Chapter 2 The Human Body in Health and Disease Elements Flashcards
ana-
up, apart, backward, excessive
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
endo-
in, within, into
epi-
above, upon, on
eti-
cause
exo-
out of, outside, away from
pan-
all, entire, every
patho-
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
retro-
behind, backward, back of
abdomin/o
abdomen
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
anter/o
anterior, front
carcin/o
cancerous
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
cephal/o
head
chondr/o
cartilage
cyt/o
cell
dem/i
people, population
dors/o
back of body
gastr/o
stomach, belly
hist/o
tissue
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
hyp/o
deficient, decreased
idi/o
peculiar to the individual or organ, one, distinct
lumb/o
lower back, loins
path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
pelv/o
pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip
peritone/o
peritoneum
physi/o
nature, physical
poster/o
behind, toward the back
ventr/o
in front, belly side of body
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-crine
to secrete
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
excision, removal
-ial
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-malacia
softening
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-osis
abnormal condition, disease
-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
-plasia
development, growth, formation
-plasm
formative material of cells
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant
-tic
pertaining to
-trophy
development, nourishment