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Chapter 2 The Human Body
in Health and Disease
Study Guide
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aden/o gland
adip/o fat
anter/o before, front
caud/o lower part of body, tail
cephal/o head
cyt/o cell
-cyte cell
end- in, within, inside
endo- in, within, inside
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exo- out of, outside, away from
hist/o tissue
-ologist specialist
-ology the science or study of
path/o disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-pathy disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-plasia development, growth, formation
poster/o behind, toward the back
-stasis control, maintenance of a constant level
-static control, maintenance of a constant level
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pelvic cavity contains the major organs of digestion
andenocarcinoma a malignant tumor that originates in the glands and may spread to the other
parts of the body
adenoma benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue of a gland or gland-like
structure
aden means gland
-oma means tumor
anaplasia a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other
ana-means backward
-plasia means formation
this abnormal cell development is characteristic of most cancerous tumor
formation
anatomy the study of the structures of the body
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Chapter 2 The Human Body
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Study Guide
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aden/o gland
adip/o fat
anter/o before, front
caud/o lower part of body, tail
cephal/o head
cyt/o cell
-cyte cell
end- in, within, inside
endo- in, within, inside
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exo- out of, outside, away from
hist/o tissue
-ologist specialist
-ology the science or study of
path/o disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-pathy disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-plasia development, growth, formation
poster/o behind, toward the back
-stasis control, maintenance of a constant level
-static control, maintenance of a constant level
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pelvic cavity contains the major organs of digestion
andenocarcinoma a malignant tumor that originates in the glands and may spread to the other
parts of the body
adenoma benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue of a gland or gland-like
structure
aden means gland
-oma means tumor
anaplasia a change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other
ana-means backward
-plasia means formation
this abnormal cell development is characteristic of most cancerous tumor
formation
anatomy the study of the structures of the body
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