WLCL p2 lessons 5-8

Achromatous

Without color

Amniogenesis

Formation of the amnion

Hyperacusis

Abnormal sensitivity to sound

Amnesia

Loss of memory

Euphonia

Condition of having a normal (clear) voice

Centesis

Puncture (of a cavity)

Baresthesia

Sense or perception of pressure

Anoxia

Absence of oxygen

Laparotomy

Surgical incision of the abdomen

Dyslexia

Difficulty reading

Emetic

Agent that promotes vomiting

Saprophyte

Organism living on decaying or dead organic matter

Aphasiac

Person affected with aphasia (when its difficult to speak, understand speech, read, or write)

Neologism

Newly invented word

Chromotherapy

Use of (colored) light to treat disease

Echogenic

Capable of producing echoes

Erythropoiesis

Formation of red blood cells

Pharmacology

Study of drugs (and their origin)

Dermatophyte

Fungal parasite that grows in or on the skin

Acoustics

Science of soun