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MT-Chapter 2
Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
02/18/2013
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Term
The study of cells
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cytology
Term
Specializes in the study of the cell
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cytologist
Term
The study of tissue
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histology
Term
Specializes in the study of tissue
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histologist
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To cut apart, the study of the structure of the body
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anatomy
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Specializes in the structure of the body
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Anatomist
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The study of growth; the study of the function of the body
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physiology
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Specializes in the study of the function of the body
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physiologist
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The study of disease
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pathology
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Specializes in the study of disease
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Pathologist
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Process of viewing living tissues that has been removed for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment
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biopsy
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Process of viewing dead tissue
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necropsy
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Process of viewing by self;term commonly used to describe the examination of a dead body to determine cause(s) if death
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autospy
Term
Pertaining to the cheek
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buccal
Term
Pertaining to the head
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Cephalic
Term
Pertaining to the neck
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cervical
Term
Pertaining to the skull
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cranial
Term
Pertaining to the face
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facial
Term
Pertaining to the front, the forehead
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frontal
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Pertaining to the chin
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mental
Term
Pertaining to the nose
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nasal
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pertaining to the eye
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ocular
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Pertaining to the mouth
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oral
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Pertaining to the ear
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otic
Term
Pertaining to the abdomen
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abdominal
Term
Pertaining to the armpit
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axillary
Term
Pertaining to the hip
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coxal
Term
Pertaining to the groin
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inguinal
Term
Pertaining to the breast
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mammary
Term
Pertaining to the pelvis
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pubic
Term
Pertaining to the breastbone
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sternal
Term
Pertaining to the chest
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thoracic
Term
Pertaining to the umbilicus
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umbilical
Term
Pertaining to the front of the elbow
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antecubital
Term
Pertaining to the arm
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brachial
Term
Pertaining to the wrist
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carpal
Term
Pertaining to the leg
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crural
Term
Pertaining to the finger/toe
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digital
Term
Pertaining to the bones in the fingers/toes
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phalangeal
Term
Pertaining to the thigh
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femoral
Term
Pertaining to the hand
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manual
Term
Pertaining to the palm
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palmar AKA volar
Term
Pertaining to the kneecap
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patellar
Term
Pertaining to the foot
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pedal
Term
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
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plantar
Term
Pertaining to the ankle
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tarsal
Term
Pertaining to the acromion (highest point of shoulder
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acromial
Term
Pertaining to the back
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dorsal
Term
Pertaining to the buttocks
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gluteal
Term
Pertaining to the lower back
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lumbar
Term
Pertaining to the elbow
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olecranal
Term
Pertaining to the back of the knee
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popliteal
Term
Pertaining to the sacrum
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sacral
Term
Pertaining to the calf
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sural
Term
Pertaining to the spine
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vertebral
Term
Pertaining to the front
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anterior
Term
Pertaining to the belly side
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ventral
Term
Pertaining to the back
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posterior
Term
Pertaining to the back of the body
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dorsal
Term
Pertaining to the upward
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superior
Term
Pertaining toward the head
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cephalad
Term
Pertaining to downward
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inferior
Term
toward the tail
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caudad
Term
Pertaining to the middle (midline)
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medial
Term
Pertaining to the side
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lateral
Term
Pertaining to the same side
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ipsilateral
Term
Pertaining to the opposite side
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contralateral
Term
Pertaining to one side
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unilateral
Term
Pertaining to two sides
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bilateral
Term
Pertaining to near the origin
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proximal
Term
On the surface of the body
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superficial
Term
Away from the surface of the body
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deep
Term
Pertaining to far from the origin
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distal
Term
Toward the right
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dextrad
Term
Toward the left
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sinistrad
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Pertaining to carrying toward a structure
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afferent
Term
Pertaining to carrying away from a structure
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efferent
Term
Lying on one's back
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supine
Term
Lying on one's belly
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prone
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