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Anatomical Terminology
Chapter 2 Terminology
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09/20/2012
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abdominal
 Definition
pertaining to the abdomen
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adipose
 Definition
full of fat
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anterior
 Definition
pertaining to the front
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anabolism
 Definition
process of building up new body tissue
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cervical
 Definition
pertaining to the neck of the body
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chondroma
 Definition
benigh tumor in cartilage
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chondrosarcoma
 Definition
cancerous fleshly tumor in cartilage
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chromosomes
 Definition
bodies of color
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coccygeal
 Definition
pertaining to the tailbone (coccyx)
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craniotomy
 Definition
process of cutting the skull
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cytoplasm
 Definition
cell formation
everything inside the cell except the nucleus
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distal
 Definition
pertaining to distance
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dorsal
 Definition
pertaining to back portion of the body
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histology
 Definition
study of tissue
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iliac
 Definition
pertaining to ilium
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inguinal
 Definition
pertaining to groin
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karyotype
 Definition
picture of nucleus
(chromosomes inside the nucleus)
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lateral
 Definition
pertaining to the side
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lumbosacral
 Definition
pertaining to the lower back
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medial
 Definition
pertaining to middle
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nucleic
 Definition
pertaining to the nucleus
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pelvic
 Definition
pertaining to the pelvis
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posterior
 Definition
pertaining to back of the body
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proximal
 Definition
pertaining to nearest
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sacral
 Definition
pertaining to sacrum
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sarcoma
 Definition
fleshly tumor
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spinal
 Definition
pertaining to spine
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epithelial cell
 Definition
pertaining to cell above nipple
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thoracic
 Definition
pertaining to the chest
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thoracotomy
 Definition
cutting into the chest
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tracheal
 Definition
pertaining to trachea
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umbilical
 Definition
pertaining to naval
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ventral
 Definition
pertaining to belly side of body
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vertebral
 Definition
pertaining to vertebra
Term
visceral
 Definition
pertaining to internal organs
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anabolic
 Definition
process of throwing up
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catabolism
 Definition
process of casting or throwing down
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epigastic
 Definition
pertaining to above the stomach
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hypochondriac region
 Definition
pertaining to the region below cartilage
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intervertebral
 Definition
pertaining to region below cartilage
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metabolismm
 Definition
anabolism + catabolism
process of casting a change, the total
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