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Health&Disease terms
Medical HUC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomen | part of the body between the thorax and pelvis |
| abdominal | part of the abdomen |
| abdominopelvic | division between abdmonial and pelvic cavity |
| adenectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| adenoma | tumor in which cells form glandular structures |
| adenomalacia | abnormal softening of a gland |
| adenosclerosis | abnormaling hardening of the gland |
| adenosis | any condition disease of the gland |
| adipose | fat |
| anaplasia | Change in the structure of cells |
| anatomy | studies of human structure- branch in biology |
| anomaly | a deviation of what is considered "normal" |
| anterior | front of the body |
| aplasia | lack of development of an organ or tissue |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of clear or milky serous (watery) fluid in the peritoneal cavity. |
| caudal | toward lower part of the body |
| cephalic | toward the head |
| chromosomes | a thread like structure of nucleic acid and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells |
| communicable | Any disease transmitted from one person to another by either direct or indirect contact. |
| congential | conditions that are present at birth |
| coronal | a vertical plane from head to foot and parallel to the shoulders |
| cytology | the study of cells |
| cytoplasm | the material or protoplasm within a living cell , excluding the nucleus |
| dexyribonucleic | DNA |
| distal | farthest from midline (extending arm) |
| dorsal | back of the body |
| dysplasia | abnormal development 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 | widespread outbreak of a disease within a popular group or area |
| epidemiologist | study of outbreaks of a disease within a population group |
| epigastric | area above the stomach |
| epithelial | involving outer layer of the skin |
| etiology | study of the cause of diseases |
| exocrine | sweat glands secrete their chemicals substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
| geneticist | study of hereditary characteristics |
| hemophilia | hereditary bleeding disorder |
| histologist | study in the structure of organ tissues |
| histology | study of microscopic stuture of tissue |
| homeostasis | to control bleeding |
| hyperplasia | enlargement of an organ/tissue |
| hypochondriac | below the ribs |
| hypogastric | below the stomach |
| hypoplasia | underdevelopment of tissue/organ |
| iatrogenic | unfavorable response to medical treatment for a different disorder. |
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