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aden/o |
gland |
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adip/o |
fat |
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anter/o |
Before,front |
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caud/o |
lower part of body, tail |
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cephal/o |
head |
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end-,endo- |
in,within,inside |
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exo- |
out of, outside, away from |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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plas/i plas/o -plasia |
development, growth, formation |
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-statis, -static control, |
maintenance of a constant level |
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Adenomalacia |
is the medical term for the abnormal softening of a gland. |
Adeno , malacia |
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Anaplasia |
A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other. |
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The abnormal hardening of a gland is known as |
Adenosis |
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Hyperplasia |
describes the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues. |
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a benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue. |
Adenoma |
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describes a general increase in the bulk of a body part due to an increase in the size, but not in the number, of cells in the tissues. |
Hypertrophy |
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The surgical procedure to remove a gland is known as a/an |
Adrenalectomy |
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The incomplete development of an organ or tissue, usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells, is known as |
Hypoplasia |
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Dysplasia |
The abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs is known as |
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Adenicarcinomas |
is a malignant tumor that originates. in glandular tissue. |
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Umblilical |
Belly button or navel |
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Umblilical |
Belly button or navel |
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Anomaly |
Deviation from normal |
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Iniguinal |
Relating to the groin |
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caudal |
means toward the lower part of the body. |
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Aplasia |
the defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue. |
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cephalic |
toward the head. |
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Aplasia |
the defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue. |
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cephalic |
toward the head. |
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Physiology |
is the study of the functions of the structures of the body. |
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Situated in the back, back part of an organ |
Dorsal |
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Situated in the back, back part of an organ |
Dorsal |
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A genetic structure located within the nucleus of each cell |
Chromosomes |
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The group of hereditary bleeding disorders in which a blood clotting factor is missing is known as |
Hemophilia |
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Midsagittal |
Divides the body into equal left and right halves |
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Transverse |
Divides the body into superior and inferior portions superior means upper and inferior means lower |
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Midsagittal |
Divides the body into equal left and right halves |
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Transverse |
Divides the body into superior and inferior portions superior means upper and inferior means lower |
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Frontal |
Divides the body into anterior (which means front) and posterior (which means back) portions |
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Midsagittal |
Divides the body into equal left and right halves |
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Ventral |
Refers to the front of the organs/body |
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Frontal |
Divides the body into anterior (which means front) and posterior (which means back) portions |
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Dorsal |
Refers to the back of the organs/body |
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ventr |
Belly side of the body |
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ventr |
Belly side of the body |
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Dors |
Back of the body |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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ventr |
Belly side of the body |
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Dors |
Back of the body |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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Anterior |
Situated in the front |
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Dors |
Back of the body |
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Posterior |
Situated in the back |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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Ventral cavity |
Located love the front of the body divided into thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity contains body organs that sustained homeostasis |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Ventral cavity |
Located love the front of the body divided into thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity contains body organs that sustained homeostasis |
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Thoracic cavity |
Surround and protects heart/lungs separated from abdominal cavity by the diaphragm |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Ventral cavity |
Located love the front of the body divided into thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity contains body organs that sustained homeostasis |
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Thoracic cavity |
Surround and protects heart/lungs separated from abdominal cavity by the diaphragm |
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Abdominal cavity |
Contains major organs of digestion |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Ventral cavity |
Located love the front of the body divided into thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity contains body organs that sustained homeostasis |
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Thoracic cavity |
Surround and protects heart/lungs separated from abdominal cavity by the diaphragm |
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Abdominal cavity |
Contains major organs of digestion |
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Pelvic cavity |
Formed by hip bones; contains organs of reproductive and excretory systems |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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Superior |
Uppermost above or toward head |
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Ventral cavity |
Located love the front of the body divided into thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity contains body organs that sustained homeostasis |
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Thoracic cavity |
Surround and protects heart/lungs separated from abdominal cavity by the diaphragm |
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Abdominal cavity |
Contains major organs of digestion |
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Pelvic cavity |
Formed by hip bones; contains organs of reproductive and excretory systems |
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Pelvic cavity |
Formed by hip bones contains organs of reproductive and excretory systems |
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Cephal |
Head |
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Caud |
Tail or lower part of body |
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Proximal |
Situated near the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Distal |
Situated farthest from the midline or beginning of the body structure |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline |
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Lateral |
Two word or nearer the side of the body away from the midline |
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Dorsal cavity |
Contains organ of the nervous system divided into two portions has cranial and spinal cavity |
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Cranial cavity |
Located with the skull surround and protects brain |
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Spinal cavity |
Located within the spinal column surrounds and protects the spinal cord |
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