medt-211_ch_4_20150914234812 Flashcards
morph/o
Meaning: form
cyt/o, -cyte
Meaning: cell
nucle/o
Meaning: nucleus
kary/o
Meaning: nucleus
hist/o, histi/o
Meaning: tissue
fibr/o
Meaning: fibre
reticul/o
Meaning: network
aden/o
Meaning: gland
papill/o
Meaning: nipple
myx/o
Meaning: mucus
muc/o
Meaning: mucus, mucous membrane
somat/o, -some
Meaning: body, small body
blast/o, -blast
Meaning: immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
gen
Meaning: origin, formation
phag/o
Meaning: eat, ingest
phil
Meaning: attract, absorb
plas
Meaning: formation, moulding, development
trop
Meaning: act on, affect
troph/o
Meaning: feed, growth, nourishment
-ase
Meaning: enzyme
-ose
Meaning: sugar
hydr/o
Meaning: water, fluid
gluc/o
Meaning: glucose
glyc/o
Meaning: sugar, glucose
sacchar/o
Meaning: sugar
amyl/o
Meaning: starch
lip/o
Meaning: lipid, fat
steat/o
Meaning: fatty
adip/o
Meaning: fat
prote/o
Meaning: protein