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Ch.2 Body Structure, Complementary Terms NOT Built from WP Flashcards

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cytogenic

A

producing cells

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cytoid

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resembling a cell

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cytology

A

study of cells

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5
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cytoplasm

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cell substance

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6
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dysplasia

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abnormal development

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epithelial

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pertaining to epithelium

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erythrocyte (RBC)

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red (blood) cell

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erythrocytosis

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increase in the # of RBC

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histology

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study of tissue

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hyperplasia

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excessive development

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hypoplasia

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incomplete development

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13
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karyocyte

A

cell w/a nucleus

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karyoplasm

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substance of a nucleus

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leukocyte (WBC)

A

white (blood) cell

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leukocytosis

A

increase in the # of WBC

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lipoid

A

resembling fat

18
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myopathy

A

disease of the muscle

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neuroid

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resembling a nerve

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somatic

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pertaining to the body

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somatogenic

A

originating in the body

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somatopathy

A

disease of the body

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somatoplasm

A

body substance

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systemic

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pertaining to a (body) system

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visceral

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pertaining to the internal organs

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benign

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not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

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carcinoma in situ

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cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

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chemotherapy (chemo)

A

treatment of cancer w/ drugs

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encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

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exacerbation

A

increase in the severity of a disease of its symptoms

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idiopathic

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pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

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inflammation

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response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, pain

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in vitro

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w/in a glass, observable w/in a test tube

34
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in vivo

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w/in the living body

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malignant

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tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer

36
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radiation therapy (XRT)

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treatment of cancer w/a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation

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remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Week 1: Ch. 2 (6 decks)

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