WLCL p3

Abiotic

without life; nonliving

Acanthocyte

red blood cell with abnormal thornlike projections

Angiitis

inflammation of a blood vessel

Antiarthritic

preventing or relieving arthritis

Antibiotic

substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria

Antilithic

preventing or dissolving the formation of stones

Antineuritic

preventing or treating inflammation of a nerve

Antitoxin

substance that neutralizes a toxin

Arteritis

inflammation of an artery

Arthritic

pertaining to or affected by arthritis

Arthrosis

abnormal condition of a joint

Biologic

pertaining to life or living organisms

Biometry

measurement of living organisms or biological characteristics

Biotoxin

toxin produced by a living organism

Cardionephric

pertaining to the heart and kidney

Cephalalgia

headache; pain in the head

Craniomalacia

softening of the skull

Craniosclerosis

hardening of the skull

Cytobiology

study of cells

Cytotoxin

substance toxic to cells

Dysarthrosis

abnormal condition of a joint involving difficulty or impaired movement

Encephalic

pertaining to the brain

Encephalomalacia

softening of the brain

Endangiitis

inflammation of the inner lining of a blood vessel

Endocranium

inner surface or lining of the skull

Endoneurium

connective tissue surrounding an individual nerve fiber

Erythrocytosis

abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

Exencephalia

congenital condition in which the brain is exposed outside the skull

Exocytosis

process in which substances are transported out of a cell

Exoerythrocytic

outside the red blood cells

Hemianalgesia

loss or decrease of pain sensation on one side of the body

Hyperalgia

excessive sensitivity to pain

Hyperleukocytosis

abnormally high number of white blood cells

Hypostosis

abnormal condition of decreased bone formation or development

Mesencephalic

pertaining to the midbrain

Mesonephric

pertaining to the middle kidney or mesonephros

Monocyte

type of white blood cell

Mononeuritis

inflammation of a single nerve

Neurotoxin

substance toxic to nerve tissue

Osteomalacia

softening of the bones

Periarteritis

inflammation of the tissues surrounding an artery

Periarthritis

inflammation of the tissues surrounding a joint

Pericarditis

inflammation of the pericardium surrounding the heart

Symmetry

correspondence in size, shape, or position of parts on opposite sides

Synostosis

union or fusion of two or more bones

Tachycardia

abnormally rapid heart rate

Toxicology

study of poisons and their effects

Toxin

poisonous substance produced by a living organism

Acromegaly

enlargement of the extremities, especially the hands, feet, and facial bones

Acromicria

abnormal smallness of the extremities, especially the hands and feet

Antianemic

preventing or treating anemia

Biotics

pertaining to life or living organisms

Cephalocele

hernia or protrusion of brain tissue and/or its coverings through an opening in the skull

Cholecystogastrostomy

surgical creation of an opening between the gallbladder and stomach

Cholecystolithiasis

formation or presence of stones in the gallbladder

Colonic

pertaining to the colon

Colostomy

surgical creation of an opening from the colon to the outside of the body

Cystic

pertaining to a cyst or bladder

Cystocele

hernia or protrusion of the urinary bladder

Cystolith

stone in the urinary bladder

Dyscephaly

abnormal development or malformation of the head

Endocystitis

inflammation of the inner lining of a cyst or bladder

Enteralgia

pain in the intestine

Enterocholecystostomy

surgical creation of an opening between the intestine and gallbladder

Enterodynia

pain in the intestine

Erythrism

abnormal redness of the skin

Erythrocytometer

instrument for counting and measuring red blood cells

Gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

Hemangioma

tumor composed of blood vessels

Hemangiosarcoma

malignant tumor of blood vessels

Hemarthrosis

blood in a joint

Hemocytometer

instrument for counting and measuring blood cells

Hepatologist

specialist who studies and treats diseases of the liver

Hypogastrium

lower middle region of the abdomen

Hypomelanosis

decreased or absent melanin in the skin

Leukocytic

pertaining to white blood cells

Liposarcoma

malignant tumor of fat tissue

Macrocephalous

having an abnormally large head

Macrocranial

pertaining to an abnormally large skull

Megacolon

abnormally enlarged colon

Melanomatosis

condition characterized by widespread or multiple melanomas

Mesogastrium

middle region of the abdomen

Microlithiasis

formation or presence of very small stones

Microcephaly

abnormally small head

Oncology

study of tumors and cancer

Osteocarcinoma

malignant tumor of bone

Pachymetry

measurement of thickness

Periarterial

pertaining to around an artery

Perichondrium

connective tissue surrounding cartilage

Periostosis

abnormal growth or formation of bone around another bone or its outer surface

Pseudoarthrosis

false joint resulting from failure of a fracture to heal properly

Pseudocyst

false cyst; a cyst-like sac without a true epithelial lining

Pyemic

pertaining to the presence of pus-forming organisms in the blood

Splenocyte

cell of the spleen

Splenohepatomegaly

enlargement of the spleen and liver

Symbiotic

pertaining to or involving symbiosis; living together of different organisms

Toxemia

presence of toxins in the blood

Achondrogenesis

failure or abnormal development of cartilage

Acrodermatitis

inflammation of the skin of the extremities

Amyosthenic

pertaining to muscle weakness