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Weeks 7-13 part
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Oncogene | thought to be responsible for the development of a cancer |
| rhabdomyolysis | serious, acute condition resulting from damaged muscle fibers releasing their contents into the bloodstream |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura |
| axon | in a neuron, the single process that extends from the axon hillock and transmits impulses away from the cell body |
| canaliculus | singular of canaliculi |
| cilium | hair like projections of cells |
| Osteoclast | bone cell bone |
| endochondral ossification | process by which bones are formed by replacement of cartilage models. |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| desquamation | shedding of epithelial elements from the skin surface |
| lipofuscin | brownish pigment that accumulates in aging skin cells, producing a type of age spot |
| microbiome | all the interacting ecosystems of microbes ( bacteria, fungi, etc) that live on or in the human body; also called the human microbiome or human microbial system |
| diploe | region of cancellous (spongy) bone within the wall of a flat bone of the cranium, also spelled diploe; folded over |