The Bean Trees: Vocabulary

Define the following words as you read the 1st four chapters:

(page 26) prosthesis	(page 33) transient	(page 50) endogenous
(page 51) phlebotomist	(page 53) apoplectic	(page 58) colic

Endogenous, phlebotomist? Why is this novel so concerned with blood and pee, bodily fluids, life beneath the surface?