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Growth and development, body orientation medical terms

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Definition
Benign   Mild; not spreading; not malignant  
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Biopsy   Removal of tissue for examination  
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Circumocular   Pertaining to around the eye  
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Circumscribed   A round spot  
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Condyloma   Wart-like growth in the genital area  
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Cyst   Closed sac or pouch containing fluid  
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Distal   Farthest point from trunk attachment  
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Ectoderm   Outside layer of cells in the embryo  
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Ectopic   Outside of its normal place  
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Endocystoscopy   Examination of the inside of the bladder  
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Endogenous   Originating from within  
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Epigastric   Pertaining to over the stomach  
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Excrescence   Useless structure growing out of the skin  
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Extrasensory   Being outside of the normal range of bounds of the senses  
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Hypodermic   Under the skin  
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Infiltration   Slipping into and between normal cells of the body  
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Inframammary   Below the breast  
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Lateral   Farther from the midline  
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Lesion   An area of unhealthy (morbid) tissues (injury, wound, burn of infected patch of skin  
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Lumbar   Pertaining to the loin; portion of the back between thorax and pelvis  
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Malignant   Abnormal growth that threatens death  
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Medial   Closer to the midline  
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Mesoderm   Middle germ cell layer  
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Metastasis   Movement of cells from one part of the body to another  
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Neoplasm   Growth of tissue that serves no useful purpose  
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Papilla   Nipple-like protuberance  
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Papilloma   Small nipple-like protuberance or elevation  
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Papules   Pimples; red elevated spots on the skin; solid and circumscribed  
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Periumbilical   Pertaining to around the umbilicus  
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Polyp   Tumor with a little foot or stem  
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Proximal   Nearest point of trunk attachment  
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Subpatellar   Pertaining to an area under or below the kneecap  
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