Ch. 2 Terminology Flashcards
abdominal
pertaining to the abdomen
adipose
pertaining to fat
anterior
pertaining to the front
anabolism
process of casting up (building -up or synthesizing process in a cell)
cervical
pertaining to the neck
chondroma
tumor of cartilage
chondrosarcoma
flesh tumor (malignant) of cartilage (tissue). All sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors.
chromosomes
“color bodies” contain genetic materials and are located in the nucleus of cell
coccygeal
pertaining to the tailbone/coccyx
craniotomy
incision of the skull
cytoplasm
contents (formation) of the cell
distal
pertaining to far
dorsal
pertaining to back
histology
study of tissue
iliac
pertaining to ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
inguinal
pertaining to the groin