Body Structure Terms Built From Word Parts Flashcards
Cytogenic
Producing Cells
Cytology
Study of cells
Dysplasia
Abnormal development
Epithelial
Pertaining to epithelium
Erythrocyte
Red Blood Cells
Erythrocytosis
Increase in red blood cells
Histology
Study of tissue
Hyperplasia
Excessive development (of an organ or tissues)
Hypoplasia
Incomplete development (of an organ or tissues)
Leukocyte
White Blood Cells
Leukocytosis
Increase in the number of white blood cells
Lipoid
Resembling fat
Myopathy
Disease of the muscle
Necrosis
Condition of cell death
Neuropathy
Disease of the nerves
Organomeagly
Enlargement of an organ
Somatic
Pertaining to the body
Somatogenic
Originating in the body
Systemic
pertaining to a system in the body or the body itself as a system
Visceral
Pertaining to the internal organs