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Dooley's Med Term Ch. 2

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anatomy   study of the structure of the body  
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physiology   study of the function of the structures of the body  
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body planes   divide the body into sections for descriptive purposes  
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midsagittal plane   divides the body into equal right & left halves  
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sagittal plane   divides the body into unequal right & left portions  
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coronal plane   divides th body into anterior and posterior portions  
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horizontal plane   divides the body into upper and lower sections  
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transverse plane   divides the body into upper & lower portions  
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superior   upper portion, above, toward the head  
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inferior   lower portion, below, toward the feet  
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cephalic   toward the head  
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anterior   toward the front  
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ventral   front  
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posterior   toward the back  
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dorsal   back  
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midline   imaginary line down the middle of the body  
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proximal   situated nearest the midline  
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distal   situated farthest from the midline  
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medial   toward the midline  
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lateral   toward the side  
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caudal   toward the lower part of the body; tail  
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cranial   referring to the skull  
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spinal   referring to the spine  
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thoracic   pertaining to the chest  
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abdominal   pertaining to the abdomen  
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pelvic   pertaining to the pelvis  
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hypo   below, lower  
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chondr/o   pertaining to the ribs  
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epi-   above  
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-ic   referring to  
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lumbar   referring to the lower back  
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umbilical   pertaining to the navel or 'belly button'  
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inguinal   referring to the groin area  
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cytology   study of the formation, structure, & function of cells  
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genes   functional units of heredity  
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genetics   srudy of how genes are transferred from parents to children  
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genetic disorder   disease or condition caused by defective genes  
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congenital disorder   abnormal condition that exists at birth that may be caused by developmental disorder before birht, prenatal influences, premature birth, or birth injuries  
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anomaly   a deviation from what is considered normal  
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prenatl influences   the mother's health and the care she recieves before delivery  
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histology   study of structure, composition, function of tissues  
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stem cells   precursor cells  
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epithelial tissues   form protective covering for internal and external surfaces  
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connective tissue   supports & connects organs and other tisues  
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muscle tissue   contracts and relaxes to create movement  
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nerve tissue   reactes to stimuli and conducts impulses  
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aplasia   lack of development of tissue or organ  
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hyperplasia   abnormal increase in formation of cells or tissue  
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hypoplasia   abnormal decrease in the formation of cells or tissue  
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dysplasia   abnormal development or growth of cells (usually means bad)  
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anaplasia   change in structure of cells and their orientation to each other as in cancer  
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exocrine glands   secrete chemical substance through ducts  
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endocrine glands   secrete chemical substances directly into blood stream  
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adenoma   tumor of a gland  
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adenitis   inflammation of a gland  
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adenomalcia   abnormal softening of a gland  
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adenectomy   surgical removal of a gland  
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adenosclerosis   abnormal hardening of a gland  
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pathology   study of the structure and functional changes caused by disease  
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laparoscopy   visual exam of the interior of the abdomen with the use of a laparoscope  
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peritoneum   membrane that lines the abdomenial cavity, protects and supports the organs within the abdomen  
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etiology   cause of a diease; study of the cause of disease  
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postmortem   after death  
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autopsy   examination of a body after death (post mortem)to determine the cause of death  
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communicable disease   AKA contagious disease; transmitted from one person to another by direct contact or indirectly through contaminated objects  
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contaminated   possible prescence of an infectious agent  
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bloodborne transmission   infectious agent passed to another by expossure to infected blood  
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sexually transmitted disease   AKA: STDs or venereal disease; person to person contact or contact with infected lesions  
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airborne transmission   infectious agent is passed to another through respiratory dropletsfrom a cough or sneeze  
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foodborne transmission   caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water; AKA fecal/oral transmission  
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infectious disease   illness caused by a pathogenic organism  
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idiopathic disorder   an illness with no known cause  
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functional disorder   no detectable physical signs that explain the symptoms  
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iatrogenic disorder   a problem caused by a medical treatment  
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organic disorder   physical changes that expalin the symptoms being experienced by the patient  
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nosocomial infection   infection acquired in a hospital that was not present on admission but appears within 72 hours or more after hospitalization  
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epidemiologist   studies outbreaks of diseasewithin a population  
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endemic   an illness or disease that is always present within a population  
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epidemic   sudden widespread outbreak of an illness or disease within a population  
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pandemic   a worldwide outbreak of a disease  
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