Cells, Tissues, and Organs Flashcards
morpho
form (polymorphous)
cyto
cell (cytologist)
-cyte
cell
nucleo
nucleus (nuclear)
karyo
nucleus (karyotype)
histo
tissue (histocompatibility)
histio
tissue
fibro
fiber (fibrosis)
reticulo
network (reticulum)
adeno
gland (adenoma)
papillo
nipple (papilla)
myxo
mucus (myxadenitis)
muco
mucus, mucous membrane (mucorrhea)
somato
body, small body (somatic)
-some
body, small body (chromosome)
blasto
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
-blast
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell (histoblast)
gen
origin, formation (karyogenesis)
phago
eat, ingest (autophagy)
phil
attract, absorb (basophilic)
plas
formation, molding, development (hyperplasia)
trop
act on, affect (chronotropic)
tropho
feeding, growth, nourishment (atrophy)
-ase
enzyme (lipase)
-ose
sugar (lactose)
hydro
water, fluid (hydration)
gluco
glucose (glucogenesis)
glyco
sugar, glucose (normoglycemia)
saccharo
sugar (polysaccharide)
amylo
starch (amyloid)
lipo
lipid, fat (lipophilic)
adipo
fat (adiposuria)
steato
fatty (steatorrhea)
proteo
protein (protease)