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What does the term 'acromycosis' refer to?
What does the term 'acromycosis' refer to?
- Infection of the extremities
- Near normal development of limbs
- Absence of a finger or toe
- Bluish discoloration of the extremities (correct)
What is indicated by the term 'laparotomy'?
What is indicated by the term 'laparotomy'?
- Fusion of the fingers or toes
- Incision through the abdominal wall (correct)
- Excessive size of the feet
- Surgical removal of the stomach
What is the definition of 'adactyly'?
What is the definition of 'adactyly'?
- Absence of an arm
- Absence of a finger or toe (correct)
- Base of a hollow organ
- Cavity, as in a bone
Which term refers to a circular muscle that regulates an opening?
Which term refers to a circular muscle that regulates an opening?
What does 'syndactyly' mean?
What does 'syndactyly' mean?
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Abrachia
Abrachia
Absence of an arm.
Syndactyly
Syndactyly
Fusion of the fingers or toes.
Thoracotomy
Thoracotomy
Incision into the chest.
Fundus
Fundus
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Sphincter
Sphincter
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology
- Abrachia: Absence of an arm
- Acrocyanosis: Bluish discoloration of the extremities
- Laparotomy: Incision through the abdominal wall
- Adactyly: Absence of a finger or toe
- Thoracotomy: Incision into the chest
- Antebrachium: Forearm
- MacropodÃa: Excessive size of the feet
- Epidermis: Outer layer of the skin
- Syndactyly: Fusion of the fingers or toes
- Fundus: Base of a hollow organ
- Lumen: Cavity, as in a bone
- Sphincter: Circular muscle that regulates an opening
- Septum: A dividing wall
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