Colors and Oncology/ Body Structures Flashcards
1
Q
Chrom/o
A
color(s)
2
Q
Chloroplast
Chlor/o
A
green
3
Q
cyanosis
Cyan/o
A
blue
4
Q
erythrocytes
Erythr/o
A
red
5
Q
leukocytes/leukemia
Leuk/o
A
white
6
Q
Poli/o
A
grey
7
Q
melanosis
Melan/o
A
black
8
Q
pron. zanth/o
Xanth/o
A
yellow
9
Q
Aden/o
A
gland
10
Q
cytologist
Cyt/o
A
cells
11
Q
ex. skin (holds everything in place; tissue)
Epitheli/o
A
epithelium
12
Q
Histologist
Hist/o
A
tissue
13
Q
Liposuction
Lip/o
A
fat (tissue)
14
Q
myorrhexis
My/o
A
muscle
15
Q
Sometimes called visceral
Viscer/o
A
internal organs
16
Q
Also called systemic; travels throughout whole body
System/o
A
system
17
Q
Neurosurgeon
Neur/o
A
nerve
18
Q
pathologist
Path/o
A
disease
19
Q
carcinogen
Cancer/o or carcin/o
A
cancer
20
Q
Eti/o
A
cause (of disease)
21
Q
sarcoma
Sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
22
Q
Oncology
Onc/o
A
tumor, mass
23
Q
pron. Rabbido
Rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped, striated
24
Q
Lei/o
A
smooth