Apply It: 13.1 Apply Terms Learned in Chapters 8-12

Define the medical term ureterolith.

a stone located anywhere along the ureter (ureter/o means ureter, and -lith means stone).

Define the medical term interstitial cystitis.

a chronic inflammation within the walls of the bladder.

Define the medical term synapse.

the space between two neurons or between a neuron and a receptor organ.

Define the medical term convergence.

the simultaneous inward movement of the eyes toward each other.

Define the medical term squamous epithelial tissue.

forms the upper layer of the epidermis.