Intro To Med Term Flashcards by Martina Reyes

Centrioles

Structures that function in cell reproduction

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Cilia

Hairlike extensions on the surface of cells capable of movement

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Endoplasmic Reticulum

Membrane network of “roads or “channels” that wind through cytoplasm

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Flagella

A sperm cells tail

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Lysosomes

The cells “digestive system”

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Mitochondria

The power house of the cell, that burn food in the presence of oxygen to make cell energy

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Ribosomes

Protein factories; makes protein

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Anabolism

The building metabolic phase; grows, maintains, and repairs body structure

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Biology

The study of life

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Catabolism

Breaking down metabolic phase; producing energy from food and oxygen

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Chromosomes

Short, tightly coiled rods that contain genes

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Cyt/o

Cell

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Cytoplasm

A substance between the plasma membrane and nucleus of the cell

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, what the chemical genes are made of

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Genes

Regions of DNA organized into the body’s blueprints

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Kary/o

The nucleus

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Karyoplasm

The substance of the nucleus

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Karyotype

The number and visual appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus

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Metabolism

The chemical process by which cells obtain and use energy

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Nucleus

The spheroid body within a cell that dictates
Protein production
Controls transport
Metabolism
Growth and heredity

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Organelles

Structures within cytoplasm

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-plasm

Formative, formed material

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Plasma membrane

The outside boundary of the cell

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RNA

Ribonucleic acid; needed for production of protein

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Tissue fluid

A saltwater solution that bathes every cell in the body

Procedural Suffixes

Describes procedures

-centesis

Puncture of

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-genic

Producing, forming

-graphy

Process of recording

-lysis

Separation

-opsy

View of, vision

-plasty

Surgical repair

-scopy

Visual examination

-stomy

Opening

-tomy

Incision, cutting

Diagnostic Suffixes

Something in the body is abnormal

-algia

Pain

-dynia

Pain

-emia

Blood condition

-ia

Condition, disease

-Itis

Inflammation

-lepsy

Seizure or attack

-malacia

Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oma

Tumor, mass

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency

-plegia

Paralysis

-pnea

Breathing

-sclerosis

Hardening

-rrhage

To break; burst forth

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhexis

Breaking open

Adjectival suffixes

-ac, -iac

Pertaining to

-Al, -eal, -ial

Pertaining to

-ar, -ary

Pertaining to

-ella

Small

-iatric

Medical treatment

-ic, -ical

Pertaining to

-ine

Pertaining to

-oid

Resembling

-ous

Characteristic of

-plast

Cell, living substance

-plasty

Formation, plastic repair of

-ular

Pertaining to

-vorous

Eating

Quantitative + Qualitative prefixes

Numeral and descriptive prefixes

A-, An-

No, not, without

Ana-

Up, apart

Anti-

Against

Auto-

Self

Bi-

Two

Brady-

Deficient, under

Chloro-

Green

Chromo

Color

Com-, Co-, Con-

With, together

Cyano-

Blue

De-

Down, lack of

Deci-

One-tenth

Di-

Two

Dia-

Through, between, apart, across, completely

Dys-

Bad, painful

Erythro-

Red

Hemi-

Half

Hexa-

Six

Hyper-

Excessive, above

Hypo-

Below, deficient

Leuko-

White

Macro-

Large

Mal-

Bad

Melano-

Black

Meta-

Change, beyond

Micro-

Small

Multi-

Many

Mono-

One, single

Neo-

New

Pan-

All

Pent-

Five

Poly-

Many, much

Pseudo-

False

Quadr-

Four

Sub-

Less than, beneath

Sym-, syn-

With, together

Tachy-

Fast

Tri-

Three

Ultra-

Beyond

Xanth-

Yellow

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

Toward, near

Ante-

Before, forward

Dia-

Through

Dis-

Apart, away from

Ec-, Ecto-

Outside

Endo-

Within, in, inner

Epi-

Above, upon

Ex-

Out

Extra-

Outside of

In-

In, into

Infra-

Below, beneath

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Meta-

Beyond, change

Para-

Near, alongside

Peri-

Surrounding

Post-

After, behind

Pre-

Before

Pro-, pros-

Before, forward

Re-

Back, again

Retro-

Behind, backward

Sub-

Beneath, less than

Supra-

Above, upper

Trans-

Across, thorough

Cephal/o

Head

Cerebr/o

Brain

Chir/o

Hand

Chol/o

Bile

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Col/o

Lower intestine, colon

Colp/0

Vagina

Cor/o

Pupil of eye

Cortic/o

Cortex

Cost/o

Rib

Cyst/o

Bladder

Cyt/o

Cell

Dacry/o

Tears

Dent/i

Tooth

Dermat/o

Skin

Dextr/o

Right side

Encephal/o

Brain

Enter/o

Intestine

Fibr/o

Fibrous

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gloss/o

Tongue

Gynec/o

Woman

Hem/a, hem/o

Blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hist/o

Tissue

Hydr/o

Water

Hyster/o

Uterus, womb

Ili/o

Flank, upper hipbone

Irid/o

Iris of the eye

Labi/o

Lip

Lapar/o

Flank, abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Windpipe, larynx

Bronch/o

Windpipe, throat

Cardi/o

Heart

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Arthr/o

Joint

Arteri/o

Artery

Aden/o

Gland