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The human body & D
| 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/ | 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 | Straigh |
| Key Mediacal terms | |
| Abdomen | The abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the throrax(chest) and pelvis |
| Abdominal | Part of the abdomen |
| Abdominopelvic | The division between the abdominal and the pelvic cavity |
| Adenectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
| Adenoma | Abenigh tumor in which the cells form recognizable galndular structures |
| Adenomalacia | Abnormal softening of a gland |
| Adenosclerosis | Abnormal harding of a gland |
| Adenosis | Any disease condition of a galnd |
| Adipose | Fat |
| Anaplasia | change in the structure of cells and in their orentation to each other |
| Anatomy | Abranch of Biology that studies human body |
| Anomaly | A deviation from what is regarded as normal |
| Anterior | Means situated in the fron, it also means on forward part of an organ |
| Aplasia | Lack of development of an organ or tissue |
| Ascites | An abnormal accumulation of clear or milky serous( watery) Fuild in the peritoneal cavity |
| Caudal | Means toward the head |
| Cephalic | Means toward the head |
| Chromosomes | Threat 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 inderect contact |
| Congential | Acondition existing at, and usually before, birth: referring to conditions that are present at birth, regarless of their causation |
| Coronal | A coronal plane through the body is a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulder |
| Cytology | The study of cell Biology |
| Cytoplasm | The material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus |
| Dexyribonucleic | DNA |
| Distal | situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
| Dorsal | Refers to the back of the body or organ |
| Dysplasia | Anmornal development of growth of cells |
| Endemic | Refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population |
| Endocrine | secreting 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 | is 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 | Medical scientist who specializes in the study of the structure of organ tissues, including the composition of cells and their organization into various bodu tissues |
| Histology | The study of mcroscopic stucture of tissue. |
| Hemeostasis | Control bleeding |
| Hyperplasia | Enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in reproductive rate of its cells, often as an innitial development of cancer. |
| Hypochodric | Means 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 | Relating to the illium or the nearby regions of the lower body |
| Infectious | Pertaining to and illness cause by a pathogenic organism |
| Inguinal | The groin |
| Laproscopy | Surgery that utilizes a laparoscope with a video camara and surgical instrumensts through small incision. |
| Lumbar | Situated in the back and sides between the lowest ribs and the pelvis |
| Membrane | The Peritoneum that suspends part of the intestine within the abdiminal cavity |
| Mesentery | Fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, sleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen |
| Midsagittal | Middle |
| Nosocomial | The central part that contains genetic material. |
| Pandemic | refers to an outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area, possible worldwide |
| Parietal peritoneum | The part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall |
| Pathologist | Doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope |
| Pathology | The study of structural and funtional changes changes caused by a disease |
| Pelvic | The pelvis, the lower part of the abdomen |
| Peritoneum | The membrene that protects and supports the organ located in the abdominal cavity |
| Peritonitis | The tissue layer of cells lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis. |
| Phenylketonuria | Rare condition on which a baby is born without the ability to properly break down an amino acid. |
| Physiology | The biological study of the funtions of living organisms and their parts. |
| Posterior | Means situated in the back, it also means on the back part of an organ. |
| Proximal | Means situated nearest the middle or beginning of a body structure. |
| Retropetitioneal | Situated behind the peritoneum. |
| Sagittal | (The structure)to the suture uniting the two perietal bones of the skull |
| Thoracic | near the thorax |
| Transverse | Means in a cross wide direction |
| Umbilical | Belly buttom or navel |
| Ventral | Ventral is as opposed to dorsal |
| Visceral | Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest or abdomen |
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