Mod 6
microbiology
What is...study of small, microscopic organisms?
cholecystectomy
What is...surgical removal of the gallbladder?
The prescribed medicine had a SOMNIFEROUS effect.
What is...a condition of sleep?
The hand is DISTAL or PROXIMAL to the elbow?
What is...distal?
Define: HISTOLOGY
What is...the study of the microscopic structure of tissue?
vasoconstriction
What is...narrowing of a vein?
cryotherapy
Patients with AMPHICRANIA experience what?
What is...a headache on both sides of the head?
Which artery runs down the arm, supplying blood to the forearm and hand?
What is...brachial?
Define: LIPOBLAST
What is...an immature or bud cell that can turn into a fat cell?
encephalitis
What is...inflammation of the brain?
exenteritis
What is...inflammation in the abdominal cavity outside of the abdominal organs?
Patients with HEMATOPTYSIS are experiencing what?
What is...spitting up of blood?
Which muscles of the torso are responsible for side-to-side movements?
What is...external obliques?
Define: VERTIGO
What is...a feeling of turning?
septectomy
What is...surgical removal of a wall (usually a nasal septum)?
acrocyanosis
What is...a condition of the extremities turning blue (usually from poor circulation)?
OSTEOCLASIA is a term that refers to what?
What is...the breaking or remodeling of bone tissue?
Which artery can be found in the area behind the knee?
What is...popliteal?
Define: LALLATION DISORDER
What is...a delay in being able to speak properly?
scirrhoma
What is...a cancerous tumor...or tumor that is hardening?
physiolysis
What is...natural breaking down of a body's tissues?
A BACTERIOPHAGE is a type of virus that does what?
What is...eats bacterial cells?
A hernia that occurs between the abdomen and the thigh, also known as the groin, would be referred to as?
What is...inguinal?
Define: RADICAL
What is...pertaining to a root?