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anatomy
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/30/2008

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Term

card/o, cardi/o

Definition

heart

Term

angi/o, vas/o

Definition

vessels

Term

 arteri/o

Definition

arteries

Term

capill/o

Definition

capillaries

Term

phleb/o, ven/o

 

Definition

veins

Term

 hem/o, hemat/o

Definition

Blood

Term
ectomy
Definition
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
Term
sept
Definition
septum
Term
resection
Definition
Surgery. the excision of all or part of an organ or tissue.
Term
excision
Definition
Surgery. the surgical removal of a foreign body or of tissue
Term
-al
Definition
pertaining to
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septum
Definition

A thin partition or membrane that divides two cavities or soft masses of tissue in an organism: the nasal septum; the atrial septum of the heart.

"partition between the nostrils"

Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
-otomy
Definition
cutting, surgical incision
Term
-ostomy
Definition
surgically creating an opening
Term
-ectomy
Definition
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
Term
lesion
Definition

any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part.

ex. osteoma

Term
osteoma
Definition
A benign tumor composed of bony tissue, often developing on the skull.
Term
curettage
Definition
n.   The removal of tissue or growths from a body cavity, such as the uterus, by scraping with a curette. Also called curettement.
Term
dilation
Definition

The condition of being expanded or stretched.

 

Medicine The condition of being abnormally enlarged or dilated, as of an organ, orifice, or tubular structure: dilatation of the stomach. Also called dilation.

Term
vulv/o
Definition
vulva, covering
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