VBSC 300 Exam 1

psych

mind

caud

tail

or

mouth

derm, cut

skin

cardi

heart

neur

nerve

chol

bile/gall

gastr

stomach

root word

The ___________ denotes the cell, tissue, organ, or system of the word

cyto

cell

soma

body

neuron

nerve cells

myocyte

muscle cells

erythrocyte

blood cells/leukocyte

gametes (sperm, ovum)

reproductive cells

keratinocyte

skin cells

hepatocyte

liver cells

pneumocyte

respiratory cells

epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous

What are the four types of tissues?

plasia

development / formation of tissue

trophy

size increase

a

lack of development

dys

abnormal development

hypo

abnormal decrease

hyper

abnormal increase

meta

after / beyond / change / transformation

aden

gland

cepha

head

cerebr

brain

chondr

cartilage

crani

skull

gnos

knowledge

hepat

liver

hist

tissue

my

muscle

neph, ren

kidney

brady

slow

tachy

fast

mono, uni

one

di, bi

two

tri

three

quad, tetra

four

diplo

paired

hemi, semi

half

surpra

above

infra, sub

below

multi, poly

many

nulli

without

pan

all

primi

first

super, ultra

above and beyond / excessive

ab

away

ad

toward

ante, pre

before

circum, peri

around

contra

against / opposite

ecto, ex, exo

outside

endo, en, end

inside

epi

above / on top of

trans

through / across

inter

between

intra

within

ipsi

same

meso, mid

in the middle

para

next to / with

per

through

post

after

retro

behind

anti

against

eu

good / normal

mal

bad / abnormal

pro

favoring / supporting

macro, mega

large / great

micro

small

er, ist

one who

iatrician

practitioner

logist

specialist

logy

study / science of

ac, al, ic, ical

pertaining to

centesis

aspirate / remove fluid

ectomy

surgical removal

lysis

process of loosening / destroying

pexy

surgical fixation

plasty

surgical repair

rrhaphy

suture

scopy

visual examination with lighted instrument

tome

instrument used for cutting

tomy

incision (into tissue)

tripsy

surgical crushing

pathy

disease of

algia, dynia

pain

phobia

abnormal fear

cele

herniation / protrusion

ectasia

dilation / expansion

edema

swelling

megaly

enlargement

ptosis

prolapse / sagging

malacia

softening

oid

resembling

rrhea

flow / discharge