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Wk 1 Spelling
Week 1 spelling words ch. 1&2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adipose | connective tissue known as fat |
| Anuria | Urine suppression, lack of urine |
| Auditory | pertaining to hearing |
| Cephalic | Toward the head |
| Coronal | Pertaining to the cornea |
| Crural | Pertaining to the leg |
| Cytoplasm | Water like substance within the cell |
| Dystrophy | abnormal development |
| Electrocardiogram | electric record of the heart |
| Epigastric | Above the stomach |
| Gastroenterologist | Specialist in the GI |
| Hospice | Where terminally ill patients go to be cared for along with the families |
| Hypochondriac | pertaining to under the cartilage |
| Ophthalmologist | specialist in the eyes |
| Orthopedic | medical branch specializing in musculoskeletal system |
| Peritoneal | Pertaining to the peritoneum |
| Physiatrist | Specialized in physical medicine |
| Physiology | the study of living things |
| Proctologist | Specialist in the rectum/anal |
| Prone | lying horizontal, face down |
| Proximal | closes point toward the attachment to the body |
| Pulmonary | Pertaining to the lungs |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Sagittal | a plane that divides the body in half, right and left |
| Supine | lying horizontal face up |
| Thoracic | Pertaining to the chest |
| Transverse | a plane that divides the body in half, top and bottom |
| Vertebrae | one of the 33 vertebrae in spine |
| Visceral | Pertaining to the internal organs |