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inflammation

-itis

Posterior

back

arthro (word part)

combining form

Alzheimer's disease

eponym

stomach and spleen location

left upper

traverse plane

divides the body into upper and lower portions

what cavity is the urinary bladder located in

pelvic cavity

Structural Organization of the Body

cells, tissues, organs, body systems, organism

sign

finding diseases state, fever

symptom

report of a disease, pain or itching

prone position

lying face down

Tissue

a group of similar cells that carry out a specific function

Organ

structure composed of two or more types of tissue with multiple functions

dorsal cavity

cranial and spinal cavities

enlargement of the heart

cardiomegaly

epi

upon

Etiology

cause or disorder of disease

pelvic cavity contains

reproductive, digestion and urinary

chronic

disease exists over a long time, over 6 months

benign

non-cancerous

malignant

cancerous