Anatomy

ANATOMY (THE HUMAN BODY)

ABLATION (N) surgical removal of a body part or tissue

AMBULATORY (ADJ) able to walk or move about

AURAL (ADJ) pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing

LACUNA (N) hollow cavity or small pit; defect or gap

MANDIBLE (N) horseshoe-shaped bone forming the lower jaw

MYOPIC (AD)) nearsighted; unable to see distant objects clearly

OLFACTORY (ADJ) pertaining to the sense of smell

PALATE (N) the roof of the mouth

PERISTALSIS (N) involuntary contractions that move food through the digestive system

SOMATIC (AD)) pertaining to the body

SURDITY (N) deafness

TACTILE (ADJ) pertaining to the sense of touch