Word Differentiation - Lesson 8

Front 1

Pertaining to or of the nature of feces.
The patient had a large amount of fecal material scattered throughout the colon.

Back 1

Fecal

Front 2

Pertaining to the cecum (any blind pouch or cul-de-sac, usually the first part of the large intestine).

Back 2

Cecal

Front 3

Pertaining to the theca (an enclosing case or sheath— usually referring to the sac of the spine).

Back 3

Thecal

Front 4

Any muscle that flexes a joint.
On arthroscopy the flexor tendon was intact.

Back 4

Flexor

Front 5

A bending; a bent portion of a structure or organ.
On colonoscopy exam the hepatic flexure was normal.

Back 5

Flexure

Front 6

Pertaining to a fundus (the bottom or base of anything, usually the base of an organ).
The mass was located fundal to the liver.

Back 6

Fundal

Front 7

Pertaining to or caused by fungus.
He had a fungal infection

Back 7

Fungal

Front 8

Consisting of or composed of similar elements or ingredients; of a uniform quality throughout.
There was homogeneous echotexture throughout the kidney.

Back 8

Homogeneous

Front 9

Having a similarity of structure because of descent from a common ancestor.
The population of Finland is quite homogenous, while the population of the U.S. is not.

Back 9

Homogenous

Front 10

A translucent albuminoid substance, one of the products of amyloid degeneration; a substance composing of hydatid cyst.

Back 10

Hyalin
The cyst wall was composed of hyalin material

Front 11

Glassy and Transparent, or nearly so. The baby was diagnosed with hyaline membrane disease.

Back 11

Hyaline