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55 Cards in this Set
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Anaplasia
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change in the structure and orientation of cells. Loss of differentiation; immature cells.
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Aplasia
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A developmental failure resulting in the ABSENCE of any organ or tissue.
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Dysplasia
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Any abnormal development of tissues or organs.
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Hyperplasia
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An increase in the number of cells of a body part. (excessive)
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Hypoplasia
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Incomplete or underdeveloped tissue or organ; decreased number of cells.
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Atrophy
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• Shrinkage or decrease in cellular size
• If atrophy is significant it can affect organs • Can affect any organ but common in: o Skeletal muscle o Heart Muscle o Secondary sex organ o Brain |
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Hypertrophy
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• Increase in the size of the cells
o Leads to increased size of tissue o Leads to increased size of organ • Occurs in heart, kidneys, muscle • Increased accumulation of protein in o Plasma membrane o Endoplasmic reticulum o Mitochondria o Myofilaments |
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Hyperplasia
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• More red cells getting made after your blood bank deposit
• Hyperplasia helps your body adapt to the loss of blood |
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Ventrical
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(Anterior side of the body)
• Thoractic: Lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea • Abdominal: separated from the thoractic cavity by diaphragm. Liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys • Pelvic: Urinary bladder, reproductive organs |
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Dorsal
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(Posterior side of the body)
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Cranial
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Contains the brain
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Spinal
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Contains the nerves of the spinal cord
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Cephalo
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Pertaining to the head
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Caudal
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Pertaining to the tail of the spine
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Frontal
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Anterior body
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Transverse
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Imaginary line between the top half of body and bottom half
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Sagittal/miolsagittal
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Imaginary line dividing the right and the left sides of the body
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RU
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Liver, gall bladder, small intestines, and large intestines
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RL
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appendix, small intestines, and large intestines
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LU
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Stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, large intestine
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LL
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Small intestine, Large intestine
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Cardi
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Heart
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Derm
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Skin
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Uria
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Urine
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Endocardium
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Inner lining of the heart
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Intracardium
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Within the heart (Interior heart chambers)
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Pericardial
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Pertaining to the sac around the heart
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A, An–
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No, not
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Dia –
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through, complete
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Dys-
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bad, difficult
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Hyper-
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excessive or above
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Hypo–
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deficient, below
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In-
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not
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Neo-
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New
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Post-
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After
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Cardialgia
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Pain in the heart
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Cardiocentesis
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Surgical puncture of the heart
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Cardiomegaly
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Enlargement of the heart
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-algia
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Pain
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-cyte
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Cell
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-ectomy
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Removal
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-gen/-genic/-genous
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producing
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ist
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specialist
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-ologist
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one who studies
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-logy
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study of
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-scope
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instrument used for visual exam
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-tomy
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process of cutting
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-ac/-al/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ior/-ose/-ous/-tic/-ine/
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pertaining to
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Eponym
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• The name of a disease, organ, procedure, or body function that is derived from the name of a person. (Parkinson’s, Hodgkin’s, Cushing’s, Lou Gehrig’s)
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