4. Cells, Tissues, and Organs [Word Elements]

cyt/o

cell

hist/o

tissue

morph/o

shape, form

kary/o

nucleus

muc/o

mucus, mucous membrane

aden/o

gland

phag/o

eat, ingest

fibr/o

fiber

reticul/o

network

papill/o

nipple

myx/o

mucus

blast/o

immature cell

gen/o

origin, formation

phil/o

attract, absorb

plas/o

formation, molding and development

hydr/o

water, fluid

gluc/o

glucose

glyc/o

sugar, glucose

sacchar/o

sugar/

amyl/o

starch

lip/o

lipid (fat)

adip/o

fat

steat/o

fatty

prote/o

protein

\-ase

enzyme

\-ose

\-sugar