Adhesion

Adhesion, ad HEE zhuhn, in the body, is a name for new tissue that sometimes binds together... More >>

Alveolus

Alveolus, al VEE uh luhs, most commonly refers to a tiny air sac in the lungs. The bony socket of... More >>

Antitoxin

Antitoxin, an tee TOK sihn, is a substance made by living cells that counteracts illness caused... More >>

Callus

Callus, KAL uhs, is a hardening and thickening of the skin. It often forms on the feet and hands.... More >>

Cellulite

Cellulite, SEHL yuh lyt or SEHL yuh leet, is a term used to describe lumpy, dimpled fat deposits... More >>

Collagen

Collagen, KOL uh juhn, is a protein found throughout the bodies of human beings and animals.... More >>

Connective tissue

Connective tissue holds together and gives shape to body organs and tissues. It also holds organs... More >>

Cyst

Cyst, sihst, is a sac in the body that contains fluid and has no outside opening. Cysts of the... More >>

Edema

Edema, ih DEE muh, is the swelling of body tissues caused by fluid build-up between cells. Cells... More >>

Epithelioma

Epithelioma, ehp uh thee lee OH muh, is any tumor of the epithelium, the tissue that lines the... More >>

Epithelium

Epithelium, ehp uh THEE lee uhm, is one of the major kinds of tissue formed in the bodies of... More >>

Flesh

Flesh is the name given to the soft tissues or parts of the body of human beings and of most... More >>

Gangrene

Gangrene, GANG green, is the death of body tissues from lack of oxygen. It is caused by a loss of... More >>

Inflammation

Inflammation is a response by the body to injury or infection. Inflammation causes redness,... More >>

Membrane

Membrane is a term used to describe biological structures that cover surfaces and separate spaces... More >>