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Chabner Chpt 2
Combining Forms and Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | Pertaining to the abdomen. |
| Adipose | Pertaining to fat. |
| Anterior | Pertaining to the front. |
| Anabolism | Process of casting up |
| Cervical | Pertaining to the neck. |
| Chondroma | Tumor of cartilage. |
| Chondrosarcoma | Flesh tumor |
| Chromosomes | “Color bodies”; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell. |
| Coccygeal | Pertaining to the tailbone. |
| Craniotomy | Incision of the skull. |
| Cytoplasm | Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane). |
| Distal | Pertaining to far |
| Dorsal | Pertaining to the back. |
| Histology | Study of tissues. |
| Iliac | Pertaining to the ilium. |
| Inguinal | Pertaining to the groin. |
| Karyotype | Picture (classification) of the nucleus |
| Lateral | Pertaining to the side. |
| Lumbosacral | Pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions. |
| Medial | Pertaining to the middle. |
| Nucleic | Pertaining to the nucleus. |
| Pelvic | Pertaining to the pelvis |
| Posterior | Pertaining to the back, behind. |
| Proximal | Pertaining to near the beginning of a structure. |
| Sacral | Pertaining to the sacrum (lower back). |
| Sarcoma | Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant). |
| Spinal | Pertaining to the spine, backbone. |
| epithelial cell | Cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes. |
| Thoracic | Pertaining to the chest. |
| Thoracotomy | Incision of the chest. |
| Tracheal | Pertaining to the windpipe. |
| Umbilical | Pertaining to the navel. |
| Ventral | Pertaining to the belly side of the body. |
| Vertebral | Pertaining to vertebrae. |
| Visceral | Pertaining to internal organs. |
| Anabolic | Pertaining to casting up; building up substances (proteins) in the cell. |
| Catabolism | Process of casting down; breaking down material in the cell to release energy. |
| Epigastric | Pertaining to above the stomach. |
| hypochondriac regions | Pertaining to under the rib cartilages |
| intervertebral | Pertaining to between the vertebrae. |
| Metabolism | State of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism); processes in a cell. |