Chapter 11 Set 12 Flashcards
/some
a body
/plasm
formations, growth, cell contents
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
biopsy
to remove tissue for examination
centri/o
relating to a center or central location
chondri/o
chondrion
chondrion
granule
chrom/o
color
chromat/o
color, chromatin
cilium
hairlike projection
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
enzyme
a molecule that starts a chemical reaction
flagellum
tail-like projection
genesis
producing
granular
grainy
genital
relating to reproduction or the genitalia
kary/o
karyon, nucleus
lip/o
lipos, fat
lys/o
lysis, dissolve or digest
mit/o
mitos, thread-like, relating to mitosis
nucle/o
nucleus, center
oxy/, ox/o
relating to the presence of oxygen in a chemical compound
oxidize
to combine with oxygen
phor/o
carry
phos/o
light
prot/o
first, primitive
reticul/o, reticulum
little network
rib/o
the sugar ribose
RNA
ribonucleic acid
som/o, somat/o
body
tri/
three
vesicul/o
bladder or sac of fluid
vill/o
fingerlike projection, hairy tuft
vir/o
virus
/ase
enzyme