Unit 1 Word Parts Flashcards
Adeno
Gland
Cancero
Cancer- adj
Carcino
Cancer- n
Chloro
Green
Chromo
Color
Cyano
Blue
Epithelio
top layer of skin
Erythro
Red
Etio
Cause-disease
Fibro
Fibrous Tissue, fibers
Gno
Knowledge
Histo
Tissue (Group of cells)
Iatro
Physician, medicine
Karyo
Nucleus
Leio
Smooth ( involuntary muscles)
Leuko
White
Lipo
Fat
Melano
Black
Myo
Muscle
Neuro
Nerve
Onco
Tumor
Organo
Organ
Rhabdo
Striated, rod-shaped
Sarco
Fleshy, connective tissue
Somato
BOdy
Systemo
System (Group of Organs)
Viscero
Internal Organ
Xantho
Yellow
Dia
Through
Dys
Difficult, painful, abnormal
Hyper
Above normal, excessive
Hypo
Below normal, deficient, under
Meta
Beyond
Neo
New
Pro
Before
ac, al, ar, ary,eal, is, otic, ous
Pertaining to
Cyte
Cell
gen
Substance or agent that produces or causes
genic
Start of, producing, originating
logist
one who studies & practice
megaly
Enlargement
oid
resembling
oma
tumor
osis
abnormal condition
osis
increase in blood cells
pathy
disease
plasia
condition of formation
plasm
substance, growth
sarcoma
fleshy connective tissue tumor
sis
state of
stasis
stop, control