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Module 6 (Exam 3)
Chapter 8: Growth, Development, and Body Orientation
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
11/06/2017
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benign
 Definition
not spreading, not malignant
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biopsy
 Definition
removal of tissue for examination
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circum-
 Definition
around
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condyloma
 Definition
wart-like growth in the genital area
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cyst
 Definition
closed sac or pouch containing fluid
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distal
 Definition
farthest point from trunk attachment
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dorsal
 Definition
on or near the back
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ecto-, exo-
 Definition
outer side
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end-, endo-
 Definition
inner, within
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epi-
 Definition
over, surrounding
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excrescence
 Definition
useless structure growing out of the skin (wart)
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infiltration
 Definition
slipping into and between normal cells
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infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
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lateral
 Definition
away from the middle
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lesion
 Definition
morbid tissue
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malignant
 Definition
bad, tending to threaten death
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medial
 Definition
towards the middle
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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metastasis
 Definition
cells spread to anew location or organ
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neoplasm
 Definition
new, abnormal tissue without a purpose
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papilla
 Definition
nipple-like protuberance
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papilloma
 Definition
a hypertrophied papilla covered by a layer of skin
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papule
 Definition
a red, elevated spot on the skin (pimple, pox)
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peri-
 Definition
around about
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polyp
 Definition
tumor with a little foot
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proximal
 Definition
nearest point of trunk attachment
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sub-, hypo-
 Definition
below, under
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supra-, super-
 Definition
above, over
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ventral
 Definition
on or near the belly
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