The Human Body In Health & Disease

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a-

Back 1

without

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aden/o

Back 2

gland

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adip/o

Back 3

fat

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ana- , an

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backward

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anter/o

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before or front

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carcin/o

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cancerous or cancer

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caud/o

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tail or lower part of the body

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cephal/o

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head

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chondr/i , chondr/o

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cartilage

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-crine , crin/o

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to secrete

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dem/o , dem/i-

Back 11

population

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dors/o , dors/i

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back of the body

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epi-

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above

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eti/o

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cause

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ex-

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outside or away from

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-gen

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producing

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hist/o , histi/o

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tissue

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home/o

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constant

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idi/o

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peculiar to the individual

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ili/o

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hip bone

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-ior

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pertaining to

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lumb/o

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lower back

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-ose

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pertaining to

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pan-

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entire

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pelv/i , pelv/o

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pelvis

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peritone/o

Back 26

peritoneum

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physi/o , physic/o

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nature or physical

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-plasia , plas/i , plas/o

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formation

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-plasm

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formative material of cells

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poster/o

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back

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retro-

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behind

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-stasis , -static

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control

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-trophy , troph/o

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development

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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endo-

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within

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exo-

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out of

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anaplasia

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change in cell structure and orientation

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anatomy

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study of body structures

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anomaly

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deviation from what is regarded as normal

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aplasia

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defective development of an organ or tissue

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dysplasia

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abnormal development of cells, tissues, or organs

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distal

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farthest from the midline

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dorsal

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back of the body or organ

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medial

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nearer the midline

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posterior

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situated in the back

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anterior

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situated in the front

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etiology

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study of the causes of diseases

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endemic

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ongoing presence of a disease within a population

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histology

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study of tissues

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pandemic

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outbreak of a disease over a large area

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epidemic

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sudden outbreak of a disease

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idiopathic disorder

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illness without known cause

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infectious disease

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illness caused by pathogenic organisms

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nosocomial infection

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disease acquired in a hospital or clinic

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genetic disorder

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pathologic condition caused by an absent or defective gene

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iatrogenic illness

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unfavorable response arising from a medical treatment