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brianna ch.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdominal cavity | the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm |
| adenectomy | The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery |
| adenocarcinoma | A malignant tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue |
| adenoma | A benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue |
| adenomalacia | abnormal softening of a gland |
| adenosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a gland |
| anaplasia | loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication |
| anatomy | The bodily structure of an organism |
| anomaly | Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| anterior | situated in the front of the body, or nearer to the head or forepart. |
| aplasia | The failure of an organ or tissue to develop or to function normally |
| bloodborne transmission | occurs thru contact with blood or body fluids that are contaminated with blood |
| caudal | At or near the tail or the posterior part of the body |
| cephalic | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| chromosomes | A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells |
| communicable disease | a disease that can be communicated from one person to another |
| congenital disorder | a defect that is present at birth |
| cytoplasm | The material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus |
| distal | Situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment |
| dorsal | relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ |
| dysplasia | The enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type, as a developmental disorder or an early stage |
| endemic | (of a disease or condition) Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. |
| endocrine glands | Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood |
| epidemic | A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time |
| epigastric region | The epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen |
| etiology | The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition |
| exocrine glands | Exocrine glands are glands that secrete their products (excluding hormones and other chemical messengers) into ducts (duct glands) |
| functional disorder | disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified |
| genetic disorder | a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically |
| geriatrician | The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people |
| hemophilia | A medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, often due to lack of factor VIII |
| histology | The study of the microscopic structure of tissues |
| homeostasis | The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, esp. as maintained by physiological processes |
| hyperplasia | The enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells |
| hypertrophy | The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells |
| hypogastric region | The hypogastrium (or hypogastric region, or pubic region) is an area of the human abdomen located below the navel |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells |
| iatrogenic illness | The terms iatrogenesis and iatrogenic artifact refer to inadvertent adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical |
| idiopathic disorder | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
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