AT#1+2 Medical terms Flashcards
1
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hydrophilic
A
water loving + easily dissolve
2
Q
hydrophobic
A
water hating + doesn’t dissolve
3
Q
metabolism
A
total of all chemical reactions occurring in an organism
4
Q
anabolism
A
building of larger more complex substances
5
Q
catabolism
A
break down of substances to gain energy
6
Q
ischaemia
A
condition of restricted blood flow
7
Q
hypoxia
A
low levels of oxygen
8
Q
-cyte
A
cell
9
Q
atrophy
A
decrease in cell size
10
Q
hypertrophy
A
increase cell size
11
Q
-trophy
A
cell size
12
Q
-plasia
A
cell number
13
Q
meta-
A
beyond/change
14
Q
neo-
A
new
15
Q
Hyperplasia
A
excessive number of cells in a tissue
16
Q
metaplasia
A
change in cell number /tissues
17
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dysplasia
A
abnormal development of cells
