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Tissues Flashcards

1
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Tissues

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Consists of groups of similar cells working together to do a special job

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adip/o

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fat

adipolysis, adiponecrosis, adiposis

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card/o

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heart

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chondr/o

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cartilage

chondralgia, chondromalacia

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fibr/o

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fibrous

fibrocystic, fibroadipose (fibrous and fatty tissues)

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gli/o

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neuroglial tissue

glioma

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hemat/o

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blood

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hist/o, hist/io

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tissue

histotoxic, histoincompatibility

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leimoy

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smooth muscle

leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma

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metr/o

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uterus

endometriosis, metrocystosis, metroptosis (downward displacement of uterus)

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mes/o

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middle

mesotympanum, mesencephalon

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my/o

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muscle

myomectomy, myopathy

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neur/o

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nerve

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oste/o

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bone

osteoradionecrosis (bone death caused by radiation)

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rhabd/o

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rod, rod shaped

rhabdoid, rhabdomyosarcoma

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sarc/o

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flesh

sarcosis, sarcomatosis (development of sarcomas in many parts of the body)

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synovi/o

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synovial

synovitis, synovioma

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ten/o, tend/o

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tendon

tendonitis, tenalgia

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viscera

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all major organs in the body cavities, especially those in the abdomen

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benign

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not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

21
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cancer chemotherapy

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treatment of cancer by using drugs

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cancer in situ

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cancer in the early state before invading surrounding tissue

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cancer radiotherapy (CaXRT)

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treatment of cancer using radioactive substances (x-ray or radiation)

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encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule, as with a benign tumor

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idiopathic

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pertaining to disease of unknown origin

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inflammation

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response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

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in vitro

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within a glass, observable within a test tube

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in vivo

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within the living body

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malignant

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tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer

30
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remission

A

improvement or absence of disease

31
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desquamation

A

skin breakdown

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