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Medical Terms

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aden   gland  
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adip   fat, fatty tissue  
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anter   front  
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caud   tail  
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cephal   head  
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cyt   a cell  
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endo-   inside  
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exo-   outside  
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hist   tissue  
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-ologist   a science of study  
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-ology   study of  
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path   disease  
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-plasia   growth of formation  
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poster   the back  
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-stasis   Slowing; stoppage or Stable state  
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abdominal   abdomen  
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adenectomy   Surgical excision of a gland  
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adenocarcinoma   A malignant tumor originating in glandular tissue  
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adenoma   A benign epithelial tumor having a glandular origin and structure  
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adenomalacia   undue softness of a gland  
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adenosclerosis   hardening of a gland  
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anaplasia   Reversion of cells to an immature or a less differentiated form  
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anatomy   A skeleton, human body  
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anomaly   departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule  
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anterior   Placed before or in front  
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aplasia   The failure of an organ or tissue to develop or to function normally  
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bloodborne transmission   occurs thru contact with blood or body fluids that are contaminated with blood.  
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caudal   Of or like a tail.  
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cephalic   relating to the head  
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chromosomes   A threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form  
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communicable diease   a disease that can be communicated from one person to another  
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congenital disorder   birth defect  
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cytoplasm   material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus  
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distal   Situated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment  
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dorsal   upper side or back of  
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dysplasia   The enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type, as a developmental disorder or an early stage  
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endemic   Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.  
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endocrine glands   glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones  
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functional disorder   disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified  
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genetic disorder   a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically  
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geriatrician   The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people  
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hemophilia   A medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, often due to lack of factor VIII  
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histology   The study of the microscopic structure of tissues  
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homeostasis   The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium  
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hyperplasia   The enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells, often as an initial stage in the  
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hypertrophy   The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells  
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hypogastric region   The hypogastrium (or hypogastric region, or pubic region) is an area of the human abdomen located below the navel  
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hyperplasia   The enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells, often as an initial stage in the  
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iatrogenic illness   The terms iatrogenesis and iatrogenic artifact refer to inadvertent adverse effects or complications caused by or resulting from medical  
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idiopathic disorder   disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause.  
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infectious disease   a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact  
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inguinal   Of the groin  
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medial   Situated in the middle, in particular  
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mesentery   A fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen  
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midsagittal plane   sagittal plane is an imaginary plane that travels vertically from the top to the bottom of the body, dividing it into left and right  
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nosocomial infection   are infections that are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit  
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pandemic   An outbreak of such a disease.  
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pelvic cavity   the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera  
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peritoneum   serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs  
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peritonitis   Inflammation of the peritoneum, typically caused by bacterial infection either via the blood or after rupture of an abdominal organ  
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phenylketonuria   inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine that causes brain and nerve damage if untreated  
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physiology   1.The branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts  
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posterior   Further back in position  
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proximal   Situated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment  
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retroperitoneal   is the anatomical space in the abdominal cavity behind (retro) the peritoneum  
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stem cells   undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type  
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thoracic cavity   chest cavity  
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transverse plane   is an imaginary plane that divides the body  
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umbilicus   The navel  
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vector-borne transmission   indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person  
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ventral   belly, adominal  
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