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Word Parts
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | referring to a gland |
adip/o | fat tissue |
anter/o | front, anterior |
caud/o | low, below |
cephal/o | referring to the head |
cyt/o, -cyte | indicate cell/ cytoplasm |
end-, endo- | within |
exo- | out of, exterior |
hist/o, histi/o | tissue |
-ologist | somebody who studies, specialist |
-ology | the study of |
path/o | disease |
-pathy | disorder |
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia | growth, formation |
poster/o | posterior |
-stasis | stop, control |
-static | pertaining to stopping, controlling |
adenectomy | removal of part or all adenoid glands |
anatomy | identification/ description of structures of living things |
epidemic | sudden widespread outbreak of disease |
epigastric | lying upon or over the stomach |
endemic | ongoing presence of disease in a population |
homeostasis | state of dynamic equilibrium of internal environment of the body maintained by constant processing |
pandemic | outbreak of disease over large geographic area |
physiology | study of how the human body works |
retroperitoneal | space between peritoneum (anterior membrane lining of the abdominal cavity covering the abdominal organs) and posterior abdominal wall |
umbilicus | belly button |