Substance that causes loss of sensation, especially pain

Tending to dull or eliminate pain

To shrink or waste away;especially organs and tissues

Overall weakness of body or mind

Relates to the healthy & functioning of an organ

Any animal with a backbone or spinal column

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Vocab18:Medical Term

Lesson 18 Vocabulary: Medical Terms

Question	Answer
Anesthetic	Substance that causes loss of sensation, especially pain
Analgesic	Tending to dull or eliminate pain
Atrophy	To shrink or waste away;especially organs and tissues
Cadaver	Dead body; corpse
Equilibrium	Equality in movements
Infirmity	Overall weakness of body or mind
Physiological	Relates to the healthy & functioning of an organ
Suture	To join together by sewing
Vertebrate	Any animal with a backbone or spinal column