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Chabner Chpt 2
Combining Forms and Terminology
Question | Answer |
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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. |