Med Term Ch 2 Flashcards
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Adip/o
A
Fat
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Anter/o
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Before, front
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Caud/o
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Lower part of the body/tail
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Cyt/o, -cyte
A
Cell
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End-, end/o
A
In, within, inside
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Exo-
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Iut of, outside, away from
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Hist/o, histi/o
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Tissue
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-ologist
A
Specialist
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-ology
A
The science or the study of
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Path/o, -pathy
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Disease, suffering, feeling emotion
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Plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
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Development , growth, formation
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Poster/o
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Behind, toward the back
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-stasis, -static
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Control, maintenance of a constant level
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Abdominal cavity
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Largest cavity in the body
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Adenectomy
A
Removal of adnoids
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Adenocarcinoma
A
Caner of the glands
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Adenocarcinomalacia
A
Abnormal softening of the glands
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Adenosclerosis
A
Hardening of a gland
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Anaplasia
A
Cells lose morphological
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Anatomy
A
Branch if science
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Anomaly
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Something that deviates from the normal,
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Anterior
A
Near the front of the body
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Aplasia
The failure of an organ
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Blood Borne transmission
Occurs through contact with blood or body fluid
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Caudal
Toward the feet
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Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
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Chromosomes
A threadlike structure in the cells
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Communicable disease
Any disease that is transmitted
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Congenital disorder
A disorder present before birth
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Cytoplasm
Material in a cell
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Distal
Away from the center of the body
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Dorsal
Upper side of the back of an animal plant or organ
