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Vocab 1 & 2
Chapter One & Two Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adipose | type of connective tissue |
| Anuria | urine suppression |
| Auditory | pertaining to hearing |
| Cephalic | toward head, above |
| Coronal | vertical plane, dividing anterior and posterior |
| Crural | pertaining to leg |
| Cytoplasm | watery internal environment of a cell |
| Dystrophy | loss of tissue |
| Electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of heart |
| Epigastric | above stomach |
| Gastroenterologist | Doctor specializing in gastrointestinal tract |
| Hospice | group of healthcare providers specializing in the dying |
| Hypochondriac | pertaining to under cartilage |
| Opthalmologist | specializing in the eye |
| Orthopedic | specializing in the musculskeletal system |
| Peritoneal | pertaining to peritoneum |
| Physiatrist | nerve, muscle and bone Doctors that specialize in how you move |
| Physiology | the study of how our cells, muscles and organs work together |
| Proctologist | specializes in rectum |
| Prone | lying horizontal, facing down |
| Proximal | closest point to attachment to body |
| Pulmonary | pertaining to lung |
| Quadripilegia | paralysis of all extremities |
| Rhinoplasty | plastic surgery of the nose |
| Sagittal Plane | vertical plane, divided into left and right sections |
| Supine | lying horizontally, facing upward |
| Thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| Transverse | divides into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) sections - horizontal plane |
| Vertebra | each of the series of small bones forming the backbone |
| Vesceral | pertaining to viscera or internal organs |