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Medical Terms
Week 2-Discussion
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |