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Body Structure

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Disease/Disorder Term
cell   basic unit of all living things.  
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cell membrane   forms the boundary of the cell  
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cytoplasm   gel-like fluid inside the cell  
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nucleus   largest structure within the cell, usually spherical and centrally located. It contains chromosomes and is the control center of the cell  
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chromosomes   located in the necleus of the cell. There are 46 in all human cells, with the exception of the mature sex cell, which has 23  
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genes   regions within the chromosome. Each chromosome has several thousand genes that determine hereditary characteristics.  
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)   each gene is composed of DNA, a chemical that regulates the activities of the cell  
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tissue   group of similar cells that performs a specific task  
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muscle tissue   composed of cells that have a special ability to contract, usually producing movement  
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nervous tissue   found in the nerves, spinal cord, and brain. It is responsible for coordinating and controlling body activities  
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connective tissue   connects, supports, penetrates, and encases various body structures. Adipose (fat) and osseous (bone) tissues are types of connective tissue  
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epithelial tissue   the major covering of the external surface of the body, forms membranes that line body cavities and organs, and is the major tissue in glands  
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organ   two or more kinds of tissues that together perform special body functions. (the skin is an organ composed of epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve tissue)  
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system   group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions. (the nervous system is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves; its function is to coordinate and control other body parts  
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cranial cavity   space inside the skull (cranium), containing the brain -  
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spinal cavity   space inside the spinal column, containing the spinal cord  
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thoracic (chest cavity)   space containing the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi  
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abdominal cavity   space containing the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters  
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pelvic cavity   space containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum  
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abdominopelvic cavity   both the pelvic and abdominal cavities  
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aden/o   gland  
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cyt/o   cell  
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epitheli/o   epithelium  
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fibr/o   fiber  
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hist/o   tissue  
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kary/o   necleus  
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lip/o   fat  
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my/o   muscle  
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neur/o   nerve  
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organ/o   organ  
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sarc/o   flesh, connective tissue  
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system/o   system  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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cancer/o, carcin/o   cancer (a disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells)  
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eti/o   cause (of disease)  
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gno/o   knowledge  
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iatr/o   physician, medicine (also means treatment)  
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lei/o   smooth  
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onc/o   tumor, mass  
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path/o   disease  
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rhabd/o   rod-shaped, striated  
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somat/o   body  
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chlor/o   green  
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chrom/o   color  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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dia-   through, complete  
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dys-   difficult, labored, painful, abnormal  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   below, incomplete, deficient  
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meta-   after, beyond, change  
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neo-   new  
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pro-   before  
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-al, -ic, -ous   pertaining to  
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-cyte   cell  
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-gen   substance or agent that produces or causes  
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-genesis   origin, cause  
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-logist   one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)  
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-logy   study of  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor, swelling  
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-osis   abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plasia   condition of formation, development, growth  
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-plasm   a growth, a substance, a formation  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor  
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-sis   state of  
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-stasis   control, stop, standing  
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pooster   pooster  
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