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Chapter 2 - Study Section 2
Medical Terminology - The Language of Medicine
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Nursing
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01/13/2011

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Term
adipose tissue
Definition
Collection of fat cells.
Term
cartilage
Definition
Flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints. Ex: surrounds the trachea & forms part of the external ear and nose
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epithelial cells
Definition
pertaining to upon the skin surface/skin cells that cover the external body surface and line the internal surfaces of organs.
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histologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of tissues.
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larynx
Definition
"voice box" located at the upper part of the trachea.
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pharynx
Definition
Throat. The pharynx serves as the common passageway for food (from the mouth going to the esophagus) and air (from the nose to the trachea).
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pituitary gland
Definition
Endocrine gland at the base of the brain.
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thyroid gland
Definition
Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck.
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trachea
Definition
"windpipe" (tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes).
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ureter
Definition
one of 2 tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder.
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urethra
Definition
Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body.
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uterus
Definition
The womb. The organ that holds the embryo/fetus as it develops.
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viscera
Definition
Internal organs.
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