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Health Science 1.01
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ologist | specialist |
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of an organism |
| Calcify | to deposit mineral salts |
| Collagen | Fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength |
| Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| Cytology | study of cells |
| Elastin | elastic like fibers found in connective tissue |
| Fascia | Band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle |
| graft | to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue |
| Granulation | tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound; granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts |
| Histology | microscopic study of living tissues |
| Microscopic anatomy | study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
| Mucosa | mucous membrane |
| Mucous membrane | type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that lead to the outside of the body |
| Parietal membrane | lining of a body cavity |
| Peritoneal Membrane | lining of the abdominal cavity that protects the abdominal organs |
| Physiology | study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
| Serous fluid | thin, watery body fluid |
| Synovial fluid | a lubricating substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| bio- | life |
| cyt- | cell |
| epi- | above |
| -ology | the study of |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| pariet | wall |
| ser | watery |
| viscer | guts |
| Visceral membrane | membrane covering each organ in a body cavity |