Chapter 2 pt.1 Flashcards
(31 cards)
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
anter/o
before , front
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
cephal/o
head
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
exo-
out of, outside, away from
hist/o
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-ology
the science or study of
path/o, -pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
development, growth, formation
poster/o
behind, toward the back
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
abdominal cavity
contains the major organs of digestion.
adenocarinoma
a malignant tumor that originates in the glands and may spread to other parts of the body.
adenoma
a benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue of a gland or gland-like structure.
anaplasia
a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other.
anatomy
the study of the structures of the body.
anomaly
a deviation from what is regarded as normal.
anterior
situated in the front; also means on the front or forward part of an organ
aplasia
the defective development, or the congenital absence, of an organ or tissue.
atresia
the congenital absence or narrowing of a normal body opening or passage.
