A BRIEF MEDICAL TALK
Before -globin or -philia, it means "blood"
Hemo
Charli xcx agrees that this "don't fall far from the tree, coz I've been looking at you so long, now I only see me"
The apple
From the Latin for "curve", they're the hollows at the front of the skull connecting to the nasal cavities
Sinuses
Fingerling,
long white,
new
Potatoes
You deserve a big bear hug if you known that UMa is an abbreviation for this constellation
Ursa Major
With a pillow & mattress made from this "spring-back" foam; perhaps you recall that engineer Charles Yost invented it
Memory foam
4 letters long, it can refer to a child or a foot
Pedo, or pedi
Neil Young sang, "My my, hey hey, rock & roll is here to stay, it's better to burn out than to" do this
Fade away
The chief muscle used in breathing, it's dome-shaped & attached to the lower ribs
The diaphragm
Bread,
figgy,
butterscotch
Pudding
Fast or slow, HR is short for this
Heart rate
The pineal gland in my brain is secreting the right amount of this hormone that's also an antioxidant, so just fine
Melatonin
Coming before -protein & -suction, it means "fat"
Lipo
In "Poker Face" Lady Gaga predictably tells us, "I wanna hold 'em like they do in" this state, "please. Woo!"
Texas
This adjective meaning very simple or very skinny is also the major body system that holds up all the others
Skeletal
Wontons,
pierogies,
gnocchi
Dumplings
Vegetables that have had their DNA altered are known as GM foods, standing for this
Genetically modified
Better now that I've got these window coverings that sound like they simulate a power outage to stop all light from coming in
Blackout curtains
Let's not gloss over the fact that gloss-pertains to this body part
Tongue
"Watching through windows, you're wondering if I'm okay", sang Cyndi Lauper in this hit
Time after Time
The white, fibrous tissue of the eye, the sclera extends from the optic nerve to this part at the front where focusing starts
Cornea
California,
dragon,
rainbow
Sushi rolls
Abbreviated TM, it separates the outer ear from the middle ear
Tympanic membrane
Really well after a hot bath infused with the essential oil of this fragrant purple flower, a noted natural sleep aid
Lavender
Before -sis, these 7 letters refer to a blood clot
Thrombo
"When did it end? All the enjoyment / I'm sad again, don't tell my boyfriend", laments this song from a blockbuster film
What was I Made For?
This shorter of the two forearm bones is the one on the thumb side
Radius
Bluepoint,
Kumamoto,
Olympia
Oysters
CP is an abbreviation for chest pain, as well as for this crippling disorder caused by damage to the brain
Cerebral palsey
Like millions of other Americans with the mask known by this 4-letter name to combat my sleep apne
CPAP