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Chpt. 2 Med Terms

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Abdominal Cavity   contains primarily the major organs of digestion  
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Adenectomy   Surgical removal of a gland  
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Adenocarcinoma   a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue  
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Adenoma   a benign tumor that arises in or resembles, glandular tissue  
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Adenomalacia   abnormal softening of a gland  
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Adenosclerosis   abnormal hardening of the gland  
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Anaplasia   change in the structure of cells and their orientation to each other  
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Anatomy   The study of structures in the body  
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Anomaly   deviatation from what is regarded as normal  
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Anterior   situated in front  
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Aplasia   defective development, or the congenitial absence of an organ or tissue  
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Bloodborne Transmission   is the spread of a disease through contact with the blood  
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Caudal   toward the lower part of the body  
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Cephalic   means toward the head  
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Chromosomes   genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell  
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Communicable Disease   any condition that is transmitted from one person to another either by direct or indirect contact  
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Congenital Disorder   abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth  
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Cytoplasm   material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus  
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Distal   situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure  
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Dorsal   refers to the back of the organ or body  
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Dysplasia   abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues or organs  
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Endemic   refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within population, group, or area  
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Endocrine Glands   which produses hormones  
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Epidemic   is a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area  
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Epigastric Region   is located above the stomach  
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Etiology   is the study of the causes of disease  
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Exocrine Glands   such as sweat glands, secret chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs out the body  
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Functional Disorders   produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical can be identified  
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Genetic Disorder   a pathological condition caused by absent or defective gene  
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Geriatrician   a physician that specializes in the care of older people  
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Hemophilia   a group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which the blood-clotting factor is missing  
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Histology   is the study of the structure compositin and fuction of tissues  
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Homeostasis   process through which body maintains a constant internal enviornment  
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Hyperplasia   the enlargment of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue  
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Hypertrophy   general increase in the bulk of a body part or organ that is due to an increase in the size  
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Hypogastric Region   located below the stomach  
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Hypoplasia   incomplete development of an organ or usually due to dificency in the number of cells  
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Iatrogenic Illness   an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment  
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Idiopathic Disorder   illness caused without known cause  
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Infectious Disease   an illness caused by a living pathogenic organisms such as bacteria and viruses  
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Inguinal   relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of abdomen  
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Medial   direction toward or nearer the midline  
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Mesentry   fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestines to the interior abdominal wall  
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Midsagittal Plane   also known as the midline, is the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves  
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Nosocomial Infection   disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting  
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Pandemic   refers to an outbreak of a disease occurindg over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide  
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Pelvic Cavity   space formed by hip bones and it contains primarily the organs of the reproductive and excretory system  
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Peritoneum   multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity  
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Peritonis   inflammation of the peritoneum  
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Phenyiketonuria   commonly known as PKU, is a genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing  
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Physiology   Study of functions of the structures of the body  
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Posterior   situated in the back  
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Proximal   situated nearest the midline or the beginning of a body structure  
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Retroperitoneal   located behind the peritoneum  
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Stem Cells   are undifferintiated cells that unlike any specific adult cell, however, they have the important ability to form any adult cell  
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Thoracic Cavity   also known as the chest cavity ot thorax. surrounds and protects the heart and lungs  
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Transverse Plane   horizintal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions  
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Umbilicus   commonly known as the belly button  
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Ventral   refers to the front, or belly side, of the organ or body  
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Vector-borne Transmission   the spread of certain disease due to the bite of a vector. Vectors are insects such as flies, mites, fleas, ticks, rats, & dogs  
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