Health and Disease chap 2 Flashcards
(92 cards)
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
A
fat
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anter/o
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before, front
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caud/o
A
lower part of body, tail
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cephal/o
A
head
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cyt/o
A
cell
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hist/o
A
tissue
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path/o, -pathy
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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
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development, growth, formation
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poster/o
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behind, toward the back
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end/o, endo-
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in, within, inside
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exo-
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out of, outside, away from
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-ologist
A
specialist
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-ology
A
science or study of
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-stasis, -static
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control, maintenance of a constant level
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abdominal cavity
A
space within the abdomen
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anterior
A
front of the body
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caudal
A
toward the lower part of the body (tail)
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cephalic
A
toward the head
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distal
A
farthest from the center or point of origin
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dorsal
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back of the body
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epigastric region
A
upper central part of the abdomen
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hypogastric region
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lower central region of the abdomen
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inguinal
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area of the groin
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medial
toward the midline
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midsagittal plane
divides body into equal left and right halves
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posterior
back of body
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proximal
nearest to the center or point of origin
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thoracic cavity
chest cavity
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transverse plane
divides body into top and bottom halves
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umbilicus
belly button
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ventral
front of the body
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adenectomy
surgical removal of a gland
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adenocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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adenoma
benign tumor of a gland
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adenomatosis
condition of multiple glandular tumors
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adenomalacia
softening of a gland
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adenosclerosis
hardening of a gland
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anaplasia
loss of cell differentiation (cells become abnormal)
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aplasia
lack of development of an organ or tissue
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dysplasia
abnormal development or growth of tissues or organs
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hyperplasia
increased number of normal cells
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hypertrophy
increase in size of cells
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hypoplasia
incomplete development of an organ or tissue
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atrophy
wasting away of an organ or tissue
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pathology
the study of disease
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idiopathic disorder
disease with an unknown cause
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congenital disorder
abnormal condition existing at birth
49
communicable disease
disease transmitted from one person to another
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bloodborne transmission
spread of disease through contact with blood
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vector-borne transmission
disease transmitted by a vector (like a mosquito)
52
iatrogenic illness
problem caused by medical treatment
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nosocomial infection
infection acquired in a hospital
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infectious disease
illness caused by a pathogenic organism
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pandemic
outbreak of disease worldwide
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endemic
ongoing presence of a disease within a population
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epidemic
sudden widespread outbreak of a disease
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etiology
study of the causes of diseases
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chromosome
genetic structure in cells
60
cytoplasm
material inside the cell membrane, outside the nucleus
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stem cells
unspecialized cells that can develop into specialized cells
62
histology
study of tissues
63
homeostasis
maintenance of stable internal conditions
64
physiology
study of body functions
65
phenotype
observable traits of an individual (like eye color)
66
gene
basic unit of heredity
67
-emic
related to a population or people
68
dem/o
population or people
69
iatr/o
physician or treatment
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-comial
hospital or care setting
71
infect/o
to enter or invade
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-ious
pertaining to
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pan-
all
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epi-
upon or above
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en-
in, within
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eti/o
cause
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-logy
study of
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path/o
disease, suffering
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-pathy
disease or disorder
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-gen
origin or formation
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-genic
produced by or causing
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-plasia
development, growth, formation
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ana-
back, again, up
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-oma
tumor or mass
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-trophy
development, nourishment
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-logy
study of
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iatr/o
treatment, physician
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nos/o
disease
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eti/o
cause
90
-genic
produced by or causing
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-pathic
pertaining to disease
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-emic
pertaining to the blood
