chapter 2 Flashcards
A
without
abdomen/o
abdomen
-ac
pertaining to
Aden
gland
Aden/o
Gland
Adip
fat
-al
pertaining to
Ana-
excessive
Anter
front of the body
-ar
pertaining to
Carcin
cancerous
Caud
tail or lower part of the body
Chephal
head
Chondr/i
cartilage
-crine
to secrete
Cyt
cells
Dem
population
Dors-
back of the body
Dys
bad
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
surgical removal
Epi
above
Eti
cause
Exo-
out of
Gastr
stomach
Gene
producing
hist
tissue
Home/o
constant
hyper
excessive
Hypo
below
-ic
pertaining to
Idi/o
peculiar to the individual
ili
hip bone
-ior
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
Lumb
lower back
-malacia
abnormal softening
-ologist
specialist
-oma
tumor
-ose
pertaining to
Pan
entire
Path/o
disease
-pathy
disease
Pelv
pelvis
Periton
peritoneum
Physi-
nature or physical
-plasia
formation
-plasm
formative material of cells
Poster
back or towards the back
Retro
behind
-stasis
control
-tics
pertaining to
trophy
development
Ventr
belly side of the body