Gross Anatomy Terminology Flashcards
(125 cards)
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scraping away
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abrasion
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attached to
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adhered
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accessory parts of a structure, adjacent
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adnexa
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lacking in blood, bloodless
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anemic
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circular, ring shaped
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annular
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covered with small rounded eminences
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bosselated
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containing calcium
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calcific
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hard, callous-like
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callous
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containing hollow spaces or caverns
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cavernous
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hollow space
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cavity
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outer boundary
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circumferentially
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limited in space, encircled, contained within
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circumscribed
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having no clarity
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cloudy
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pigment, quality of perceived light
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color
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having a spherically depressed surface
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concave
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running together
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confluent
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closely associated
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contiguous
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curved evenly
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convex
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sieve-like
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cribriform
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exudation or scab-like
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crusted
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solid body with symmetry
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crystalline
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closed epithelial lined cavity or sac
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cystic
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column-like, shaped like a cylinder
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cylindrical
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separate, distinct, unrelated
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discrete
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within a certain boundary
demarcated
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extremely soft
diffluent
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having no moisture
dry
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raised
elevated
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a closed curve in the form of a symmetrical oval
elliptical
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lengthened, stretched
elongated
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covered with a hard outer layer
encrusted
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layer or lining of cells
epithelial
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wearing away, disintegrating
eroding
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turned outward
everted
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hollowed out, forming a depression
excavating
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abrasive surface missing the epidermis, exposing the dermis
excoriated
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outgrowth
excrescence
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oozing of fluids
exudative
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having an opening
fenestrated
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having a bad odor
fetid
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containing acellular refractile fibrin
fibrinoid/fibrinous
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covered with long thread-like structures
filamentous
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not yielding easily under pressure
firm
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soft white, glistening, homogenous tissue (lymphomas)
fish-flesh
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having abnormal tubelike passage
fistulization
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soft tissue
fleshy
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occurring at a particular area
focal
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pertaining to follicles, sacs, or cavities
follicular
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protruding rapidly growing fungus-like mass (gastric masses)
fungating
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necrosis followed by putrefaction
gangrenous
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coagulum of fluid mass, semisolid
gelatinous
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smooth, shiny, hyaline
glassy
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sparkling, gleaming, shining
glistening
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spherical
globular
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smooth, shiny
glossy
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fleshy projections, roughened by prominences
granular
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lumpy, clotted
grumose
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firm, solid, compact
hard
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extravasated blood
hemorrhagic
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uniform in structure or composition
homogenous
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hardened (was soft before)
indurated
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breaks barriers
invasive
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turned inward or upside down
inverted
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lip like
labial
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irregular tear, torn, or broken
lacerated
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arranged in layers
laminated
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of a great extent or amount
large
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the space within a tubular structure
luminal
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pigmented flat spot
macule
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thin, soft pliable covering or lining
membranous
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marked with discolored areas
mottled
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mucus-like
mucinous
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similar to mucin
mucoid
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mucoid, mucus-like
myxoid
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dead tissue
necrotic
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an aggregate
nodular
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dark, non-transparent
opaque
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bonelike
ossified
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egg-shaped
oval
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eyelids
palpebral
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small protuberance or elevation
papilla
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nipple-like
papillary
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stem or stalk llike
pedunculated
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entering within a part
penetrating
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having visible color
pigmented
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solid with several plane surfaces
polygonal
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resembling a pedunculated growth
polypoid
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prominent beyond a surface
protuberant
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hemorrhagic condition under a surface
purpuric
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uneven, torn roughly
ragged/lacerated
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elastic like
rubbery
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gritty
sabulous
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composed of segments or division
segmental
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shaggy
scabrous
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isolated
sequestered
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divided by a wall or partition
septate
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attached by a broad base
sessile
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coiled, twisted, winding
serpentine
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spreading effect
serpiginous
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saw like notches
serrated
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bright, glossy, smoothly polished
shiny
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giving away easily under pressure
soft
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firm or compact
solid
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single, remote
solitary
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long, thin, and wiry or fibrous
stringy
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being on the surface, shallow, apparent
superficial
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intercellular edema
spongiosis
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adhesive nature, "sticky"
tenacious
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characteristic surface or composition
texture
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dense, compact
thickened
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row or bridging arrangement, small septum of fibers
trabecular
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not clear but light passes through
translucent
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ulcer-like, open lesion with loss of substance
ulcerated
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of different colors in spots or streaks
variegated
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silky, soft, with a thick pile
velvety
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wart-like
verrucoid
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wart-like with raised portions
verrucous
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having many shades or colors
versicolor
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fluid filled small sacs
vesicular
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adhering, sticky
viscid
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gummy, gelatinous
viscous
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any internal organ enclosed within a cavity
viscus
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any particular region
zone
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outgrowth that is often lobulated or irregular in appearance
exophytic
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situated below something else
subjacent
