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Anatomical Terminology
Chapter 2 Terminology
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09/20/2012

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abdominal
Definition
pertaining to the abdomen
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adipose
Definition
full of fat
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anterior
Definition
pertaining to the front
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anabolism
Definition
process of building up new body tissue
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cervical
Definition
pertaining to the neck of the body
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chondroma
Definition
benigh tumor in cartilage
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chondrosarcoma
Definition
cancerous fleshly tumor in cartilage
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chromosomes
Definition
bodies of color
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coccygeal
Definition
pertaining to the tailbone (coccyx)
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craniotomy
Definition
process of cutting the skull
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cytoplasm
Definition
cell formation
everything inside the cell except the nucleus
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distal
Definition
pertaining to distance
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dorsal
Definition
pertaining to back portion of the body
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histology
Definition
study of tissue
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iliac
Definition
pertaining to ilium
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inguinal
Definition
pertaining to groin
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karyotype
Definition
picture of nucleus
(chromosomes inside the nucleus)
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lateral
Definition
pertaining to the side
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lumbosacral
Definition
pertaining to the lower back
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medial
Definition
pertaining to middle
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nucleic
Definition
pertaining to the nucleus
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pelvic
Definition
pertaining to the pelvis
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posterior
Definition
pertaining to back of the body
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proximal
Definition
pertaining to nearest
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sacral
Definition
pertaining to sacrum
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sarcoma
Definition
fleshly tumor
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spinal
Definition
pertaining to spine
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epithelial cell
Definition
pertaining to cell above nipple
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thoracic
Definition
pertaining to the chest
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thoracotomy
Definition
cutting into the chest
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tracheal
Definition
pertaining to trachea
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umbilical
Definition
pertaining to naval
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ventral
Definition
pertaining to belly side of body
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vertebral
Definition
pertaining to vertebra
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visceral
Definition
pertaining to internal organs
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anabolic
Definition
process of throwing up
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catabolism
Definition
process of casting or throwing down
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epigastic
Definition
pertaining to above the stomach
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hypochondriac region
Definition
pertaining to the region below cartilage
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intervertebral
Definition
pertaining to region below cartilage
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metabolismm
Definition
anabolism + catabolism
process of casting a change, the total
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