Ch 12: Substances (Et Cetera) Flashcards
1
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hydr-o
A
water; fluid
e.g. hydrogen
2
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hygr-o
A
moisture
e.g. hygrometer
3
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aer-o
A
air; gas
aeroplane
4
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phys-o
A
gas (puff)
5
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sarc-o
A
flesh
e.g. sacrophagus
6
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hist-o
A
tissue
e.g. histology
7
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syn-ov(i)-o
A
synovia
e. g. ovum
latin: syn-ov-i-a
8
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epi-thel-i-o
A
epithelium
e. g. epidermis
latin: epi-thel-i-um
9
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kary-o
A
nucleus (nut)
10
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nucle-o
A
nucleus
e. g. nuclear
latin: nucle-us
11
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fibr-o
A
fiber (filament)
e.g. fibr-a
12
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in-o, in-os-o
A
fiber (muscle)
13
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elast-o, elast-ic-o
A
elastic tissue
14
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muc-o, muc-i, muc-os-o
A
mucus (snivel)
15
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myx-o
A
mucus
16
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blenn-o
A
mucus
17
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ser-o, ser-os-o
A
serum (whey)
18
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lip-o, lipar-o
A
fat; lipids
e.g. liposuction
19
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adip-o, adip-os-o
A
fat
e.g. adipose
20
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steat-o
A
fat (stiff fat)
21
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pimel-o
A
fat (soft fat)
22
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seb-o
A
fat (stiff fat)
23
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cer(umin)-o
A
wax
e.g. ceraceous
24
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chol-e-ster(ol)-o
A
cholesterol
e.g. stereo
25
hidr-o, idr-o
sweat
26
py-o
pus
| e.g. putrid
27
lith-o
calculus
| e.g. x-o-lith
28
kerat-o
horn
29
alcohol-o
alcohol
30
alkal-o, alkal-i
alkali
31
pur(in)-o
purine
| e.g. pure urine
32
amyl-o
starch
| e.g. amylose
33
acid-o
acid
34
acet-o, acet-i
acid
| e.g. acetic
35
ket(on)-o
ketone bodies
36
galact-o
milk
| e.g. galaxy
37
lact-o
milk
| e.g. lactation
38
ole-o
oil
| e.g. petroleum
39
glyc-o
sugar
| e.g. glycerin
40
sacchar-o
sugar
| e.g. saccharin
41
opson(in)-o, opsin-o
opsinin (victuals)
42
myel-in-o
myelin
43
porph(yr)(in)-o
porphyrin
44
eos-in-o
eosin
| e.g. east
45
gel(at)-o, gelat-i
jelly
| e.g. gelatin
46
zym-o, en-zym-o
enzyme (leaven)
47
peps-in-o, pept-in-o
pepsin
| e.g. dyspepsia
48
prot-e(in)-o
protein
| e.g. prototype
49
album(in)-o
albumin
| e.g. albino
50
pept(on)-o
peptone
51
colla-gen-o
collagen
| e.g. genesis
52
fibr-in-o
fibrin
53
tox-o, tox-ic-o
poison
54
arsen-o, arsen-ic-o
arsenic (strong)
55
metall-o
metal
| e.g. metallic
56
crystall-o
crystal
| e.g. crystalline
57
hyal-o
glass
| e.g. hyaloid body
58
vitr(e)-o
glass
| e.g. vitriolic
59
calci-o, calc-i
calcium
| e.g. calculus
60
anthrac-o
carbon (coal)
61
cupr-i
copper
| e.g. Cu
62
sider-o
iron
63
ferr-o
iron
| e.g. Fe
64
stann-o
tin
| e.g. Sn
65
thi-o
sulfur (brimstone)
66
kali-o, kal-i
potassium
| e.g. K
67
iod-o, iod-in-o, iod-i
iodine
| e.g. violet
68
a-zot-o
nitrogen
| e.g. zoology
69
phos-ph(at)-o, phos-phor-o
phosphate, phosphorus
| e.g. photography
70
hal-o
salt
| e.g. halogen
71
oxy-, ox-i
oxygen
| e.g. oxymoron
72
coni-o
dust
| e.g. coniosis
73
x-oma
| x-om(at)-o
a tumour involving x
a tumour involving x
e.g. carcinoma, carcinomatous
74
onc-o
tumor
| e.g. oncology
75
x-onc-us
a tumor involving x
