Ch.2 Body Structure, Complementary Terms NOT Built from WP Flashcards
(36 cards)
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cytogenic
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producing cells
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cytoid
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resembling a cell
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cytology
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study of cells
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cytoplasm
A
cell substance
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dysplasia
A
abnormal development
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epithelial
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pertaining to epithelium
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erythrocyte (RBC)
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red (blood) cell
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erythrocytosis
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increase in the # of RBC
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histology
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study of tissue
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hyperplasia
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excessive development
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hypoplasia
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incomplete development
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karyocyte
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cell w/a nucleus
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karyoplasm
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substance of a nucleus
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leukocyte (WBC)
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white (blood) cell
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leukocytosis
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increase in the # of WBC
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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myopathy
A
disease of the muscle
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neuroid
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resembling a nerve
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somatic
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pertaining to the body
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somatogenic
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originating in the body
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somatopathy
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disease of the body
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somatoplasm
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body substance
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systemic
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pertaining to a (body) system
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visceral
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pertaining to the internal organs
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benign
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
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carcinoma in situ
cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
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chemotherapy (chemo)
treatment of cancer w/ drugs
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encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
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exacerbation
increase in the severity of a disease of its symptoms
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idiopathic
pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
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inflammation
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, pain
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in vitro
w/in a glass, observable w/in a test tube
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in vivo
w/in the living body
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malignant
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
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radiation therapy (XRT)
treatment of cancer w/a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
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remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
