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Ch. 2
Medical Terminology terms
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Undergraduate 2
01/20/2012
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Term
Histologist
 Definition
One who specializes in the study of tissue. 
Term
Abdominal
 Definition
P/t to the abdomen
Term
Adipose
 Definition
P/t to fat
Term
Anterior
 Definition
P/t to front
Term
Anabolism
 Definition
p/t to casting up
Term
Cervical
 Definition
p/t to neck
Term
Chondroma
 Definition
Benign tumor of cartilage
Term
Chondrosarcoma
 Definition
Malignant tumor of cartilage
Term
Chromosomes
 Definition
Bodies of color
Term
Coccygeal
 Definition
p/t to coccyx
Term
Craniotomy
 Definition
Cutting into the skull
Term
Cytoplasm
 Definition
Formation of the cell
Term
Distal
 Definition
p/t to distant
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
p/t to the back
Term
Histology
 Definition
Study of tissues
Term
iliac
 Definition
p/t to the pelvic bone
Term
inguinal
 Definition
p/t to the groin
Term
karyotype
 Definition
classification of nucleus
Term
lateral
 Definition
p/t to the side
Term
Lumbosacral
 Definition
p/t to the lumbar & sacral spine.
Term
Medial
 Definition
p/t to the middle
Term
nucleic
 Definition
p/t to the nucleus
Term
pelvic
 Definition
p/t to the pelvic
Term
Posterior
 Definition
p/t to back or behind
Term
Proximal
 Definition
p/t to close
Term
Sacral
 Definition
p/t to the sacrum
Term
sarcoma
 Definition
tumor of flesh
Term
spinal
 Definition
p/t to the back bone
Term
Epithelial cell
 Definition
Lies upon body surfaces, externally and internally lining cavities and organs. 
Term
Thoracic
 Definition
P/t to chest
Term
Thoracotomy
 Definition
to cut into the chest
Term
Tracheal
 Definition
p/t to trachea/windpipe
Term
umbilical
 Definition
p/t to the navel
Term
ventral
 Definition
p/t to the belly
Term
Vertebral
 Definition
p/t to the back bones
Term
Viceral
 Definition
p/t to the internal organs.
Term
eal, iac, ior
 Definition
p/t to
Term
ism
 Definition
process
Term
ose
 Definition
p/t to, full of
Term
plasm
 Definition
formation
Term
somes
 Definition
bodies
Term
type
 Definition
picture or classification
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