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Medical Terms
Week 2-Discussion
Term | Definition |
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Hemolysis Hemo-lysis | The rupture or destruction of red blood cells. |
Ostomy Ost-omy | An artificial opening in an organ of the body. |
Gingivitis Gingiv-itis | Inflammation of the gums. |
Superior Super-ior | Pertaining to above |
Cephalic Cephal-ic | Pertaining to the head |
Hypogastric Hypo-gastric | Pertaining to the lower abdominal region |
Ventral Ventr-al | Pertaining to the belly (front) |
Dorsal Dors-al | Pertaining to the back |
Anatomy Anat-omy | A study of the structure of internal |
Inferior Infer-ior | Pertaining to below |
Pancreaitis Pancrea-itis | Inflammation of the pancreas |