Body structure terms built from word parts Flashcards
cytogenic
producing cells
cytoid
resembling a cell
cytology
study of cells
cytoplasm
cell substance
dysplasia
abnormal development
epithelial
pertaining to epithelium
erythrocyte
red (blood) cell
erythrocytosis
increase in the number of red (blood) cells
histology
study of tissue
hyperplasia
excessive development
hypoplasia
incomplete development
karyocyte
cell with a nucleus
karyoplasm
substance of a nucleus
leukocyte
white (blood) cell
leukocytosis
increase in the number of white (blood) cells
lipoid
resembling fat
myopathy
disease of the muscle
neuroid
resembling a nerve
organomegaly
enlargement of an organ
somatic
pertaining to the body
somatopathy
disease of the body
somatoplasm
body substance
systemic
pertaining to a (body) system
visceral
pertaining to the internal organs