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daisylover Plus on January 26, 2011
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Medical Terminology I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Body Cavity | A space within the body that contains and protects the internal organs |
| Adenosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of a gland |
| Cephalic | Toward the head |
| Cytoplasm | Material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus |
| Distal | farthest away from the midline |
| Dysplasia | abnormal tissue development |
| Epithelial Tissue | Forms the protective covering for all the internal and external surfaces of the body. |
| Genome | Entire set of of genes derived from one parent |
| Hemophilia | Group of heredity bleeding disorders in which one of the factors needed to clot the blood is missing |
| Hypertrophy | general increase in the bulk of a part or organ, not due to tumor formation |
| Idiopathic Disease | illness without a known cause |
| Mesentery | fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attaches parts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall |
| epidemiologist | specializes in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population group |
| Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
| Proximal | situated nearest the midline |
| Retroperitoneal | located behind the peritoneum |
| Transverse Plane | the horizontal plane that divides the whole body into superior and inferior portions |
| Ventral | The belly side of the body or organ |
| aplasia | defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue |
| Homeostasis | maintaining a constant internal enviroment |
| thoracic cavity | The chest cavity- Protects the heart and lungs |
| Anatomy | Study of the structures of the body |
| Caudal | towards the lower part of the body |
| Diaphragm | muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
| Hypogastric Region | Behind the stomach |
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