Chapter Seventeen
The most common term for a woman's first menstrual cycle is menarche, which literally means the beginning of the menses. A near synonym is menophania, which means the (first) ______________________ of the ___________________.
appearance menses
Temporal lobe epilepsy can cause cacosmia, or the (false perception of a) __________________ __________________.
bad smell
If an instrument is sanguineous, it is __________________.
bloody
Cryogenics is the study of materials that are created in extremely ________________ conditions.
cold
A histoblast is an ________________________ _______________________ cell.
embryonic tissue
Ulceration of the small intestines would be ____________________.
entereclosis
The decidua menstrualis are the mucous tissues that will _______________ ________________ from the uterine wall during menses.
fall away
The destruction of tissue is _________________________.
histolysis
Multiarthritis is the ________________________ of ______________________ ______________________ at the same time.
inflammation many joints
Anorexia can refer to two things. Anorexia nervosa is a mental disorder characterized by an aversion to food. Anorexia on its own, however, literally means a/an ____________________ of __________________. For example, a person with food poisoning may experience anorexia, which should not be confused with anorexia nervosa.
lack appetite
The hatred of humanity is _________________________. The hatred of women is ____________________. The hatred of men is _________________________.
misanthropy misogyny misandry
A nulligravida is a woman who has _____________ _______________ _____________; a nullipara is a woman who has _________________ __________________ _________________.
never been pregnant never given birth
A woman who is a primigravida and nullipara has _______________ children.
no
Autosmia is the abnormal awareness of _____________________ (body) __________________________.
one's own odor
The meniscus, a cartilaginous disc in the knee, is lunate, which means that the meniscus _______________________ the ____________________.
resembles moon
The aortic bifurcation is where the aorta ___________________ into __________________ arteries.
splits two
The maculatus in the binomial name of the marsupial Dasyurus maculatus tells you that the common name of this animal is the _____________-tailed dasyure.
spot
Gastroplasty is the _____________________ _______________________ of the _____________________________.
surgical repair stomach
Stereoradiography is the process of using a machine to produce ___________________________ dimensional images by means of ____________________.
three x-rays
