Tissues, Glands and Membranes

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adipose

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Referring to fats or a type of connective tissue that stores fat

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areolar

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Referring to loose connective tissue, to any small space, or to an areola, a circular area of marked colour

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benign

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Denoting a mild condition, favourable for recovery, or a tumour that does not metastasize (spread).

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biopsy

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Removal of tissue or other material from the living body for examination, usually under the microscope

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cancer

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Tumor that spreads to other tissue; a malignant neoplasm

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cartilage

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Type of hard connective tissue found at the ends of bones, the tip of the nose, the larynx, the trachea, and the embryonic skeleton

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chemotherapy

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Treatment of a disease by administration of a chemical agent

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chondrocyte

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cell that produces and maintains cartilage

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collagen

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Flexible white protein that gives strength and resilience to connective tissue, such as bone and cartilage

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endocrine

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referring to a gland that secretes into the bloodstream

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epithelium

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that lines the heart blood vessels, and lymphatic vessels

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exocrine

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referring to a gland that secretes through a duct

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fascia

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band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue

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fibroblast

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cell that produces protein fibres and other components of the matrix in connective tissue

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histology

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study of tissue

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malignant

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describing a tumor that spreads; describing a disorder that tends to become worse and cause death

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matrix

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the acellular background material in a tissue; the intercellular material

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membrane

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thin sheet of tissue; lipid bilayer surrounding a cell or an organelle

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metastasis

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spread of tumor cells pl., or metastases

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mucosa

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epithelial membrane that produces mucus; mucous membrane

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mucus

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Thick protective fluid secreted by mucous membranes and glands; adj., mucous

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neoplasm

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Abnormal growth of cells; tumor; adj., neoplastic

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neuroglia

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Supporting and protect cells or the nervous system; glial cells

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neuron

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Conducting cells of the nervous system. A cell that carries nerve impulses

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osteocyte

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Mature bone cell; maintains bone but does not produce new bone tissue

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parietal

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pertaining to the wall of a space or cavity

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serosa

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serous membrane epithelial membrane that secretes a thin, watery fluid; adj., serous

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staging

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the procedure for evaluating the extent of a tumor spread

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stem cell

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cell that has the potential to divide and produce different types of cells

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visceral/viscera

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organs in the ventral body cavities especially the abdominal organs. Visceral muscle tissue is found inside the stomach, intestines and blood vessels

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visceral muscle

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Smooth muscle, found inside organs like the stomach, intestines and blood vessels. makes organs contract to move substances through. involuntary muscles

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connective tissue

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A tissue in which cells are separated by large amounts of acellular material called matrix