Medical Terminology: Body Structure and Combining Forms

This set of flashcards covers medical combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes related to cellular components and anatomical structures, as well as basic definitions of cells and tissues from the lecture notes.

aden/o

A combining form meaning gland (샘, 선).

amyl/o

A combining form meaning starch (전분).

-ase

A suffix meaning enzyme (효소).

blast/o, -blast

A combining form or suffix meaning germinal cell (미성숙 세포, 배아세포).

cyt/o

A combining form meaning cell (세포).

fibr/o

A combining form meaning fiber (fibra, 섬유).

-gen

A suffix meaning genesis or origin (발생, 근원).

gluc/o

A combining form meaning glucose (포도당).

hist/o

A combining form meaning tissue (조직).

hydr/o

A combining form meaning water or liquid (물, 액체).

lip/o

A combining form meaning lipid or fat (지질, 지방).

muc/o

A combining form meaning mucus or mucous membrane (점액, 점막).

nucle/o

A combining form meaning nucleus.

phag/o

A combining form meaning to consume, eat, or digest (먹다, 소화하다).

phil

A term meaning to absorb or attract (흡수하다, 끌어당기다).

plas

A term meaning formation or development (형성, 발달).

prote/o

A combining form meaning protein (단백질).

reticul/o

A combining form meaning net (그물망).

somat/o, -some

A terms meaning body (몸, 신체).

trop

A term meaning nutrition (영양).

ab/

A prefix meaning farther from (~로부터 멀리).

abdomin/o

A combining form meaning abdomen.

ante/o

A combining form meaning frontward (앞쪽으로 향하는).

brachi/o

A combining form meaning arm (팔, 상완).

caud/o

A combining form meaning cauda or tail (꼬리).

cephal/o

A combining form meaning head (머리).

cervic/o

A combining form meaning neck (목).

peri-

A prefix meaning around (주위의).

dist/o

A combining form meaning far from the point of attachment (부착점으로부터 멀리 떨어진).

dors/o

A combining form meaning backward or toward the back (등쪽으로 향하는).

epi-

A prefix meaning on or over (~의 위에, 위의).

extra-

A prefix meaning outside (밖의).

infer/o

A combining form meaning bottom or below (맨 밑바닥에, 밑에).

infra-

A prefix meaning below (아래의).

inter-

A prefix meaning between (사이의).

intra-

A prefix meaning in or within (안의).

juxta-

A prefix meaning near or beside (가까이, 옆에).

lapar/o

A combining form meaning abdominal wall (배벽).

later/o

A combining form meaning sideward (가쪽으로 향하는).

lumb/o

A combining form meaning lumbar region or lower back (허리).

medi/o

A combining form meaning center or near the center (중심이거나 중심에 가까운).

para-

A prefix meaning near, beside, or behind (가까이, 옆에, 뒤에).

ped/o

A combining form meaning foot (발).

periton, peritone/o

Combining forms meaning peritoneum (배막, 복막).

poster/o

A combining form meaning backward or toward the back (뒤쪽으로 향하는).

proxim/o

A combining form meaning near the point of attachment (부착점 가까이에).

retro-

A prefix meaning behind (뒤에).

sub-

A prefix meaning below or under (아래의).

super/o

A combining form meaning uppermost or above (가장 위의, 위에).

supra-

A prefix meaning above (위의).

thorac/o

A combining form meaning chest or thorax (가슴).

ventr/o

A combining form meaning ventral or belly side (배부위쪽).

Cell

The basic unit of all living things; the human body is composed of approximately $100 \times 10^{12}$ living cells.

Cell membrane

A structure that surrounds and protects cells and allows for selective permeability (선택적 투과) of substances.