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Question | Answer |
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aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
anter/o | front,anterior,a head of,before,or in front of |
caud/o | lower;below other structures or parts;pertaining to the tail or tail end |
cephal/o | a combining form meaning "head" |
cyt/o,-cyte | perfix denoting cell or cytoplasm |
end-,endo- | within,inner,absorbing or containing |
exo- | out of away from,outer,external,outside,or exterior |
hist/o,hisiti/o | prefix denoting |
-ologist | one who studies and practices |
-ology | study /science of |
path/o,-pathy | sufferring or disease |
plas/i,plas/o,-plasia | formation,growth,proliferation |
poster/o | posterior,situated behind,toward the back |
-stasis,-static | characterized by a lack of movement or change |
adenectomy | surgical removal of all or part of a gland |
anatomy | the identicfiaction and description of the structures of living things |
epidemic | an unexpected increase in the number of disease cases in a specific geographical area |
epigastric | lying upon or over the stomach |
endemic | a constatnt presence om a community |
homeostasis | the state of balance within all physical systems needed for a body to function properly and survive |
pandemic | an outbreak of disease that spreads quickly |
physiology | the study of how the human body works |
retroperitoneal | situated or occurring behind the peritoneum |
umbilicus | belly button |