clas 1030 exam one

words only

endoscope

device for looking inside

hypothermia

below normal temperature

myasthenia

lack of strength in muscles

asymptomatic

lacking symptoms

analgesic

lacking sensitivity to pain

antitoxin

substance that relieves poison

diplegia

paralysis in two limbs

dyspnea

difficulty breathing

myectomy

surgical cutting out of a muscle

ectogenous

developing outside of an organism

entopic

in it’s normal place

endoscope

device for looking within

epicardium

membrane over the heart

exocardia

the heart being outside of its normal place

hemiparalysis

paralysis on half of the body

hypertension

above normal blood pressure

hypacousia

deficient hearing

monocular

occuring in one eye

pericardiac

occuring around the heart

synchilia

lips fused togethersym

symbiosis

organisms living together

rhinorrhea

condition of runny nose

myalgia

condition of muscle pain

hypertrophy

condition of excessive nourishment

amnesia

state of lacking memory

emesis

state of vomiting

necrosis

abnormal death of tissue

toxicosis

poisoningn

nephrolithiasis

kidney stone disease

toxin

poisonous substance

dentist

expert in teeth

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

pericardium

membrane around the heart

amnesiac

person with a loss of memory

cardiac

relating to the heart

gastric

located in the stomach

arthritic

relating to the inflammation of a joint

necrotic

relating to the abnormal death of tissue

emetic

relating to state of vomitingnala

analgesic

a drug that causes no pain sensation

antarthritic

drug which treats joint inflammation

arthritic

a person suffering from joint inflammation

periosteum

membrane around a bone

craniology

study of the skull

erythrocytosis

diseased condition of the red blood cells

osteometer

device for measuring bones

osteometry

measurement of bones

cytology

study of cells

cardiologist

someone who specializes in the study of the heart

cardiomalacia

the softening of the heart

encephalosclerosis

the hardening of the brain

arteriosclerosis

the narrowing of arteries

cytotoxic

poisonous

erythrotoxin

a substance poisonous to red blood cell

osteometer

device for measuring bones

osteometry

measurement of bones

logagnosia

inability to recognize words

dyslogia

inability to express ideas in words

protobiology

study of primitive life forms

osteologist

someone who specializes in the study of bones

craniomalacia

abnormal softening in the skull

craniosclerosis

abnormal hardening or thickening of skull

angiostenosis

abnormal narrowing of arteries

fecalith

fecal matter that hardens in the colon and becomes impossible to pass without medical intervention

nephrotoxic

substance that causes damage to the kidneys

neurotoxin

substance that damages or inhibits the neurological systems

cytotoxic

poisonous to cells

erythrotoxin

a substance poisonous to red blood cells

nephrolithiasis

formation of kidney stones

nephrolith

kidney stone

erythrocyte

red blood cell

arteriolith

artery stone

leukocyte

white blood cell

phagocyte

white blood cell that consumes foreign matter

microbe

small organism

aerobe

air organism

toxicology

study of poison

edema

swelling

phlegm

a type of mucus

erythropenia

deficiency of red blood cells

erythroprosopalgia

pain and redness in the face

leukopoiesis

creation of white blood cells

leukoderma

white spots on the skin

pericardium

membrane that surrounds the heartm

myocardium

muscle layer of the heart

endocardium

inner membrane of the heart

periosteum

membrane around the bone

endosteum

membrane inside surface of the bone

epineurium

tissue surrounding bundle of nerve fasicles

perineurium

sheath of connective tissue around an individual nerve fasicle

endoneurium

connective tissue that supports the nerve fibers within a fasicle

peritoneum

membranes that surround and support the organs of the abdominal cavity

epicranium

tissues that cover the top of the skull

pericarditis

inflammation around the heart

endosteitis

inflammation within a bone

peritonitis

inflammation around the peritoneum

erythrocytosis

abnormal increase in red blood cell

acanthocytosis

abnormal increase of thorny cells

acanthocytes

spiny red blood cells

monocyte

single cell; white blood cell that consumes and destroys germs