session 2 Flashcards
(85 cards)
aden/o-
gland
adip/o-
fat
anter/o-
before; front
caud/o-
lower part of body; tail
cephal/o-
head
cyt/o- or -cyte
cell
end- or endo-
in; within; inside
exo-
out of; outside; away from
hist/o- or histi/o-
tissue
-ologist
specialist
-ology
the science or study of
path/o- or -pathy
disease; suffering; feeling; emotion
plasi/i- or plas/o- or -plasia
development; growth; formation
poster/o-
behind; toward the back
-stasis or -static
control; maintenance of a constant level
abdominal cavity
(ab-DOM-ih-nal)
- contains primarily the major organs of digestion. This cavity is frequently referred to simply as the abdomen
adenectomy
(ad-eh-NECK-toh-mee)
- the surgical removal of a gland
adenocarcinoma
(ad-eh-noh-kar-sih-NOH-mah)
- a malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
adenoma
(ad-eh-NOH-mah)
- a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue
adenomalacia
(ad-eh-noh-mah-LAY-shee-ah)
- the abnormal softening of a gland
adenosclerosis
(ad-eh-noh-skleh-ROH-sis)
- the abnormal hardening of a gland
anaplasia
(an-ah-PLAY-zee-ah)
- a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other
- the abnormal cell development is characteristic of tumor formation in cancers
anatomy
(ah-NAT-oh-mee)
- Study of the structures of the body
anomaly
(ah-NOM-ah-lee)
- a deviation from what is regarded as normal