| A | B |
|---|
| abdominal cavity | contains major organs of digestion |
| abdominopelvic cavity | abdomenal and pelvic cavity |
| adenectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
| adenoma | benign tumor of glandular origin |
| adenomalacia | abnormal softening of a gland |
| adenosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a gland |
| adipose tissue | fat |
| anaplasia | change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other |
| anomaly | deviation from what is regarded as normal |
| anterior | situated in the front |
| aplasia | defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue |
| caudal | towards the lower part of the body |
| cephalic | toward the head |
| communicable disease | disease which is transmitted from one person the the other by direct contact or contact with contaminated objects |
| congenital disorder | abnormal condition that exists at the time of birth |
| coronal | the plane including the head |
| cytoplasm | material within the cell membrane; NOT part of the nucleus |
| doxyribonucleic acid | DNA |
| distal | farthest form the midline or beginning |
| dorsal | back of the body |
| dysplasia | adnormal tissue development |
| endemic | ongoing presence of a disease within a population |
| endocrine glands | secrete hormones, ductless |
| epidemic | sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population |
| epigastric region | above the stomach |
| epithelial tissue | form a protective covering for all surfaces of the body |
| etiology | study of causes of diseases |
| exocrine glands | secrete chemical substances into ducts |
| genome | entire set of genes derived from one parent |
| hemophilia | group of hereditary bleeding disorders |
| histology | study of tissues |
| homeostasis | normal balance |
| hyperplasia | anlargement of an organ or tissue bacause of increase in number of cells |
| hypertrophy | general increase in the bulk or part of an organ, not due to tumor. Due to increase in size of cells |
| hypogastric region | below stomach |
| hypoplasia | incomplete development of an organ or tissue |
| iatrogenic illness | problem arising from a prescribed treatment or medicine |
| idiopathic disease | illness without known cause |
| iliac regions | on the sides over the hipbones |
| infectious disease | illness caused by living pathogenic organisms |
| mesentery | fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum |
| midsagittal plane | midline top to bottom |
| nosocomial infection | infection acquired in a hospital |
| nucleus | controls the activites of the cell |
| pandemic | outbreak of a disease ocurring over a large geographic area |
| pathology | study of changes cause by disease |
| pelvic cavity | space formed by the hip bones |
| peritoneum | multilayered membrane that protets and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| phenylketonuria | genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing |
| posterior | situated in the back |
| proximal | nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure |
| retroperitoneal | behind the peritoneum |
| thoracic cvity | chest cavity |
| transverse plane | horizontal plane that divides the whole bodyinto upper and lower |
| ventral | front or belly side |
