Ch 12: Substances (Et Cetera) Flashcards
hydr-o
water; fluid
e.g. hydrogen
hygr-o
moisture
e.g. hygrometer
aer-o
air; gas
aeroplane
phys-o
gas (puff)
sarc-o
flesh
e.g. sacrophagus
hist-o
tissue
e.g. histology
syn-ov(i)-o
synovia
e. g. ovum
latin: syn-ov-i-a
epi-thel-i-o
epithelium
e. g. epidermis
latin: epi-thel-i-um
kary-o
nucleus (nut)
nucle-o
nucleus
e. g. nuclear
latin: nucle-us
fibr-o
fiber (filament)
e.g. fibr-a
in-o, in-os-o
fiber (muscle)
elast-o, elast-ic-o
elastic tissue
muc-o, muc-i, muc-os-o
mucus (snivel)
myx-o
mucus
blenn-o
mucus
ser-o, ser-os-o
serum (whey)
lip-o, lipar-o
fat; lipids
e.g. liposuction
adip-o, adip-os-o
fat
e.g. adipose
steat-o
fat (stiff fat)
pimel-o
fat (soft fat)
seb-o
fat (stiff fat)
cer(umin)-o
wax
e.g. ceraceous
chol-e-ster(ol)-o
cholesterol
e.g. stereo
hidr-o, idr-o
sweat
py-o
pus
e.g. putrid
lith-o
calculus
e.g. x-o-lith
kerat-o
horn
alcohol-o
alcohol
alkal-o, alkal-i
alkali
pur(in)-o
purine
e.g. pure urine
amyl-o
starch
e.g. amylose
acid-o
acid
acet-o, acet-i
acid
e.g. acetic
ket(on)-o
ketone bodies
galact-o
milk
e.g. galaxy
lact-o
milk
e.g. lactation
ole-o
oil
e.g. petroleum
glyc-o
sugar
e.g. glycerin
sacchar-o
sugar
e.g. saccharin
opson(in)-o, opsin-o
opsinin (victuals)
myel-in-o
myelin
porph(yr)(in)-o
porphyrin
eos-in-o
eosin
e.g. east
gel(at)-o, gelat-i
jelly
e.g. gelatin
zym-o, en-zym-o
enzyme (leaven)
peps-in-o, pept-in-o
pepsin
e.g. dyspepsia
prot-e(in)-o
protein
e.g. prototype
album(in)-o
albumin
e.g. albino
pept(on)-o
peptone
colla-gen-o
collagen
e.g. genesis
fibr-in-o
fibrin
tox-o, tox-ic-o
poison
arsen-o, arsen-ic-o
arsenic (strong)
metall-o
metal
e.g. metallic
crystall-o
crystal
e.g. crystalline
hyal-o
glass
e.g. hyaloid body
vitr(e)-o
glass
e.g. vitriolic
calci-o, calc-i
calcium
e.g. calculus
anthrac-o
carbon (coal)
cupr-i
copper
e.g. Cu
sider-o
iron
ferr-o
iron
e.g. Fe
stann-o
tin
e.g. Sn
thi-o
sulfur (brimstone)
kali-o, kal-i
potassium
e.g. K
iod-o, iod-in-o, iod-i
iodine
e.g. violet
a-zot-o
nitrogen
e.g. zoology
phos-ph(at)-o, phos-phor-o
phosphate, phosphorus
e.g. photography
hal-o
salt
e.g. halogen
oxy-, ox-i
oxygen
e.g. oxymoron
coni-o
dust
e.g. coniosis
x-oma
x-om(at)-o
a tumour involving x
a tumour involving x
e.g. carcinoma, carcinomatous
onc-o
tumor
e.g. oncology
x-onc-us
a tumor involving x