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KSS SM 2 Vocab 5
SM 2 Vocab 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscess | a localized collection of pus |
| Adhesions | tissues abnormally bound or stuck together as a result of inflammation |
| Adipose | fatty tissue |
| Amenorrhea | absence or suppression of menstruation |
| Aphiarthroses | slightly moveable joints having a pad of either hyaline or fibro cartilage located adjoining bony surfaces |
| Apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| Anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation |
| Anoxia | lack of oxygen |
| Anti-inflammatory | drugs designed to prevent swelling and reduce inflammation |
| Antipyretic | agent that relieves or reduces fever |
| Anuria | absence of or defective excretion of urine |
| Apophysis | bony outgrowth to which muscles attach |
| Arthroscopy | viewing the inside of a joint through an arthroscope using a small video camera lens |
| Aspiration | The drawing of a fluid or foreign matter in, out, up, or through by means of suction |
| Avascular | lack of blood circulation |