med term final Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
necrosis | tissue death |
scopy | visual examination |
lysis | breakdown |
algia | pain |
dynia | pain |
sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
malacia | abnormal softening |
ologist | specialist |
ology | study of |
plasty | surgical repair |
otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
lateral | part or side of the body that is farther from the middle or center of the body |
endocrinologist | diagnose diseases related to the glands |
immunologist | studies the immune system |
oncologist | specializes in treating people with cancer |
gerontologist | study of social, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging |
how do you get cystic fibrosis and what are the symptoms? | inherited, damages the lungs and digestive system |
what is the relationship between cells, tissues, organs, systems? | a group of cells makes up a tissue, a group of tissues make an organ and a group of organs make an organ system and a organ system makes an organism |
clavicle | known as collar bone located on the ribs(sternum) |
olecranon | upper end of the ulna |
sternum | (breastbone) thickened ventral plate |
patella | knee cap |
zygomatic | cheekbone |
what is the function of involuntary muscles? what do they look like? give an example | involuntary muscles are smooth, non branching muscles that are not directly controllable at will. Examples: cardiac muscles, pupils |
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