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DV Reading AssignL11
Dean Vauggn Lesson 11 Reading Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abneural | passing from a nerve |
| avulsion | "a pulling away from" |
| antepartum | occurring before birth |
| anteroposterior | from front to back |
| anterior | situated more toward the forward part of an organ |
| cryoextraction | the application of low temperature in the removal of a body part |
| cryotherapy | the therapeutic use of cold |
| hematocryal | cold blooded |
| exostosis | a condition(bony growth) projecting outward from the surface of a bone |
| exogenic | developed or originating outside of the body |
| extrahepatic | situated outside of the liver |
| glomus | a small round anatomical(normal) swelling made up of tiny blood vessels |
| glomerulus | a tufted structure or a cluster generally composed of blood vessels in the kidney |
| glomerular | pertaining to or of the nature of a glomerulus |
| inframammary | situated below the mammary gland |
| infracostal | beneath the ribs or beneath a rib |
| inframaxillary | beneath the jawbone |
| intermuscular | between muscles |
| interdigital | between adjacent fingers or toes |
| interosseous | between bones |
| intraspinal | situated or occurring within the vertebral column |
| intraoperative | performed or occurring within the course of a surgical operation |
| rhinolalia | a nasal quality of voice due to some disorder or defect of the nasal passages |
| bradylalia | abnormally slow speech due to a brain disorder |
| lalophobia | fear or extreme dislike of speaking often associated with stuttering |
| lien | name for the spleen |
| gastrolienal | pertaining to the stomach and the spleen |
| leinorhinal | pertaining to the spleen and the kidney |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loins |
| dorsolumbar | pertaining to the back and the loins |
| supralumbar | situated above the loins |
| macrodontia | abnormal increase in the size of the teeth |
| macrostomia | "big mouth" greatly exaggerated width of the mouth |
| malformation | defective or abnormal formation; deformity |
| maldigestion | faulty or impaired digestion |
| pharmacy | the art of preparing, compounding and dispensing medicines |
| pharmical | pertaining to the pharmacy |
| panplegia | total paralysis |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| prolific | fruitful; productive |
| proliferous | characterized by the production of offspring |
| puerpera | a woman who has just given birth to a child; new mother |
| puerperium | the period or state of confinement after labor |
| sarcoma | tumor made up of fleshy substance |
| sarcocele | any fleshy swelling |
| insomnia | inability to sleep |
| hypersomnia | uncontrollable drowsiness |
| somnipathy | any disease of sleep |
| myospasia | a spasmodic condition in which rigidity of the muscles is followed immediately by relaxation |
| myospasmia | disease characterized by uncontrollable muscle spasms |
| muscular tension | the condition of moderate tension produced by a stretching muscle |
| tenoitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| epithelium | a tissue covering surfaces, forming glands and lining most cavities of the body |
| thrombus | s clot in a blood vessel or one of the cavities of the heart, formed by coagulation of the blood |
| labial vestibule | that portion of the vestibule of the mouth which lies between the inside of the lips and the outside of the teeth and gums |
| vestibule of the mouth | that portion of the oral cavity between the inside of the lips and cheeks and the outside of the teeth and gums |
| thrombocyte | "a clotting cell" a small cell in the body which plays an important part in clotting |
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