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Vocab 18: Medical
Manning Honors Eng. IV Vocab List XVIII
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anesthetic (n) | a substance that causes a loss of sensation, especially of pain |
| analgesic (adj) | tending to dull or eliminate pain |
| anemia (n) | a deficiency in the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood |
| atrophy (v) | to shrink or waste away, especially tissue or an organ |
| cadaver (n) | a dead body; a corpse |
| chiropodist (n) | a specialist who treats disorders of the feet |
| comatose (adj) | suffering from unconsciousness as a result of injury or disease |
| communicable (Adj) | able to be passed by contact |
| cyst (n) | an abnormal pocket or sac developing in the body |
| dermatologist (n) | a doctor who treats disorders of the skin |
| equilibrium (n) | a dynamic balance in which the movement or change in one direction is equal to the movement or change in the other |
| infectious (adj) | capable of being spread rapidly to others |
| infirmity (n) | an overall weakness or feebleness of mind or body |
| metabolism (n) | the process by which an organism turns food into energy and waste |
| phobia (n) | an obsessive and unreasonable fear |
| physiological (adj) | relating to the healthy and normal functioning of an organism |
| quarantine (n) | isolation for the purpose of preventing the spread of a contagious disease |
| sever (v) | to remove by cutting; to become separated |
| suture (v) | to join together with stitches |
| vertebrate (n) | an animal with a backbone or spinal column |
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