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Chapter 5

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Tissue   Groups of cells that form the same basic activity  
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Connective, Epithelial, Muscular, Nervous   The four main types of tissues  
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Distal   Far or distance from the origin or point of attachment  
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Thoracic   Pertaining to the chest  
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Peritoneum   The membrane that lines the abdomen cavity and invests the internal organs  
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Laparoscopy   Endoscopic examination of the abdomen  
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Omphalocele   Congenital hernia of the naval  
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Cephalad   Toward the head  
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Acrodermatitis   Inflammation of the skin of the arms and legs  
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Hydrophobia   Another name for rabies  
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Sialography   Radiography of the ducts of the salivary glands  
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Hidrosis   Excessive sweating  
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Hematoma   A localized collection of blood in organ, space, or tissue that results from a rupture in the wall of a blood vessel  
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Anemia   A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both  
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Leukopenia   A deficiency of white blood cells  
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Lymph   The fluid found in a lymphatic vessel  
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Mucous   Resembling mucus  
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Hidradenitis   Inflammation of the sweat gland  
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Anteromedian   A term that means front and toward the middle  
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Posteroanterior   From the back to the front  
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Ventral   Belly surface  
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Superior   Uppermost or situated above  
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Proximal   Position of structures that are nearest their origin or point of attachment  
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Cranial   This body cavity contains the brain  
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Abdominocentesis   A surgical procedure that is performed to remove excess fluid from the abdominal cavity or to inject a therapeutic agent  
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Omphalic & Umbilical   Pertaining to the naval  
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Thoracentesis   Surgical procedure of the chest wall for aspiration of fluids  
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Viscera   Large organs contained in the ventral cavity  
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Antibodies   Immunoglobulins that are formed to act against foreign cells or substances  
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Erythropoiesis   Production of red blood cells  
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Cephalalgia   Headache  
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Blepharedema   Swelling of the eyelid  
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Acrohypothermy   Abnormal coldness of the extremities  
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Dactylitis   Inflammation of bones of the fingers and toes  
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Chiroplasty   Plastic surgery of the hand  
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Onychomalacia   Softening of the nails  
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Lacrimation   Crying  
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Dacryolithiasis   The presence of tear stones  
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Thoracodynia   Pain in the thorax, distinguished from chest pain from a heart condition  
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Thoracotomy   Surgical incision of the chest cavity  
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Blepharoptosis   Drooping of the eyelid  
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Onychomycosis   A fungal disease of the nails  
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Dacryocystitis   Inflammation of the tear sac  
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Endocrine Glands   They are ductless  
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Sweat Glands   Sudoriferous glands  
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Ambulant   Able to walk  
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Thrombocyte   Blood platelet  
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Prone   Horizontal with the face down  
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Anterosuperior   In front and above  
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Spinal   Pertaining to the spine  
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Thrombosis   Presence of a thrombus  
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Erythrocyte   Red blood cell  
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Metastasis   Spreading from one part of the body to another  
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Intracellular   Within a cell  
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Phagocytosis   The ingestion and destruction of microorganisms and cellular debris by certain cells  
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Hypertrophy   Increase in the size of an organ caused by an increase in the size of the cells  
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Hyperplasia   Increase in the number of normal cells that increases the size of the tissue/organ  
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Caudad   Toward the tail or in an inferior direction in human beings  
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Extracellular   Outside the cell  
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Coagulation   Clotting of blood when removed from the body  
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