Chapter VI Multiple Choice

Which word means a "wandering" or deviation frmo the usual course or condition (including in the conduction of electrical impulses in the heart)?
1. iteration
2. contraction
3. aberration
4. recession
A "breviflexor" is a ________ muscle that performs the action of _________.
1. short, pulling
2. tough, bending
3. short, bending
4. long, pulling
What does "defluxion" mean?
1. a flowing down or shedding
2. a breaking down (into component parts)
3. a bending back (e.g., of a light ray)
4. a fusion or adhesion
What does "lucifugal" mean?
1. causing or producing light
2. avoiding or repelled by light
3. related to the visible spectrum
4. generating power via light
Which term means "an emptying out" (e.g., of the bowels)?
1. evacuation
2. dispersal
3. concussion
4. infraversion
What does "breviradiate" mean?
1. shaped like a large ray or spoke
2. possessing short roots
3. having to do with small concentric circles
4. having short processes
Which term is a general synonym for "resection," the removal of a portion or all of an organ or other structure?
1. intersection
2. transection
3. exsection
4. bisection
Which term means "the act or process of bringing closer together"?
1. attentuation
2. approximation
3. aggravation
4. alleviation