Ch4-6 Key Terms (Exam 1) Flashcards
Define the combining form “epi-“
Upon, above, or beside —> example epithelial = relating to epithelium
Define the combined form “end(o)-“
Inside —> example endogenous = growing or originating from inside the body
Define the combining form “ex(o)-“
Outside —> example exogenous = originating from outside the body
Define the combining form “extra-“
Outside of, beyond, or in addition to —> example extracellular = located outside a cell
Define the combining form “hist(o)”
Tissue —> example histology = the study of the structure and function of tissues
Define the combining form “inter-“
Between, among —> example intercellular = located or happening between cells
Define the combining form “intra-“
Within, into, or during —> example intracellular = located inside a cell
Define the combining form “ne(o)”
New —> example neoplasia = formation of new, abnormal tissue growth
Define the combining form “-necrosis”
Tissue or cell death —> example osteonecrosis = death of bone tissue
Define the combining form “-oma”
Tumor, neoplasm —> example melanoma = black skin cancer
Define the combining form “-plasia”
Development, growth, formation —> example hyperplasia = enlargement of an organ or tissue
Define the combining form “alopec(i)-”
Baldness —> example alopecia = partial or complete loss of hair
Define the combining form “cutane(o)”
Skin —> example subcutaneous = beneath the skin
Define the combining form “dermat(o)-, derm(o)
Skin —> example dermatologist = physician who specializes In diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
Define the combining form “erythr(o)-, erythem(o)-”
Red —> example erythroderma = widespread redness accompanied by scaling of the skin
Define the combining form “hidr(o)-“
Sweat —> example hyperhidrosis = condition of excessive sweating
Define the combining form “koil(o)-“
Hollow, concave —> example koilonychia = spooning of the nails
Define the combining form “melan(o)-“
Black —> example melanocyte = pigment producing cell of the skin
Define the combining form “onych(o)-“
Nail —> example onychophagia = nail biting
Define the combining form “pil(i)-, pil(o)-“
Hair —> example pilomatricoma = non cancerous skin tumor associated with hair follicles
Define the combining form “scler(o)-“
Hard, hardening —> example scleroderma = condition of hardened skin
Define the combining form “seb(o)-“
Sebum (oil)—> example seborrhea = condition in which there is an overproduction of the sebum
Define the combining form “trich(o)-“
Hair —> example trichotillomania = behavior in which one has a compulsion for hair pulling
Define the combining form “xer(o)-“
Dry —> example xeroderma = excessive dryness of the skin
Define the combining form “arthr(o)-“
Joint —> example arthritis = inflammation of a joint
Define the combining form “-blast”
Bud, germ —> example fibroblast = juvenile connective tissue cell
Define the combining form “calci-“
Calcium —> example calcification = hardening of tissue caused by accumulation of calcium salts
Define the combining form “-cyte”
Cell —> example fibrocyte = mature connective tissue cell
Define the combining form “dia-“
Passing through; throughly, completely; going apart —> example diaphysial = relating to a bone shaft (diaphysis)
Define the combining form “end(o)-“
Inside —> example endosteal = relating to the endosteum
Define the combining form “myel(o)-“
Bone marrow —> example myelocyte = bone marrow cell
Define the combining form “oss(e)-, oss(i)-, oste(o)-, ost(o)-“
Bone —> example osteoma = tumor arising from bone tissue
Define the combining form “peri-“
Around —> example periosteal = relating to the periosteum
Define the combining form “skelet(o)-“
Skeleton —> example skeletal = relating to the skeleton
