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DV L-7 Read Assign
Term | Definition |
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adnexopexy | the operation of fixing the uterine adnexa to the abdominal walls |
adnexitis | inflammation of the uterine adnexa |
antrum | a sinus; a cavity or chamber, especially within the bone |
antral | pertaining to a sinus or an antrum |
antrostomy | the operation of making an opening into an antrum for the purpose of drainage |
antrodynia | pain in an antrum |
adenasthenia | a weakness in glandular secretion; deficient glandular activity |
gastric adenasthenia | deficient glandular secretion in the stomach |
asthenia | lack or loss of strength and energy; weakness |
asthenic | pertaining to or characterized by asthenia |
astrocyte | a star-shaped cell, especially such a cell of the supporting structure of nervous tissue |
astroid | star-shaped |
astrocytoma | a tumor composed of star-shaped cells |
hypocrinia | deficient secretion of any endocrine gland |
hypercrinia | excessive secretion of any endocrine gland |
crinogenic | stimulating secretion |
dacryoadenitis | inflammation of a lacrimal gland |
dacryocystectomy | excision of the wall of the lacrimal sac |
dura mater | the outermost of the three membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord |
induration | hardness |
fasciculus | a small bundle or cluster; used to designate a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers |
fasciodesis | the operation of suturing a fascia to one of the tissues attached to the skeleton |
fasciorrhaphy | the suturing together of torn fascia |
heliosensitivity | sensitivity to sunlight |
heliosis | sunstroke |
heliotherapy | the treatment of disease by exposing the body to the sun's rays |
hypnotic | inducing sleep |
hypnotism | the method or practice of an artificially induced passive state in which there is increased responsiveness to suggestions and commands |
ahypnia | not sleep |
isocellular | composed of cells of the same size and kind |
isopia | equality of vision in the two eyes |
anisodont | having teeth of unequal size or length |
anisopia | inequality of vision in the two eyes |