Roots for cells and tissues

Question 1

Root: morph/o
Ex: polymorphous

Answer 1

Meaning: form
Def of Ex: having many forms

Question 2

Root: cyt/o, -cyte
Ex: cytologist

Answer 2

Meaning: cell
Def of Ex: one who studies cells

Question 3

Root: nucle/o
Ex: nuclear

Answer 3

Meaning: nucleus
Def of Ex: pertaining to a nucleus

Question 4

Root: kary/o
Ex: karyotype

Answer 4

Meaning: nucleus
Def of Ex: picture of a cell’s chromosomes organized according to size

Question 5

Root: hist/o, histi/o
Ex: histocompatibility

Answer 5

Meaning: tissue
Def of Ex: tissue similarity that permits transplantation

Question 6

Root: fibr/o
Ex: fibrosis

Answer 6

Meaning: fiber
Def of Ex: abnormal formation of fibrous tissue

Question 7

Root: recticul/o
Ex: reticulum

Answer 7

Meaning: network
Def of Ex: a network

Question 8

Root: aden/o
Ex: adenoma

Answer 8

Meaning: gland
Def of Ex: tumor (-oma) of a gland

Question 9

Root: papill/o
Ex: papilla

Answer 9

Meaning: nipple
Def of Ex: projection that resembles a nipple

Question 10

Root: myx/o
Ex: myxadenitis

Answer 10

Meaning: mucus
Def of Ex: inflammation (-itis) of a mucus-secreting gland

Question 11

Root: muc/o
Ex: mucorrhea

Answer 11

Meaning: mucus, mucous membrane
Def of Ex: increased flow (-rhea) of mucus

Question 12

Root: somat/o
Ex: chromosome

Answer 12

Meaning: body, small body
Def of Ex: small body that takes up color (dye) (chrom/o)