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Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | referring to a gland |
| adip/o | fat tissue |
| anter/o | front, anterior |
| caud/o | low, below |
| cephal/o | referring to the head |
| cyt/o, -cyte | indicate cell/ cytoplasm |
| end-, endo- | within |
| exo- | out of, exterior |
| hist/o, histi/o | tissue |
| -ologist | somebody who studies, specialist |
| -ology | the study of |
| path/o | disease |
| -pathy | disorder |
| plas/i, plas/o, -plasia | growth, formation |
| poster/o | posterior |
| -stasis | stop, control |
| -static | pertaining to stopping, controlling |
| adenectomy | removal of part or all adenoid glands |
| anatomy | identification/ description of structures of living things |
| epidemic | sudden widespread outbreak of disease |
| epigastric | lying upon or over the stomach |
| endemic | ongoing presence of disease in a population |
| homeostasis | state of dynamic equilibrium of internal environment of the body maintained by constant processing |
| pandemic | outbreak of disease over large geographic area |
| physiology | study of how the human body works |
| retroperitoneal | space between peritoneum (anterior membrane lining of the abdominal cavity covering the abdominal organs) and posterior abdominal wall |
| umbilicus | belly button |