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Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 2 words activity

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show Contains primarily the major organs of digestion.  
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show The surgical removal of a gland.  
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Adenocarcinoma   show
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show A benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue.  
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show The abnormal softening of a gland.  
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show The abnormal hardening of a gland.  
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show A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other.  
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Anatomy   show
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Anomaly   show
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Anterior   show
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Aplasia   show
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show is the spread of a disease through contact with blood or other body fluids that are contaminated with blood.  
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show Towards the feet.  
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Cephalic   show
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Chromosomes   show
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communicable disease   show
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congenital disorder   show
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Cytoplasm   show
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distal   show
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show Refers to the back of the organ or body.  
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Dysplasia   show
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Endemic   show
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endocrine glands   show
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show A sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area.  
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epigastric region   show
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Etiology   show
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exocrine glands   show
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functional disorder   show
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show A pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene.  
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show Specializes in problems related to aging, and in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease in older people.  
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Hemophilia   show
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Histology   show
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show The processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment.  
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show The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues.  
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Hypertrophy   show
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hypogastric region   show
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Hypoplasia   show
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show An unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment.  
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idiopathic disorder   show
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infectious disease   show
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show Relating to the groin, refers to the entire lower area of the abdomen.  
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show The direction toward, or nearer, the midline.  
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Mesentery   show
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show Divides the body into equal left and right halves.  
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show A disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting.  
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show An outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide.  
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pelvic cavity   show
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Peritoneum   show
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Peritonitis   show
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show A genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing.  
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Physiology   show
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show Toward the back, and the back of the body is known as the dorsal surface.  
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Proximal   show
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show Located behind the peritoneum.  
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show unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for long periods of time by cell division and under certain circumstances can be transformed into cells with special functions such as the cells of the heart muscle  
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thoracic cavity   show
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transverse plane   show
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Umbilicus   show
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vector-borne transmission   show
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show Refers to the front, or belly side, of the organ or body.  
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