Medical terms unit 2 Flashcards
Adeno-
gland
adip/o-
fat
anter-
before, front
caud/o
lower part of the body, tail
cephal/o-
head
cyt/o- -cyte
cell
end/o-
in, within, inside
exo-
out of, outside, away from
-hist/o -histi/o
tissue
-ologist
specialist
path/o- -pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
plas/i- plas/o- -plasia
development, growth, formation
poster/o-
behind, toward the back
-stasis -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
abdominal cavity
primarily contains major organs of digestion
anatomy
study of the structures of the body
anomaly
deviation from normal
blood-borne transmission
spread of a disease through contact with blood or blood contaminated body fluids
chromosomes
genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell
communicable disease
contagious disease (transmitted between people through direct or indirect contact with contaminated objects)
congenital disorder
abnormal condition that exists at time of birth
distal
situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
dorsal
back of the organs or the body
epidemic
sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population/group
epigastric region
area located above the stomach
functional disorder
symptoms with no identifiable physiological or anatomical cause
genetic disorder
a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene (hereditary)
geriatrician
person who specializes in the care of older people
hemophelia
hereditary bleeding disorders in which blood-clotting factor is missing
hypertrophy
increase in the bulk of a body part/organ based on size rather than increased number of cells
hypogastric region
area located below the stomach
latrogenic illness
unfavorable response resulting from prescribed medical treatment
infectious disease
illness caused by living pathogenic organisms
inguinal
relating to the groin, lower area of the abdomen
medial
direction toward or nearer the midline
mesentery
a fused double layer (fold) of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
midsagittal plane
divides the body into equal left and right halves
nonsocomial infection
disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
pandemic
outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area or worldwide
pelvic cavity
space formed by the hip bones that contains reproductive and excretory systems
peritoneum
multilayered membrane that protects the organs in the abdominal cavity
peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum
phenylketonuria
genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing
proximal
situated nearest to the midline or beginning of a body structure
retroperitoneal
located behind the peritoneum
stem cells
unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves by cell division
thoracic cavity
surrounds and protects the lungs
transverse plane
horizontal marker that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions
umbilicus
belly,naval(pit in the abdominal wall where the umbilical cord was attached prior to birth
vector-borne transmission
spread of a disease due to the bite of an infected insect or animal
ventral
cavity located along the front of the body that contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis
-ology
the science or study of
