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tissue that has the specialized ability to contract and relax
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1 leuk/o 2 -graphy
3 muscle tissue 4 dysfunctional
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leuk/o white
perinatal the time and events surrounding birth
ot/o ear
malacia abnormal softening
term used when an organ or body part is not working
dysfunctional
properly
arther/o plaque or fatty substance
, appendicitis inflammation of the appendix
any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in
melanosis
body tissues or organs
cardiac pertaining to the heart
myel/o spinal cord or bone marrow
pyel/o renal pelvis; which is part of the kidney
word root contains the basic meaning of the term
-graphy the process of producing a picture or record
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
ad- toward or in the direction of
dextr/o right side
sinistr/o left side
neur/o nerve
neuroplasty surgical repair of a nerve
tissue that has the specialized ability to contract and
muscle tissue
relax
the congenital absence of a normal body opening or
atresia
the failure of a structure to be tubular
aka hereditary disorder; is a pathological condition
genetic disorder
caused by an absent or defective gene
a specialist in the study of the organization of tissues at
histologist
all levels
aka birth defect; can result in an anomaly or
developmental disorder malformation such as the absence of a limb or the
presence of an extra toe
occurs through contact with contaminated respiratory
airborne transmission
droplets spread by a cough or sneeze
the outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior
parietal peritoneum
of the abdominal wall
cell basic structural and functional units of the body
aka somatic stem cells; undifferentiated cells found
adult stem cells
among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ