unit 2 Flashcards
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aden/o-
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gland
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adip/o-
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fat
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anter/o-
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front, ahead of
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caud/o-
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lower part of body
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cephal/o-
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toward the head
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cyt/o-, -cyte
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relating to cells
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end/o-
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within
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exo-
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out
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hist/o
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tissue
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ologist
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specialist
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ology
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the study of
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patho-, -pathy
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disease
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plas/i/o-, -plasia
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formation, growth
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poster/o
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back
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-stasis, -static
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stop, control
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abnormal cavity
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contains major organs of digestion
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anatomy
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study of structures in the body
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anomaly
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deviation from normal
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bloodborne transmission
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disease spread through blood or other body fluids
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chromosomes
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genetic structures located in the nucleus of cells
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communicable disease
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contagious disease
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congenital disorder
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abnormal condition that exists at time of birth
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distal
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situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
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dorsal
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back of the organs or the body
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epidemic
sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population
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epigastric region
area located above the stomach
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functional disorder
symptoms with no identifiable physiological or anatomical cause
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genetic disorder
a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene
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geriatrician
a person who specializes in the care of old people
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hemophilia
hereditary bleeding disorders in which a blood-clotting factor is missing (like that one Russian kid from history)
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hypertrophy
increase in the bulk of a body part/organ based on size rather than increased number of cells
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hypogastric region
area located below the stomach
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iatrogenic illness
unfavorable response resulting from prescribed medical treatment
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infectious disease
illness caused by living pathogenic organisms
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inguinal
relating to the groin, lower area of the abdomen
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medical
direction toward or nearer the midline
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mesentery
fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
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midsagittal plane
divides that body into equal left and right halves
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nosocomial infection
disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
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pandemic
outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area worldwide
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pelvic cavity
space formed by the hip bones that contain reproductive and excretory systems
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peritoneum
multilayered membrane that protects the organs in the abdominal cavity (one of the layers to cut through during a c-section
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peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum
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phenylketonuria
genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing
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proximal
situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
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retroperitoneal
located behind the peritoneum
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stem cells
unspecialized cells
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thoracic cavity
surrounds and protects the lungs
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transverse plane
horizontal marker that divides the body into upper and lower portions
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umbilicus
belly button
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vector-borne transmission
spread of a disease due to the bite of an infected animal or insect
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ventral
cavity located along the front of the body that contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis
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book by osamu dazai
no longer human
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book by edogawa ranpo
man in the attic
