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DV L-5 Read Assign
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antigen | a substance that, when introduced into the body, stimulates the "production of" an "opposing" substance called an anti/body |
| antibody | a physical substance either in the body or produced by the action of an antigen which will prevent, relieve, or destroy the effect of infections or poisonous substances in the blood or tissues |
| antacid | substance that counteracts or neutralizes acidity |
| antiemetic | preventing or relieving nausea and vomiting |
| biliary | pertaining to the bile or pertaining collectively to the bile, bile ducts, and gallbladder |
| biliary canal | a tube(duct) through which the bile passes from the liver; hepatic duct; biliary duct |
| biliary tract | the region that secretes and transmits bile; the bile duct and gallbladder |
| biliousness | a discomfort characterized by constipation, headache, and indigestion, attributed to an excess production of bile |
| cecoptosis | falling (downward displacement) |
| cecitis | inflammation |
| cecorrhexis | rupturing; the cecorrhexis may have produced a hernia |
| cecal | pertaining to the cecum |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a joint |
| cardicentesis | surgical puncture or incision of the heart |
| pericardicentesis | surgical puncture of the tissues surrounding the heart |
| lacrimal | pertaining to tears; relating to or situated near the organs that produce tears |
| lacrimal glands | that glands that secrete tears |
| lacrimal ducts | a term for ducts conveying the secretion of the lacrimal glands to the corner of the eye |
| lacrimotomy | incision of the lacrimal duct |
| lacteal | pertaining to milk |
| lactation | the secretion of milk; suckling by infants |
| lactogenic | stimulating the production of milk |
| lactigenous | producing or secreting milk |
| macula | a spot or blotch |
| macule | a macula |
| maculation | the condition of being spotted; the formation of spots or macules |
| meningeal | pertaining to the meninges |
| meninges | name for the membranous sheath that envelops the brain and spinal cord |
| meningoencephal | form for the meninges and the brain or the meninges and brainy substances |
| meningitis | inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| mycete | a fungus |
| dermatomycosis | a fungus infection of the skin that includes the conditions commonly called "athlete's foot" and "ring worm" |
| acromycosis | a condition of fungus infection of the extremities |
| mycetoma | a tumor containing fungus cells |
| myeloencephalitis | inflammation of the brain and spinal cord |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and the bone marrow |
| encephalomyelopathy | any disease or diseased condition of the brain and spinal cord |
| osteomyel- | form for bone marrow or the bone and its marrow |
| arthroncus | swelling of a joint |
| blepharoncus | tumor on the eyelid |
| glossoncus | a swelling of the tongue |
| mastoncus | a tumor of the breast or mammary gland |
| onychectomy | surgical removal of the nail or nail bed |
| onychogenic | forming or producing nail substance |
| onychia | inflammation of the nail bed resulting in loss of the nail |
| eponychium | the cuticle; the narrow band of skin that extends from the nail wall into the nail surface |
| orad | toward the mouth |
| circumoral | the area around the mouth |
| parotid | situated near the ear such as the parotid gland, a salivary gland located near the ear |
| epiotic | situated on or above the ear |
| entotic | situated in or arising in the ear |
| ovary | name for the sexual gland in the female in which the ova are formed |
| ovariogenic | produced in or arising in the ovary |
| ovariocentesis | surgical puncture of an ovary |
| ova | eggs |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of the kidney |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| hysteropexy | surgical fixation of the womb |
| pyloric | pertaining to the plyorus |
| pylic | pertaining to the portal vein |
| gastropyloric | pertaining to the stomach and the pylorus |
| gastropylorectomy | excision of the pyloric portion of the stomach |
| sphenoid | resembling a wedge; in the shape of a wedge |
| sphenoid bone | an irregular wedge-shaped bone at the base of the cranium |
| sphenocephaly | a developmental abnormality characterized by a wedge-shaped appearance of the head |
| spiroid | resembling a spiral or coil |
| spiradeno- | a form used interchangeably with hidrandeno- to denote a sweat gland |
| squama | a scale or platelike structure |
| squamous | scaly or platelike |
| squamate | scaly; having or resembling scales |
| subdermal | situated or occurring under the skin |
| submania | mania of a moderate type |
| subinflammation | a slight or mild inflammation |
| subnormal | below or less than normal |
| thorax | medical name for the chest |
| hemothorax | a collection of blood in the lung cavity |
| suprathoracic | situated above the thorax |
| thoracicoabdominal | pertaining to the chest and the abdomen |
| vesica | general term for a bladder |
| vesicula | general term used in anatomical nomenclature for a vesicle |
| vesicle | medical name for a small bladder, sac or blister containing fluid |
| vesico- | form relating to a bladder or the urinary bladder |
| visceral | pertaining to an internal organ, especially those in the abdomen |
| viscera | name for the internal organs taken collectively, especially those in the abdomen |
| viscerad | toward the viscera |
| visceroptosis | a dropping or falling down of the viscera due to the weakness of the abdominal muscles |
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