Study Guide Ch 4 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
intracostal | pertaining to - between the ribs (-al = pertaining to, intra- = between, cost/o = ribs) |
contralateral | pertaining to the opposite side (-al = pertaining to) |
exophthalamos | protrusion of an eyeball |
syndactyly | a congenital anomaly (congenital = present at birth) |
parasitism is an example of ... ? | symbiosis |
symptoms precede an illness (like a fever, or rash) | prodrome |
before meals | ante cibum |
antibodies | protein substances made by leukocytes (anti- = against) |
symphysis | bones grow together, as in the pelvis |
ultrasonography | sound waves and echoes are used to create an image |
metamorphosis | change in shape or form |
hypertrophy | increase in cell size, increased development (-trophy = development) |
hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood |
retroperitoneal | behind the abdomen (retro- = back, behind) (peri = around, surrounding) |
streptococci is an example of an ...? | antigen |
return of disease symptoms | relapse |
dia- | complete, through (as in Diagnosis) |
abductor muscle | Ab ("b" faces away) carries a limb AWAY from the body |
adductor muscle | Ad ("d" faces toward) pulls limb TOWARD the body. |
dyspnea | difficult breathing (pnea = breathing, dys- = difficult) |
Brady- | slow |
Tachycardia | rapid heartbeat (cardia = heartbeat, tachy- = rapid or fast) |
parathyroid glands | located on the dorsal side of an endocrine gland in the neck (the thyroid gland) para = near |
Recombinant DNA | gene from one organism is inserted (recombined) into another organism |
epithelium | Skin cells. Surface cells that line internal organs and found in the skin. |
percutaneous | through the skin |
anoxia | condition of no oxygen |
antisepsis | against infection |
congenital anomaly | irregularity present at birth (such as ... born with webbed toes) |
antepartum | before birth |
apnea | not breathing |
contralateral | pertaining to opposite side |
metamorphosis | condition of change of shape or form |
malaise | vague feeling of bodily discomfort |
pancytopenia | deficiency of ALL blood cells |
metasasis | spread of a cancerous tumor to a secondary organ or tissue |
exophthalmos | eyeballs that bulge outward |
paralysis | loss of movement in muscles |
prodrome | symptoms that appear before an illness (such as a rash or fever) |
remission | symptoms lessen |
relapse | disease or symptoms return |
webbed fingers or toes | syndactyly |
neoplasm | new growth (tumor) |
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