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Human Bod.HealthDis.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden- | gland |
| adip/o- | fat |
| caud/o- | lower part of the body, tail |
| cephal/o- | head |
| col/o- | colon, large intestine |
| coron/o- | coronary, crown |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| hist/o- | tissue |
| hyster/o- | uterus |
| lapar/o- | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| oste/o- | bone |
| path/o- | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| retr/o- | straight |
| abdomen | the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis |
| abdominal | part of the abdomen |
| abdominopelvic | the vision between the abdominal and the pelvic cavity |
| adenectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
| adenoma | a benigh tumor in which the cells from recognizable glandular structures |
| adenomalacia | abnormal softening of a gland |
| adenoscleroisis | abnormal hardening of a gland |
| adenosis | any disease condition of a gland |
| adipose | fat |
| anaplasia | change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other. |
| anatomy | a branch of Biology that studies human structure |
| anomaly | a devitation from what is regarded as normal |
| anterior | means situated in the front. It also means on the forward part of an organ |
| aplasia | lack of the development of an organ tissue |
| ascites | is an abnormal accumulation of clear or milky serous (watery) fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| caudal | means toward the lower part of the body |
| cephalic | towrd the head |
| chromosomes | a thread like structure of nucleic acid and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes |
| communicable | any disease transmitted from one person to another by either direct or indirect contact. |
| congential | a condition existing at, and usually before, birth; referring to conditions that are present at birth, regadless of teir causation |
| coronal | a coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders |
| cytology | the study of cell biology |
| cytoplasm | the material or proyoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus |
| dexyribonuclei | DNA |
| distal | situated farthest from the middle or begining of the body structure |
| dorsal | refers to the back of the body or organ |
| dysplasia | abnormal development or growth of cells |
| endemic | refers to the ongoing presence of a disease of a disease with a population |
| endocrine | secretely internally, most commonly into the systemic circulation. The secretion of an endocrine |
| epidemic | sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a popular group or area |
| epidemiologist | a specialist in the study of outbreaks of a disease within a population group |
| epigastric | pertaining to the epigastrium, the area above the stomach |
| epithelial | pertaining to or involving the outer layer of the skin |
| etiology | the study of the cause of disease |
| exocrine | the sweat glands secrete their chemicals substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
| geneticist | the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics |
| hemophilia | a group of hereditary bleeding disorder in which one of the factors needed to clot blood is missing |
| histologist | a medical scientist who specializes in the study of the structure of organ tissues, including the composition of cells and their organization into various body tissues |
| histology | the study of microscopic structure of tissue |
| homeostasis | to control bleeding |
| hyperplasia | the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproductive rate of its cells, often as an initial development of cancer |
| hypochondriac | below the ribs |
| hypogastric | the part of the central abdomen that is situated below the region of the stomach |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ |
| iatrogenic | an unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
| idiopathic | pertaining to an illness without known cause |
| iliac | of or relating to the ilium or the nearby regions of the lower body |
| infectious | pertaining to an illness cause by a pathogenic organism |
| inguinal | of the groin |
| laprascopy | surgery that utilizes a laparoscope with a video camera and surgical instruments through small incision |
| lumbar | situated in the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis |
| membrane | is a of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine within the abdominal cavity |
| mesentery | a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen |
| midsagittal | middle |
| nonsocomial | (of a disease) originating in a hospital |
| nucleus | the central part that contains genetic material |
| hypogastric | the part of the central abdomen that is situated below the region of the stomach |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ |
| iatrogenic | an unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
| idiopathic | pertaining to an illness without known cause |
| iliac | of or relating to the ilium or the nearby regions of the lower body |
| infectious | pertaining to an illness cause by a pathogenic organism |
| inguinal | of the groin |
| laprascopy | surgery that utilizes a laparoscope with a video camera and surgical instruments through small incision |
| lumbar | situated in the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis |
| membrane | is a of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine within the abdominal cavity |
| mesentery | a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen |
| midsagittal | middle |
| nonsocomial | (of a disease) originating in a hospital |
| nucleus | the central part that contains genetic material |
| hypogastric | the part of the central abdomen that is situated below the region of the stomach |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ |
| iatrogenic | an unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
| idiopathic | pertaining to an illness without known cause |
| iliac | of or relating to the ilium or the nearby regions of the lower body |
| infectious | pertaining to an illness cause by a pathogenic organism |
| inguinal | of the groin |
| laprascopy | surgery that utilizes a laparoscope with a video camera and surgical instruments through small incision |
| lumbar | situated in the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis |
| membrane | is a of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine within the abdominal cavity |
| mesentery | a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen |
| midsagittal | middle |
| nonsocomial | (of a disease) originating in a hospital |
| nucleus | the central part that contains genetic material |
| hypogastric | the part of the central abdomen that is situated below the region of the stomach |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ |
| iatrogenic | an unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder |
| idiopathic | pertaining to an illness without known cause |
| iliac | of or relating to the ilium or the nearby regions of the lower body |
| infectious | pertaining to an illness cause by a pathogenic organism |
| inguinal | of the groin |
| laprascopy | surgery that utilizes a laparoscope with a video camera and surgical instruments through small incision |
| lumbar | situated in the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis |
| membrane | is a of the peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine within the abdominal cavity |
| mesentery | a fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen |
| midsagittal | middle |
| nonsocomial | (of a disease) originating in a hospital |
| nucleus | the central part that contains genetic material |
| pandemic | refers to an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possible worldwide |
| parietal peritoneum | the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall |
| pathologist | a doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope |
| pathology | the study of structural and functional changes caused by a disease |
| pelvic | the lower part of the abdomen |
| peritoneum | the membrane that protects and supports the organs located in the abdominal cavity |
| peritonitis | the tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis |
| phenylketonuria | a rare condition in which a baby born without the ability to properly break down an amino acid |
| physiology | the biological study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
| posterior | means situated in the back. Also, it means on the back part of an organ |
| proximal | means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure |
| retroperitoneal | situated behind the peritoneum |
| sagittal | (the structure) to the suture uniting the two parietal bones of the skull |