Ch4-6 Key Terms (Exam 1)

Question 1

Define the combining form “epi-“

Answer 1

Upon, above, or beside —> example epithelial = relating to epithelium

Question 2

Define the combined form “end(o)-“

Answer 2

Inside —> example endogenous = growing or originating from inside the body

Question 3

Define the combining form “ex(o)-“

Answer 3

Outside —> example exogenous = originating from outside the body

Question 4

Define the combining form “extra-“

Answer 4

Outside of, beyond, or in addition to —> example extracellular = located outside a cell

Question 5

Define the combining form “hist(o)”

Answer 5

Tissue —> example histology = the study of the structure and function of tissues

Question 6

Define the combining form “inter-“

Answer 6

Between, among —> example intercellular = located or happening between cells

Question 7

Define the combining form “intra-“

Answer 7

Within, into, or during —> example intracellular = located inside a cell

Question 8

Define the combining form “ne(o)”

Answer 8

New —> example neoplasia = formation of new, abnormal tissue growth

Question 9

Define the combining form “-necrosis”

Answer 9

Tissue or cell death —> example osteonecrosis = death of bone tissue

Question 10

Define the combining form “-oma”

Answer 10

Tumor, neoplasm —> example melanoma = black skin cancer

Question 11

Define the combining form “-plasia”

Answer 11

Development, growth, formation —> example hyperplasia = enlargement of an organ or tissue

Question 12

Define the combining form “alopec(i)-”

Answer 12

Baldness —> example alopecia = partial or complete loss of hair

Question 13

Define the combining form “cutane(o)”

Answer 13

Skin —> example subcutaneous = beneath the skin

Question 14

Define the combining form “dermat(o)-, derm(o)

Answer 14

Skin —> example dermatologist = physician who specializes In diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

Question 15

Define the combining form “erythr(o)-, erythem(o)-”

Answer 15

Red —> example erythroderma = widespread redness accompanied by scaling of the skin

Question 16

Define the combining form “hidr(o)-“

Answer 16

Sweat —> example hyperhidrosis = condition of excessive sweating

Question 17

Define the combining form “koil(o)-“

Answer 17

Hollow, concave —> example koilonychia = spooning of the nails

Question 18

Define the combining form “melan(o)-“

Answer 18

Black —> example melanocyte = pigment producing cell of the skin

Question 19

Define the combining form “onych(o)-“

Answer 19

Nail —> example onychophagia = nail biting

Question 20

Define the combining form “pil(i)-, pil(o)-“

Answer 20

Hair —> example pilomatricoma = non cancerous skin tumor associated with hair follicles

Question 21

Define the combining form “scler(o)-“

Answer 21

Hard, hardening —> example scleroderma = condition of hardened skin

Question 22

Define the combining form “seb(o)-“

Answer 22

Sebum (oil)—> example seborrhea = condition in which there is an overproduction of the sebum

Question 23

Define the combining form “trich(o)-“

Answer 23

Hair —> example trichotillomania = behavior in which one has a compulsion for hair pulling

Question 24

Define the combining form “xer(o)-“

Answer 24

Dry —> example xeroderma = excessive dryness of the skin

Question 25

Define the combining form “arthr(o)-“

Answer 25

Joint —> example arthritis = inflammation of a joint

Question 26

Define the combining form “-blast”

Answer 26

Bud, germ —> example fibroblast = juvenile connective tissue cell

Question 27

Define the combining form “calci-“

Answer 27

Calcium —> example calcification = hardening of tissue caused by accumulation of calcium salts

Question 28

Define the combining form “-cyte”

Answer 28

Cell —> example fibrocyte = mature connective tissue cell

Question 29

Define the combining form “dia-“

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Passing through; throughly, completely; going apart —> example diaphysial = relating to a bone shaft (diaphysis)

Question 30

Define the combining form “end(o)-“

Answer 30

Inside —> example endosteal = relating to the endosteum

Question 31

Define the combining form “myel(o)-“

Answer 31

Bone marrow —> example myelocyte = bone marrow cell

Question 32

Define the combining form “oss(e)-, oss(i)-, oste(o)-, ost(o)-“

Answer 32

Bone —> example osteoma = tumor arising from bone tissue

Question 33

Define the combining form “peri-“

Answer 33

Around —> example periosteal = relating to the periosteum

Question 34

Define the combining form “skelet(o)-“

Answer 34

Skeleton —> example skeletal = relating to the skeleton