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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| scopy | visual examination |
| lysis | breakdown |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| malacia | abnormal softening |
| ologist | specialist |
| ology | study of |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| lateral | part or side of the body that is farther from the middle or center of the body |
| endocrinologist | diagnose diseases related to the glands |
| immunologist | studies the immune system |
| oncologist | specializes in treating people with cancer |
| gerontologist | study of social, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging |
| how do you get cystic fibrosis and what are the symptoms? | inherited, damages the lungs and digestive system |
| what is the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, systems? | a group of cells makes up a tissue, a group of tissues make an organ and a group of organs make an organ system and a organ system makes an organism |
| clavicle | known as collar bone located on the ribs(sternum) |
| olecranon | upper end of the ulna |
| sternum | (breastbone) thickened ventral plate |
| patella | knee cap |
| zygomatic | cheekbone |
| what is the function of involuntary muscles? what do they look like? give an example | involuntary muscles are smooth, non branching muscles that are not directly controllable at will. Examples: cardiac muscles, pupils |