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Lesson 3 Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Structure of Cells

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Cell Membrane
Cytoplasm
Nucleus

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Body Structure

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cells > tissues > organs > systems

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Cell membrane

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the outer covering

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Cytoplasm

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the inside that contains the organized working part of the cell

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Nucleus

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often called the “control center” of the cell, where chromosomes and genes are found

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Types of Cells

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Bone
Muscle
Blood
Skin
Nerve
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Tissues

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Epithelial
Connective
Muscular
Nervous

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Epithelial

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Tissue that covers surfaces and lines cavities

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Connective

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Tissue that holds the body together

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Muscular

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Tissue that allows body movement

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Nervous

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Tissue that conducts nerve impulses

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dia

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through, complete

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dys

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difficult, labored, painful, abnormal

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo

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below, incomplete, deficient

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meta

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after, beyond, change

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New

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New

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Pro-

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Before

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  • al
  • ic
  • um
  • ous
  • ior
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Pertaining to

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-cyte

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Cell

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-Elle

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Small

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-gen

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Producing formation causing

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-genesis

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Origin, cause

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-genic

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Pertaining to, producing, formation, causing

Originating

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-ologist

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One who studies

One who studies and treats

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-ology

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Study of

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Abnormal swelling, tumor

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-osis

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Condition of
Abnormal condition
Increase

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-plasia

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-shape, formation

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-plasm

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Something shaped

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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumor

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-sis

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State of

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-some

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Body

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-stasis

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Standing still

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Organs

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Heart
Liver
Lungs

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Systems

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Integumentary

Musculoskeletal

Blood and lymphatic

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Gastrointestinal

Urinary

Reproductive

Endocrine

Nervous

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Integumentary

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Skin, hair, sweat, and sebaceous glands that work together to form protective coverings

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Musculoskeletal

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Muscle and skeletal system for movement, body framework, and organ support

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Blood and lymphatic

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Blood to carry oxygen (and other things) throughout the body, and lymphatic to fight infection

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Cardiovascular

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The heart and blood

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Respiratory

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Carries oxygen through the body

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Gastrointestinal

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Transports food, absorbs nutrients, and excretes waste

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Urinary

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Kidneys and the urinary tract

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Reproductive

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Male and female reproduction

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Endocrine

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Glands and hormones

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Nervous

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Brain and nervous system

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abdomen/o

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abdomen

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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derm/o

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Skin

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encephal/o

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Brain

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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mast/o

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breast

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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nas/o

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Nose

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nephr/o

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Kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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phleb/o

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Vein

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pneum/o

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lung

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psych/o

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mind

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pulmon/o

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lung

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renal/o

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kidney

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thorac/o

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Chest

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Vas/o

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Vessel

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Body Cavities

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Cranial
Spinal
Thoracic
Pleural
Abdominal
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Cranial cavity

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Houses the brain and is surrounded and protected by the cranium, or skull

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Spinal cavity

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Houses the spine and is surrounded and protected by the bones of the spine, called the vertebrae. The spinal cavity is located in the dorsal cavity, or toward the back.

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Thoracic cavity

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Houses the heart and lungs. It’s surrounded and protected by the ribs, sternum, and vertebrae. The thoracic cavity is located in the ventral cavity, or close to the abdomen.

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Mediastinum

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The space between the lungs and located in the thoracic cavity.

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Pleural cavity

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The space within the pleura that surrounds the lungs

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Abdominal cavity

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Houses the stomach, liver, and intestines. The abdominal cavity is located in the ventral cavity.

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Refers to both the abdominal and pelvic cavities together

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bi

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Two

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Dia

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Through

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Days

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Differcult,painful,abnormal

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Hyper-

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Above

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Hypo-

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Below

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Meta

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After

Change

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Uni

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One

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-pathy

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Disease

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anter/o

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front

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caud/o

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tail, or downward

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cephal/o

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head, or upward

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dist/o

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Away from a specific point on the body

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dors/o

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back

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infer/o

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Below

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later/o

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side

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medi/o

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middle

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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near a point on the body

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super/o

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above

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ventr/o

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belly, or front

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Anaplasia

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Change in the structure and orientation of cells

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Aplasia

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Absence of any organ or tissue

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal development of tissues or organs

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Hyperplasia

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Excessive formation

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Neoplasia

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New abnormal development of cells, benign or malignant

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Frontal plane

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Any vertical planes passing through the body from the head to the feet that divide the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior)

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Midsagittal plane

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A vertical plane through the middle of the body that divides the body into equal right and left halves

Median

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Transverse plane

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A horizontal field dividing the body into upper (top) and lower (bottom) portions

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