Ketosis is “excessive formation or secretion of ketones in the body, as in acidosis, diabetes, etc.” Ketones are acids that are built up when the body doesn’t have enough glucose to create energy, so it burns stored fats instead.

MACHINE BRIEFS:
OPTION #1: ketosis= KAOE/ TO*EZ
OPTION #2: ketosis= KAOE/ TOE/S*IS

Fremitus is defined as follows: “A vibration or tremor, resulting from a physical action such as speaking or coughing, felt by hand and used to assess whether the chest is affected by disease.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: fremitus= FREM/A/T*US
OPTION #2: fremitus= FREM/MA/T*US
OPTION #3: fremitus= FREM/T*US

Glottis is defined as: “The part of the larynx consisting of the vocal cords and the slit-like opening between them. It affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: glottis= GLOT/*IS
OPTION #2: glottis= GLOT/T*IS

Gavage is “the administration of food or drugs by force, typically through a tube leading down the throat to the stomach.”

Machine Brief:

gavage= GA/VA*J

Foudroyant is when the symptoms of a disease occurs suddenly and severely.

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: foudroyant= FAOU/DROI/A*NT
OPTION #2: foudroyant= FAOU/DROI/YA*NT
OPTION #3: foudroyant= FAOU/DRO*INT

A grume is a blood clot.

Machine Brief:

OPTION #1: grume= GRAOUM

The glabella is “the smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: glabella= GLA/BEL/A
OPTION #2: glabella= GLA/BEL/LA

Conglutinate has the following meanings: “(1) To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues. (2) Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: conglutinate= KON/GLAOUT/NA*IT
OPTION #2: conglutinate= KAUN/GLAOUT/NA*IT

Genu is “the knee.”

Machine Briefs:

OPTION #1: genu= JEN/AO*U
OPTION #2: genu= JEN/NAO*U