WLCL 115 Lesson 8

abdominoplasty

Plastic surgery on the abdomen

abdominoplasty breakdown

abdomin/o/plast/y

adipokinesis

Mobilization and metabolism of body fat

adipokinesis breakdown

adip/o/kine/sis

adrenalinemia

Epinephrine in the blood

adrenalinemia breakdown

ad/ren/al/in/em/ia

auricula

Auricle, especially the auricular (atrial) appendage (outer part of the ear that projects from the side of the head)

auricula breakdown

aur/ic/ula

auriculotherapy

Acupuncture in which needles are inserted into specific points on the ear that are said to map or connect to other parts of the body

auriculotherapy breakdown

aur/ic/ul/o/therap/y

bacillary

Pert. to or caused by bacilli or rodlike

bacillary breakdown

bacill/ary

biceps

A muscle with two heads

biceps breakdown

bi/ceps

bursae

A padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue usually near a joint

bursae breakdown

burs/ae

calcipexy

Fixation of calcium in body tissues

calcipexy breakdown

calci/pexy

calculogenesis

The formation of stones

calculogenesis breakdown

calc/ul/o/gen/esis

calorimeter

An instrument for determining the amount of heat exchanged in a chemical reaction or by the animal body under specific conditions

calorimeter breakdown

calor/i/meter

capitulum

A small, rounded articular end of a bone

capitulum breakdown

capit/ul/um

cerebellum

The portion of the brain forming the largest segment of the rhombencephalon

cerebellum breakdown

cerebellum

costochondral

Pert. to a rib and its cartilage

costochondral breakdown

cost/o/chondr/al

dentist

One who has been professionally trained and licensed to practice dentistry

dentist breakdown

dent/ist

dorsal

Toward the back of an organism

dorsal breakdown

dors/al

externalize

Incorporation of the values and standards of family or community as one's own

externalize breakdown

extern/al/ize

fibromyalgia

Chronic pain in muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints that is often hard to manage

fibromyalgia breakdown

fibr/o/my/alg/ia

fistula

An abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity

fistula breakdown

fist/ul/a

frigostabile

Incapable of being destroyed by low temperature

frigostabile breakdown

frig/o/stab/ile

insulinase

An enzyme that degrades or inactivates insulin

insulinase breakdown

insul/in/ase

internal

Located within the body

internal breakdown

intern/al

leiomyofibroma

A benign tumor composed principally of smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue

leiomyofibroma breakdown

lei/o/my/o/fibr/oma

meatotomy

Incision of the urinary meatus to enlarge the opening and improve the passage of urine

meatotomy breakdown

meat/o/tom/y

myelofibrosis

A myeloproliferative disorder marked by the overproduction of a single stem cell clone, reactive bone marrow fibrosis, and enlargement of the spleen

myelofibrosis breakdown

myel/o/fibr/osis

myofibril

A microscopic fibril found in muscle cells, grouped into bundles that run parallel to the long axis of the cell

myofibril breakdown

my/o/fibr/il

nasoscope

An instrument for examining the interior of the nose

nasoscope breakdown

nas/o/scop/e

neurotropic virus

A virus that reproduces in nerve tissue

neurotropic virus breakdown

neur/o/trop/ic

nonose

A nine-carbon carbohydrate

nonose breakdown

no/nos/e

occiput

The back part of the skull

occiput breakdown

ob/caput

pararenal

Adjacent to a kidney

pararenal breakdown

para/ren/al

pertussis

An acute, contagious disease characterized by paroxysmal coughing, vomiting that follows the cough, and whooping inspiration

pertussis breakdown

per/tuss/is

polyradiculitis

Inflammation of nerve roots, esp. the roots of spinal nerves

polyradiculitis breakdown

poly/radic/ul/itis

postnasal

Posterior to the nasal cavities

postnasal breakdown

post/nas/al

purulent

Forming or containing pus; suppurative

purulent breakdown

pur/u/lent

quadriplegia

Paralysis of all four extremities, usually caused by an injury to or disease of the cervical spinal cord

quadriplegia breakdown

quadr/i/pleg/ia

radiculalgia

Neuralgia of nerve roots

radiculalgia breakdown

radic/ul/alg/ia

radix

The root portion of a cranial or spinal nerve

radix breakdown

radix

renogram

A record of the rate of removal of an intravenously injected dose of a radioactive tracer from the blood by the kidneys

renogram breakdown

ren/o/gram

retrovirus

Any of the viruses of the family Retroviridae

retrovirus breakdown

retro/virus

sanguineous

Pert. to blood or having an abundance of blood

sanguineous breakdown

sangui/ne/ous

synoviocyte

A cell that lines the inner surface of joints and tendon sheaths

synoviocyte breakdown

synov/io/cyt/e

tenosynovitis

An inflammation of a tendon sheath

tenosynovitis breakdown

ten/o/synov/itis

tuboplasty

Plastic repair of a tube

tuboplasty breakdown

tub/o/plast/y

tussive

Pert. to a cough

tussive breakdown

tuss/ive

ultrasonogram

The image produced by use of ultrasonography

ultrasonogram breakdown

ultra/son/o/gram

vaccine

Any suspension containing antigenic molecules derived from a microorganism, given to stimulate an immune response to an infectious disease

vaccine breakdown

vacc/ine

virusemia

The presence of viruses in the blood

virusemia breakdown

virus/em/ia

viscerotrophic

Pert. to trophic changes rel. to or associated with visceral conditions

viscerotrophic breakdown

viscer/o/troph/ic

viscus

Any internal organ enclosed within a cavity such as the thorax or abdomen

viscus breakdown

viscus