Chapter 2, Exercise 1 (Analyze and Define) - Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards generated from Chapter 2, Exercise 1 notes.

acrocephaly

A condition of a malformed cranial vault with a high or peaked head, often due to premature closure of cranial sutures.

allodynia

A condition in which a normally painless stimulus is perceived as painful.

amphibious

Able to live both on land and in water.

analogy

Likeness or similarity between two things; in biology, similarity in function but difference in structure or origin.

anastomosis

A surgical connection between two tubular structures.

anatoxin

A toxin that has been deactivated so that it can no longer destroy cells but can still stimulate antibody production when injected.

anemic

Suffering from a deficiency of red blood cells; pertaining to anemia.

antilipemic

Preventing or counteracting the accumulation of fatty substances in the blood.

asynergy

Lack of coordination among parts or organs normally acting together.

carcinoma

A malignant tumor; cancer.

cheirospasm

Writer’s cramp; a spasm of the muscles of the hand.

chiromegaly

Enlargement of the hands, wrists, or ankles.

cholangioma

Tumor of the bile ducts.

cholelithiasis

Presence or formation of gallstones.

colicystitis

Inflammation of the bladder, often due to infection.

colonocyte

A cell that lines the colon and is part of its epithelium.

diploid

Having two sets of chromosomes.

dyschiria

Inability to tell which side of the body has been touched.

endostoma

An osseous tumor within the bone.

enterocystocele

Hernia or swelling involving the bladder and intestine.

enterostenosis

Narrowing or stricture of the intestine.

epigastrium

The superior central region of the abdomen above the stomach.

esogastritis

Inflammation of the gastric mucous membrane.

eubiosis

A state of good health or balanced life processes.

gastroenteric

Pertaining to the stomach and intestines, or a condition involving both.

hematoma

A swelling due to a mass of extravasated blood.

hemopericardium

Blood accumulated in the pericardial sac around the heart.

heparin

Parenteral anticoagulant drug with rapid onset.

hepatosplenomegaly

Enlargement of the liver and spleen.

heterocephalus

Congenitally deformed fetus with two heads of unequal size.

homology

Similarity in structure; the opposite of analogy.

hyperemia

An excessive amount of blood in a part; congestion.

lipocyte

A cell that stores fat.

lipoid

Fat-like; resembling fat in form or composition.

lithiasis

Presence of stones in the body.

macrocythemia

A condition in which erythrocytes are larger than normal.

megalocephaly

Abnormally large head.

melanoma

Malignant tumor of dark-pigmented cells.

metabiosis

A life arrangement in which two different species live together without harming each other.

microbe

A small life form; typically a unicellular organism such as bacteria or viruses.

microstomia

Abnormal smallness of the mouth.

pachymeter

An instrument for measuring thickness (e.g., the cornea).

parabiosis

The joining together of two individuals.

paraneural

Around or near a nerve; adjacent to a nerve.

parenteral

Relating to administration routes outside the digestive tract; e.g., injections.

pseudoanemia

False or apparent anemia; pallor without signs of true anemia.

pyonephrosis

Pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney.

sarcomatoid

Resembling a sarcoma; cancer-like in appearance.

splenomegaly

Enlargement of the spleen.

stomatocyte

A swollen red blood cell with a slit-like central pallor.

symbiosis

The living together in close association of two organisms of different species.