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Adeno-

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gland

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adip/o-

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fat

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anter-

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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/o-

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in, within, inside

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exo-

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out 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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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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primarily contains major organs of digestion

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anatomy

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study of the structures of the body

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anomaly

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deviation from normal

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blood-borne transmission

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spread of a disease through contact with blood or blood contaminated body fluids

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chromosomes

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genetic structures located within the nucleus of each cell

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communicable disease

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contagious disease (transmitted between people through direct or indirect contact with contaminated objects)

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congenital disorder

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abnormal condition that exists at time of birth

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distal

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situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

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dorsal

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back of the organs or the body

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epidemic

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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population/group

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epigastric region

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area located above the stomach

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functional disorder

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symptoms with no identifiable physiological or anatomical cause

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genetic disorder

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a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene (hereditary)

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geriatrician

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person who specializes in the care of older people

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hemophelia

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hereditary bleeding disorders in which blood-clotting factor is missing

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hypertrophy

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increase in the bulk of a body part/organ based on size rather than increased number of cells

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hypogastric region

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area located below the stomach

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latrogenic illness

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unfavorable response resulting from prescribed medical treatment

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infectious disease

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illness caused by living pathogenic organisms

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inguinal

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relating to the groin, lower area of the abdomen

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medial

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direction toward or nearer the midline

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mesentery

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a fused double layer (fold) of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall

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midsagittal plane

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divides the body into equal left and right halves

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nonsocomial infection

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disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting

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pandemic

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outbreak of a disease occuring over a large geographic area or worldwide

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pelvic cavity

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space formed by the hip bones that contains reproductive and excretory systems

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peritoneum

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multilayered membrane that protects the organs in the abdominal cavity

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peritonitis

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inflammation of the peritoneum

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phenylketonuria

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genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing

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proximal

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situated nearest to the midline or beginning of a body structure

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retroperitoneal

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located behind the peritoneum

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stem cells

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unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves by cell division

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thoracic cavity

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surrounds and protects the lungs

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transverse plane

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horizontal marker that divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions

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umbilicus

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belly,naval(pit in the abdominal wall where the umbilical cord was attached prior to birth

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vector-borne transmission

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spread of a disease due to the bite of an infected insect or animal

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ventral

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cavity located along the front of the body that contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis

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-ology

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the science or study of

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