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chapter 4 med terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | state of equilibrium maintained in the body's internal enviroment; the body maintains a constant internal enviroment despite the external enviroment |
| adip | fat |
| adip/o | fat |
| -al | pertaining to |
| ambi- | both, both sides, around, about |
| ana- | up, apart, backward, again, anew |
| andr | man |
| anter | toward the front |
| -ate, -ate (d) | use, action, having the form of, possessing |
| adipose | pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body |
| apex | pointed end of a cone-shaped structure |
| anterior | pertaining to a surface or part situated toward the front of the body |
| android | to resemble a man |
| anatomy | literally means to cut up or cut apart; study of the structure of an organism such as humans |
| ambilateral | pertaning to both sides |
| bi- | two, double |
| bi/o | life |
| biology | study of life |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| base | lower part or foundation of a structure |
| cyt/o | cell |
| crani/o; cran/i | skull |
| chromosome | microscopic body that carries the genes that determine hereditary characteristics |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium (the portion of the skull that contains the brain |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cilia | hairlike processes that project from epithelial cells; they help propel mucus, dust, and other foreign substances from the respiratory tract |
| center | midpoint of the body or activity |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| caud; caud/o | tail |
| chromo | color |
| dors; dors/o | backward |
| deep | far down from the surface |
| dist/o; dist | away from the point of origin |
| dif- | apart, free from, seperate |
| de- | down, away, from |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back side of the body |
| dehydrate | to lose water from the body |
| diffusion | process in which parts of a substance move from areas of high concentration to areas of lower concentration |
| distal | farthest from the center or point of origin |
| endo- | within, inner |
| ectomorph | slender physical body form; linear physique |
| endomorph | round and soft physical body form |
| ecto- | out, outside, outer |
| filtrat; filtrat/o | to strain through |
| filtration | process of filtering or straining particles from a solution gene |
| fus | to pour |
| -genesis | formation; produce |
| gene | hereditary unit that transmits and determines one's characteristics or hereditary traits |
| hydr/o; (H2O) | water |
| human genome | complete set of genes and chromosomes tuckes inside each of the body's trillions of cells |
| histology | study of tissue |
| horizontal | pertaining to the horizon, of or neat the horizon, lying flat, even, level |
| hist/o | tissue |
| homeo- | similar, same, likeness, constant |
| horizont | horizon |
| hydr | water |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| infer/o; infer | below |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| intern | within |
| inguin/o; inguin | groin |
| internal | pertaining to within or the inside |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin, of or near the groin |
| inferior | pertaining to below or on a downward direction |
| infer- | below |
| kary/o | cell's nucleus |
| karyogenesis | formation of a cell's nucleus |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| later; later/o | side |
| -morph | form, shape |
| medial | pertaining to the middle or midline |
| mesomorph | well-proportioned body form marked by predominance of tissue derived from the mesoderm (middle layer of cells in the developing embryo) |
| meso- | middle |
| medi; medi/o | toward the middle |
| organic | pertaining to an organ or organs; pertaining to vegetable or animal forms of life |
| -ose | pertaining to |
| organ/o; organ | organ |
| -oid | resemble, like, similar |
| proxim; proxim/o | near the poin of origin |
| path/o | disease |
| per- | through |
| phen/o | to show |
| physi/o | nature |
| -plasm | thing formed, plasma |
| poster | behind |
| poster/o | toward the back, back |
| proto- | first |
| phenotype | physical appearance or type of makeup of a person |
| pathology | study of disease |
| physiology | study of the nature of living organisms |
| proximal | nearest the center point of origin; nearest the point of attachment |
| protoplasma | essential matter of a living cell |
| posterior | pertaining to the back of a structure; toward the back |
| perfusion | process of pouring through |
| superficial | pertaining to the surface, on or near the surface |
| superior | pertaining to above or in an upward direction |
| somatotrophic | pertaining to stimulation of the body growth |
| system | composite, whole |
| super- | upper, above |
| -stasis | control, stop, stand still |
| -some | body |
| somat/o | body |
| systemic | pertaining to the body as a whole |
| topic | place |
| troph | a turning |
| -type | type |
| topical | pertaining to a place, definite locale |
| -tomy | incision |
| uni- | one |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| viscer/o; viscer | body organs |
| ventr; ventr/o | near or on the belly side of the body |
| ventral | pertaining to the front side of the body |
| vertex | top or highest point; top or crown of the head |
| visceral | pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs |
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