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aphasia

lack of speech

anaerobic

without oxygen

abductor

leading away from

viable

capable of living

acoustics

science of sound

acromegaly

large extremities

adrenal

near the kidney

adrenoma

glandular tumor

neural

referring to nerves

gastralgia

stomach pain

angiography

radiography of blood vessels

antecubital

before elbow

antiperistalsis

reversed peristalsis

arthritis

inflammation of a joint

urinary

association with urine

homeostasis

state of staying the same

autolysis

self breakdown

bicuspid

two cusps

biology

study of living

fibroblast

fiber-producing cell

bradycardia

slow heart rate

cardiac

referring to heart

carcinogenic

causing cancer

cardiopathy

heart disease

catabolism

breaking down

cephalic

toward the head

blastocele

hollow cavity inside a blastocyst

cerebrospinal

referring to brain and spinal cord

alcholic

without bile

cholecystokinin

hormone causing the gallbladder to contract

chondrocyte

cartilage cell

bactericide

agent that kills bacteria

circumduction

circular movement

osteoclast

cell that breaks down bone

coenzyme

molecule that functions with an enzyme

commisure

coming together

convergence

to incline together

contralateral

opposite side

cyrptorchidism

undescended or hidden testes

cystocele

hernia of a bladder

erythrocyte

red blood cell

cytoskeleton

supportive fibers inside a cell

dehydrate

remove water

dermatology

study of the skin

diploid

two sets of chromosomes

diapedesis

ooze through

dissect

cut apart

abduct

lead away from

mastodynia

breast pain

dysmentia

bad mind

eviscerate

take out viscera

ectopic

out of place

ectoderm

outer skin

appendectomy

cut out the appendix

myoedema

swelling of a muscle

empyema

pus in

encephalon

in the brain

anemia

deficiency of blood

endomterium

within the uterus

enteritis

inflammation of the intestine

epidermis

on the skin

erythrocyte

red blood cell

euphoria

well-being

exhalation

breathe out

exogenous

originating outside

extracellular

outside the cell

afferent

carrying to the central nervous system

fusiform

resembling a fusion

gastrodynia

stomach ache

pathogenesis

origin of disease

hypoglossal

under the tongue

glycolysis

breakdown of sugar

myogram

drawing of a muscle contraction

myograph

instrument for measuring muscle contraction

hemopoiesis

formation of blood

hemiplegia

paralysis of half of the body

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

heterozygous

different genes for a trait

histology

study of tissues

homeostasis

state of staying the same

homologous

alike in structure or origin

hydrocephalus

fluid within the head

hypertrophy

overgrowth

hypotension

low blood pressure

neuralgia

pain in nerve

flaccid

state of being weak

pediatrics

treatment of children

impermeable

not permeable

injection

forcing fluid into

infraoribital

below the eye

intercostal

between the ribs

inraocular

within the eye

dimorphism

condition of 2 forms