Vocab Terms internal–visceral

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals 10/e

intern/al parts meaning

p: within

s: pertaining to

internal meaning

pertaining to within or the inside

kary/o -genesis parts meaning

cf: cell’s nucleus

s: formation, produce

karyogenesis meaning

formation of a cell’s nucleus

later/al parts meaning

cf: side

s: pertaining to

lateral meaning

pertaining to the side

medi/al parts meaning

cf: toward the middle

s: pertaining to

medial meaning

pertaining to the middle or midline

meso/morph parts meaning

cf: middle

s: form, shape

mesomorph meaning

well-proportioned body form marked by predominance of tissue derived from the mesoderm (the middle layer of cells in the developing embryo)

organ/ic parts meaning

cf: organ

s: pertaining to

organic meaning

pertaining to an organ or organs;

path/o -logy parts meaning

cf: disease

s: study of

pathology meaning

study of diseas

per/fus/ion parts meaning

p: through

cf: to pour

s: process

perfusion meaning

literally means a process of pouring through; as passing of a fluid through spaces; to supply the body with nutritive fluid via the bloodstream

phen/o - type parts meaning

cf: to show

s: type

phenotype meaning

physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual

physi/o -logy parts meaning

cf: nature

s: study of

physiology meaning

study of the function (nature) of living organisms;

proto/plasm parts meaning

p: first

cf: a thing formed, plasma

protoplasm meaning

essential matter inside of a living cell

somat/o -troph/ic parts meaning

cf: body

r: nourishment, development

s: pertaining to

somatotrophic meaning

pertaining to stimulation of body growth

superficial meaning

pertaining to the surface, on or near the surface

system -ic parts meaning

r: composite, whole

s: pertaining to

systemic meaning

pertaining to the body as a whole

topic -al parts meaning

r: place

s: pertaining to

tropical meaning

pertaining to a place, definite locale

uni-later -al parts meaning

p: one

r: side

s: pertaining to

unilateral meaning

pertaining to one side

ventr -al parts meaning

r: near the belly

s: pertaining to

ventral meaning

pertaining to the belly side, abdomen; front side of the body

vertex meaning

top or highest point; top or crown of the head

viscer -al parts meaning

cf: body organs

s: pertaining to

visceral meaning

pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs