A | B |
brachycephalic | having a relatively short, broad head |
leucocytosis | an increase in the number of leucocytes (white blood cells) |
hemostat | a clamp that compresses the ends of small blood vessels to stop hemorrhage |
tachylyte (also tachylite) | a black, glassy basalt of volcanic origin that is easily fusible (i.e. loosened) |
erythrocytometer | an instrument for counting red blood corpuscles |
hydrotherapy | the scientific treatment of disease by means of water |
erythrism | a condition of abnormal redness, as of plumage, skin or hair |
doliochocephal | having a relatively long head |
pentamerous | consisting of or divided into five parts |
homeopathy | treating disease with small doses of a remedy that, in larger doses, would produce symptoms of the disease |
arthromere | one division of the body of an articulate (jointed) animal |
aneurism | a cardiac or arterial blood-filling dilation (swelling) |
tachometer | an instrument for measuring or indicating the speed of the blood |
physiotherapist | one who treats physical defects by physical & mechanical means |
osteophyte | a bony outgrowth |
chlorosis | an iron-deficiency anemia characterized by a yellowish-green complexion |
isomerous | having an equal number of parts, markings, or ridges |
idiopathic | arising spontaneously or from an unknown cause |
urolith | a calculus (concretion of mineral salts) in the urinary tract (e,g gallstones, kidney stones) |
stenosis | the contraction or constriction of a passage, duct, or canal |