Med Term Ch 2 Flashcards by Madelyn Sudak | Brainscape

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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

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Cell

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End-, end/o

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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

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Specialist

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-ology

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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

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Branch if science

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Anomaly

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Something that deviates from the normal,

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Anterior

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Near the front of the body

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Aplasia

A

The failure of an organ

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Blood Borne transmission

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Occurs through contact with blood or body fluid

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Caudal

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Toward the feet

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head

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Chromosomes

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A threadlike structure in the cells

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Communicable disease

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Any disease that is transmitted

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Congenital disorder

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A disorder present before birth

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Cytoplasm

A

Material in a cell

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Distal

A

Away from the center of the body

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Dorsal

A

Upper side of the back of an animal plant or organ