Chapter 2 - Vocab First Medical Terminology Exam

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abdominal

Back 1

pertaining to the abdomen

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adipose

Back 2

pertaining to fat

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anterior

Back 3

Pertaining to the front

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anabolism

Back 4

Process of casting up (building up or synthesizing process in a cell)

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cervical

Back 5

pertaining to the neck

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chondroma

Back 6

Tumor of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

Back 7

Flesh tumor (Malignant) of cartilage.

All sarcomas are malignant tumors

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chromosomes

Back 8

"Color bodies"; contain genetic material and are located in the nucleus of cell.

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coccygeal

Back 9

pertaining to the tailbone

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craniotomy

Back 10

incision of the skull

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cytoplasm

Back 11

contents (formation) of the cell (apart from the nucleus and cell membrane)

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distal

Back 12

pertaining to far (from the beginning of a structure)

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dorsal

Back 13

pertaining to the back

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histology

Back 14

study of tissues

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iliac

Back 15

pertaining to the ilium

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inguinal

Back 16

pertaining to the groin

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karyotype

Back 17

picture (classification) of the nucleus (and its chromosomes)

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lateral

Back 18

pertaining to the side

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lumbrosacral

Back 19

pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions

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medial

Back 20

Pertaining to the middle

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nucleic

Back 21

pertaining to the nucleus

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pelvic

Back 22

pertaining to the pelvis (bones in the region of the hip)

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posterior

Back 23

pertaining to the back, behind

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proximal

Back 24

pertaining to near the beginning of a structure

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sacral

Back 25

pertaining to the sacrum

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sarcoma

Back 26

Tumor of flesh tissue (malignant)

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spinal

Back 27

pertaining to the spine, backbone

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epithelial cell

Back 28

cell covering the surface of the skin and inner lining of body cavities and tubes

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thoracic

Back 29

pertaining to the chest

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thoracotomy

Back 30

incision of the chest

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tracheal

Back 31

pertaining to the windpipe

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umbilical

Back 32

pertaining to the navel

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ventral

Back 33

pertaining to the belly side of the body

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vertebral

Back 34

pertaining to vertebrae

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visceral

Back 35

pertaining to internal organs

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anabolic

Back 36

Pertaining to casting up,

build upon substances (proteins) in the cell

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catabolism

Back 37

Process of casting down,

breaking down material in the cell to release energy

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epigastric

Back 38

Pertaining to above the stomach

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hypochondriac regions

Back 39

Pertaining to under the rib cartilage (area of the abdomen)

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intervertebral

Back 40

pertaining to between the vertebrae

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metabolism

Back 41

state of building up (anabolism) and breaking down (catabolism); process in a cell