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plasm
growth
sarc
flesh or connective tissue
connective tissue
- Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body
- group of tissues in the body that maintain the form of the body and its organs and provide cohesion and internal support
stasis
stop or control
viscer
internal organ
-al
pertaining to
neo-
new
cyt
cell
METS
metasis
- The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body
Transverse
horizontal line dividing body into top and bottom
Sagittal
vertical line that divides body into left and right sides
benign
not cancerous, but are deadly because they grow really big
Chemotherapy
treating cancer using pharmacuticals
Radiation therapy
treating cancer with radiation
remission
lessening or absence of signs of disease
myc
fungus
Steato
fat
Onycho
nail
myc
fungus
plasty
surgical repair (plastic surgery)
-iso-
equal
aniso
unequal
-coria
pupil
Anisocoria
unequal sized pupils
-emia
blood
lymphedema
swelling due to compromised lymphatic system
Myel-
spinal cord
-nosm-
nose, smelling
-ia
state or condition
anosmia
lacking ability to smell
crypt-
hidden
-ism
state or medical condition
cryptorchidism
state of hidden testes
-capnea
carbon dioxide
hypercapnea
abnormally excess levels of CO2 in blood
meta-
change or transformation
-plasia
process of growth
Metaplasia
change/formation in the process of growth
-dips-
to drink
Polydipsia
abnormal condition of excessive drinking of fluid
-iasis
abnormal condition
Glossoplegia
paralysis of the tongue
Otorrhea
discharge from the ear
-centesis
removal of fluid; aspiration
Pericardiocentesis
removal of excess fluid from pericardium surrounding heart
-cyte
cell
colpo-
vagina
-ptosis
lowered position
Colpoptosis
prolapse (displacement) of the vagina