Vocabulary 19 (Body Vocabulary)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 carpal (adj) | having to do with the carpus (wrist) or bones of the wrist |
| cerebral (adj) | having to do with the cerebrum (brain); intellectual |
| cervical (adj) | pertaining to a cervix (neck) |
| corporal (adj) | having to do with or inflicted on the body; bodily |
| digital (adj) | involving a finger or fingers AND involving digits (the numbers one through nine and the zero) |
| eviscerate (v) | remove the viscera (entrails, intestines, guts) from; disembowel; gut |
| genuflect (v) | bend the knee, as in reverence or worship; kneel |
| gustatory (adj) | having to do with the sense of taste or tasting |
| guttural (adj) | produced in the throat; harsh; rasping; throaty |
| labial (adj) | involving the lips; pronounced with the help of one or both lips |
| lachrymose (adj) | given to shedding or causing tears; tearful; mournful |
| lingual (adj) | having to do with the tongue, language, or languages; pronounced with the aid of the tongue |
| manual (adj) | having to do with the hand or the hands; worked by hand |
| olfactory (adj) | concerned with the sense of smell |
| plantar (adj) | having to do with the sole of the foot |
| prone (adj) | lying face downward AND having a bent or inclination; predisposed |
| pulmonary (adj) | having to do with the lungs |
| sanguinary (adj) | bloody; having to do with bloodshed; bloodthirsty |
| spleen (n) | ductless organ, near the stomach, containing many blood vessels AND malice; anger; bad temper |
| subcutaneous (adj) | situated, occurring, or applied beneath the skin |
| supine (adj) | lying on the back, face upward AND mentally or morally inactive; lethargic; listless |
| tactile (adj) | having to do with the sense of touch |
| vascular (adj) | having to do with, composed of, or provided with vessels that convey blood or lymph |
| visceral (adj) | having to do with or occurring in the viscera (internal organs, intestines, guts, etc.) |
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