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human body in health
vicab chap 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | before, front |
| caud/o | lower part of the body, tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o | cell |
| endo- | in, within inside |
| exo- | out, outside, away from |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| path/o | disease, suffering feeling, emotion |
| -plasia | development, growth, formation |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| -stasis | control, maintenance of constant level |
| adominal cavity | contains primarily the major organs of digestion |
| adenectomy | is the surgical removal of a gland |
| adenocarcinoma | is a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue |
| adenoma | is a benign tumor that arises in or resembles, glandular tissue |
| adenomalacia | is the abnormal softening of a gland |
| adenosclerosis | is the abnormal hardening of a gland |
| anaplasia | is a change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other |
| anatomy | is the study of the structures of the body |
| anomaly | is a deviation from what is regarded as normal |
| anterior | means situated at the front. is also means on the front or forward part of an organ |
| aplasia | is the defective development , or the congeniatal absence of an organ or tissue |
| bloodborne transmission | is the spread of a disease through contact with blood. |
| caudal | lower part of the body, tail |
| cephalic | head |
| chromosomes | are the genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell |
| communicable diasease | is any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either by direct or indirect contact |
| congenital disorder | is an abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth |
| cytoplasm | is the material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus |
| distal | means situated farthest from the midline of the body structure |
| dorsal | refers to the back of the organ or body |
| dysplasia | is the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissue or organs |
| endemic | refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within population, group, or area |
| endocrine glands | which produce hormones |
| functional disorder | produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified |
| genetic disorder | is a pathological condition caused by absent or defective gene |
| geriatrician | a physician who specializes in the care of older people |
| hemophilia | is a group of heredity bleeding disorders in which a blood-clotting factor is missing |
| histology | is the study of the stucture composition and function of tissues |
| homeostasis | is the process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment |
| hyperplasia | is the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue |
| hypertrophy | is a general increase in the bulk of a body part or organ that is due to an increase in the size |
| hypogastric region | located below the stomach |
| hypoplasia | is the incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a difiency in the number of cells |
| iatrogenic illness | is an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment. |
| idiopathic disorder | is an illness caused w/o known cause |
| infectious disease | is an illness cause by a living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses |
| inguinal | means relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of abdomen. |
| medial | means the direction toward or nearer the nidline |
| mesentery | is a fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall |
| midsagittal plane | also known as the midline, is the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves |
| nosocomial infection | is a disease acquired in a hospital or clinicsl setting |
| pandemic | refers to an outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area possibly worldwide |
| pelvic cavity | is the space formed by hip bones and it contains primarily the organs of the reporductive and excretory sytem |
| peritoneum | is a multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity |
| peritonitis | is inflamation of the peritoneum |
| phenylketonuria | commonly known as PKU, is a genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing |
| physiology | study of the functions of the body |
| posterior | means situated at the back |
| proximal | situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure |
| retroperitoneal | means located behind the peritoneum |
| stem cells | are undiffirentiated cells that unlike any specific adult cell, however, they have the important ability to form any adult cell |
| thoracic cavity | also know as the chest cavity or thorax. surrounds and protects the heart and the lungs |
| transverse plane | a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
| umbilicus | commonly know as the belly button |
| vector-borne transmission | is the spread of certain disease due to the bite of a vector. vectors are insects such as flies, mites, fleas, ticks, rats, and dogs. |
| ventral | refers to the front, or belly side, of the organ or body |
| anatam/o- | |
| eti/o- | cause |
| medi/o- | middle |
| proxim/o- | near |
| thorac/o | chest |
| umbilic/o- | navel |
| ventro/o- | in front, belly side of the body |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| epidemic | is a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area |
| epigastric region | is located above the stomach |
| etiology | is the study of the causes of diseases |
| exocrine glands | such as sweat glands, secret chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs our out the body |
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Mildred Mejia
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