | excessive growth of hair |
de/pil/ation | the process of removing hair |
hyper/plasia | abnormal increase in growth |
hypo/plasia | incomplete or defective development |
plex/i/form | resembling a plexus or network |
rug/osity | condition of being wrinkled |
fallopian tubes | two tubes in the reproductive system of the female |
eustachian tube | tube in the ear that extends from the ear to the throat. Equalizes inner ear pressure with atomsphere |
thalamus | large gray mass in the brain |