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Chap 1&2 Spelling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adipose | type of connective tissue provides protective padding |
| Anuria | Suppression of urine formed by kidney |
| Auditory | Pertaining to hearing |
| Cephalic | Directional term meaning towards the head or above |
| Coronal | Divides body into front and back portions |
| Crural | Pertaining to the leg |
| Cytoplasm | Watery internal environment of a cell |
| Dystrophy | Abnormal development |
| Electrocardiogram | Recording electrical activity of the heart |
| Epigastric | Pertaining to above the stomach |
| Gastroenterologist | Physician specializing in the stomach and small intestine |
| Hospice | Provides supportive treatment for terminally ill and family |
| Hypochondriac | Pertaining to under the cartilage |
| Ophthalmologist | Physician specializing in treating conditions and diseases of the eye |
| Orthopedic | Pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment musculoskeletal system |
| Peritoneal | Pertaining to the peritoneum (stomach lining incasing abdominopelvic organs |
| Physiology | the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts |
| Physiatrist | A physician who specializes in physical medicine |
| Proctologist | Physician specializing in the rectum |
| Prone | laying horizontally facing downwards |
| Proximal | directional term meaning closest to the body |
| Pulmonary | Pertaining to the lungs |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all 4 extremities |
| Rhinoplasty | Surgical repair of the nose |
| Sagittal | Vertical plane that divides the body into left and right portions |
| Supine | laying down horizontally facing upwards |
| Thoracic | Pertaining to the chest |
| Transverse | Horizontal cut |
| Vertebra | Pertaining to the vertebrae |
| Visceral | Pertaining to the viscera |