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LOM Chapter 2
Language of Medicine 7th edition
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| abdominal | Pertaining to the abdomen. |
| adipose | Pertaining to fat. |
| anterior | Pertaining to the front. |
| anabolism | Process of casting up(building-up of synthesizing process in a cell). |
| cervical | Pertaining to the neck. |
| chondroma | Tumor of cartilage. |
| chondrosarcoma | Flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage. |
| coccygeal | Pertaining to the tailbone. |
| chromosomes | "Color bodies"; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell. |
| craniotomy | Incision in the skull. |
| cytoplasm | Contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the necleus and cell membrane. |
| distal | Pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure). |
| dorsal | Pertaining to the back. |
| histology | Study of tissues. |
| iliac | Pertaining to the ilium. (pelvic; hip bone) |
| inguinal | Pertaining to the groin. |
| karyotype | Picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes). |
| 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 hip bone. |
| 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 | 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 | Pertaining to under the rib cartilages (area of the abdomen). |
| intervertebral | Pertaining to between the vertebrae. |
| metabolism | The sum of the process of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (canabolism); processes in a cell. |
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