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28 Cards in this Set
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
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Comprises each gene; is a chemical that regulates the activities of a cell
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Adipose
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Fat; fatty
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Cytoplasm
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cell substance
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Epithelial
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pertaining to the epithelium
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Adenoma
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tumor composed of glandular tissue
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Lipoma
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tumor composed of fat
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Neoplasm
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new growth
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Sarcoma
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tumor composed of connective tissue (bone or cartilage)
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Melanoma
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Black tumor
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In situ
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not invading surrounding issue; not metastisized
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Exaberation
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increase int he severity of a disease or its symptoms
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Idiopathic
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pertaining to disease of unknown origin
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Malignant
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tending to become progressively worse; to cause death; cancer
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Cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue
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Erythrocyte
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Red blood cell
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Dysphasia
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abnormal development
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Etiology
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study of causes of disease
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Prognosis (Px)
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State of before knowledge; predicitiono of outcome
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Visceral
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pertaining to the internal organs
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Distal
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pertaining to away from the point of attachment(POA)of body part (BP)
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Proximal
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Pertaining to near the POA of BP
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Ventral
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pertaining to the belly (front)
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Caudal
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Pertaining to the tail
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Cephalic
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pertaining to the head
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Lateral
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Pertaining to the side
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Hypogastric
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directly below the umbilical region
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Umbilical
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around the navel
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Sagittal
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vertical field dividing the body into right and left sides
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