Biomedical Terminology test 2

Annuloplasty

surgical reconstruction of the ring around heart valve or an intervertebral disk

Bacilluria

rods (bacteria) in urine

Bacterin

vaccine made of dead or weakened bacteria

Brachial plexus

network of neck and upper chest nerves that supply arm, forearm, and hand

Byssinosis

lung disease caused by inhaling cotton dust

Cancellous

lattice like or spongy bone

Cestode

tapeworms

Chlamydia

bacteria that grows cloaked inside cells, protected from most antibiotics

Cingulotomy

cutting into the cingulate gyrus

Diphtheria

bacterial disease that causes a parchment like membrane to form in throat and airways

Ependyma

lining of the ventricles of the brain and canal in spinal cord

Fascia

sheet of fibrous tissue that bundle layers of other tissues

Fibroadenoma

benign solid tumor of glandular tissues, such as breast

Filaria

long thin worms

Fimbriated

fringed

Flocculent

covered with tufts of wool-like substance

Ganglion

group of nerve cell bodies that appear like a knot in a nerve

Herpes zoster

virus that causes inflammation of nerves which project around the body or face like a girdle or half a girdle

Histology

study of tissues

Lemniscus

a ribbon like nerve tract that carries information on touch and sense of body position

Limbus

border of the cornea

Mitochondria

intracellular organelle with thread like membranes

Moniliform

appearance like string of beads

Nematode

roundworms

Node

a lump (like a knot)

Pannus

inflammatory granulation that overgrows either joint surface of the cornea

Plicate

to fold back and forth like a hand fan

Rete testis

a network of canals at the end of the sperm collecting tubules from the testes

Reticulocyte

precursor to red blood cells with fine fibrils like a net in the cytoplasm

Rugae

folds of inner lining of stomach

Taenia

tapeworm cats get from eating mice

Tapetum

layer of reflective tissue in the retina of eye

Thyroid

shield like gland in front of upper trachea

Tunica albuginea

white membrane fibrous capsule, especially of testis

Vulva

visible external female genitalia which is like a wrapper during mating

Aboreal

resembling or living in trees

Acinar

pertaining to the granular (blackberry like) appearance of certain organs like the pancreas

Adenoma

benign tumor of a gland

Amnion

a thin, tough, fluid filled sac the embryo of the embryo or fetus

Aphakia

absence of lens of eye

Botyromycosis

granulomatous masses produced in a wound infection with staphylococcus bacteria

Buphthalmos

ox- like enlargement of the eye

Canine teeth

flesh tearing pointed teeth, prominent in dogs

Cannula

small reed like hollow tube, instrument

Carcinoma

malignant tumor with projections like a crab's legs

Cauda equina

bunch of nerve fibers at the end of the spinal cord that appear like a horse's tail

Chlorophyll

green colored plant pigment

Coccyx

small triangular bone at the end of the spine

Coracoid process

a long curved bony projection from the neck of the shoulder blade shaped like a crow's beak

Coronoid

bone processes that resemble crow's beak.

Dendrite

long branches within a nerve fiber and produced by a nerve cell body

Dermatophyte

ring worm (skin fungus/ plant)

Entomology

study of insects

Formalin

37% solution of formaldehyde in water

Gland

group of tissues that form a mass, some like an acorn

Hippocampus

a portion of the brain shaped like a sea horse

Lagophthalmia

failure of eyelid to close

Lenticular

referring to a lens (lentil bean shaped object)

Lichenified

skin sore that becomes thickened, fissured, and bark like

Lupus erythematosus

autoimmune disease that causes red scaly skin patches on nose and cheeks

Megakaryocyte

giant cell with large nucleus in bone marrow that produces platelets

Miliary

small round, like a millet seed

Myocardium

heart muscle

Nucleolus

dense organelle inside the nucleus of cells

Pediculosis

louse infestation

Psittacosis

respiratory disease of parrots and parrot like birds that can be transmitted to humans

Pulicosis

flea infestation

Ramus

branch of mandible that turns upward to joint of the jaw

Rhizotomy

surgical incision of a cranial or spinal nerve root

Sesamoid

small bone embedded in a tendon

Spermatocyte

male reproductive cell for uniting with an ova

Sporozoa

parasitic protozoa with microscopic seed like appearance

Staphylococci

round bacteria that bunch in groups

Staphylococcus

common round bacteria that bunches like berries

Urticaria

development of hives in skin

Vaccine

suspension of killed or attenuated microorganisms for the prevention, re4duction, or treatment of infectious disease

Xylene

aromatic hydrocarbon from wood tar

Zoonosis

disease transmittable from animals to humans under natural conditions

Acute

short lived, sever, sudden

Anthracosis

lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

Calcification

process of hardening due to deposition of calcium

Carbuncle

skin "boil" that used to be commonly caused by anthrax

Chronic

of long duration

Chrysotherapy

treatment of gold to alter immune response to diseases

Circadian

"around the day", occurring over 24 hours

Crepuscular

active at twilight

Diurnal

occurring or active during the day light

Ecology

study of relationships between organisms and their environment

Electrocardiograph

a measurement of the voltages produced by contract6ion of the heart

Geophagia

eating dirt

Heliosis

sunstroke

Lithotomy

removal of stone from the urinary tract

Metalloproteinase

enzyme that degrades a protein combined with a metal

Menorrhea

monthly flow resulting from replacement of uterine lining

Nocturia

urinating at night

Nyctalopia

difficulty in seeing at night

Pelodera

a parasitic larva that normally lives in mud and wet straw

Plumbism

chronic lead poisoning

Pneumoconiosis

lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral or metallic dust, especially as bestos or silica

Psammoma

tumor containing sand liken material