Ch. 2 Body Structure Terms (bfwp) Flashcards
Cytoid
Resembling a cell
Cytogenic
Producing cells
Cytology
Study of cells
Cytoplasm
Cell substance
Dysplasia
Abnormal development
Epithelial
Pertaining to epithelium
Erythrocyte
RBC
Red (blood) cell
Erythrocytosis
Increase in the number of red (blood) cells
Histology
Study of tissue
Hyperplasia
Excessive development (number of cells)
Hypoplasia
Incomplete development (of an organ or tissues)
Karyocyte
Cell with a nucleus
Karyoplasm
Substance of a nucleus
Leukocyte
WBC
white (blood) cell
leukocytosis
increasse in the number of white (blood) cells
lipoid
resembling fat
myopathy
disease of the muscle
neuroid
resembling a nerve
somatic
pertaining to the body
somatogenic
originating in the body
organic as opposed to psychologic
somatopathy
disease of the body
somatoplasm
body structure
systemic
pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)
visceral
pertainin to the internal organs