Chapter 2 Word Parts Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
adeno-
A
gland
2
Q
adipo-
A
fat
3
Q
antero-
A
before, front
4
Q
caudo-
A
lower part of body, tail
5
Q
cephalo-
A
head
6
Q
cyto-, cyte-
A
cell
7
Q
end-, endo-
A
in, within, or inside
8
Q
exo-
A
out of outside, away from
9
Q
histo-
A
tissue
10
Q
-ologist
A
specialist
11
Q
-ology
A
the science or study of
12
Q
patho-, -pathy
A
disease, suffering, feeling, or emotion
13
Q
plasi-, plaso-, -plasia
A
development, growth, formation
14
Q
postero-
A
behind, toward the back
15
Q
-stasis, static
A
control, maintenance of constant level
16
Q
-plasm
A
formative material
17
Q
embryo-
A
fertilized ovum
18
Q
gene-
A
producing
19
Q
somatic
A
pertaining to the body in general
20
Q
hist-
A
tissue
21
Q
a-
A
without
22
Q
hypo-
A
deficient
23
Q
ana-
A
backwards
24
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dys-
A
bad
25
hyper-
excessive
26
-crine
to secrete
27
carcin-
cancer
28
-oma
tumor
29
-malacia
softening
30
-sclerosis
hardening
