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Health Science 1.01
Term | Definition |
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-ologist | specialist |
Anatomy | The study of the structure of an organism |
Calcify | to deposit mineral salts |
Collagen | Fibrous protein that gives the skin form and strength |
Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
Cytology | study of cells |
Elastin | elastic like fibers found in connective tissue |
Fascia | Band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle |
graft | to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue |
Granulation | tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing wound; granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts |
Histology | microscopic study of living tissues |
Microscopic anatomy | study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
Mucosa | mucous membrane |
Mucous membrane | type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that lead to the outside of the body |
Parietal membrane | lining of a body cavity |
Peritoneal Membrane | lining of the abdominal cavity that protects the abdominal organs |
Physiology | study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
Serous fluid | thin, watery body fluid |
Synovial fluid | a lubricating substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities |
-ac | pertaining to |
bio- | life |
cyt- | cell |
epi- | above |
-ology | the study of |
-ous | pertaining to |
pariet | wall |
ser | watery |
viscer | guts |
Visceral membrane | membrane covering each organ in a body cavity |