Chapter 2 Cells, Tissues, Organs, Body Structure

Define: morph/o

form

Define: cyt/o, -cyte

cell

Define: nucle/o

nucleus

Define: kary/o

nucleus

Define: hist/o, histi/o

tissue

Define: fibr/o

fiber

Define: reticul/o

network

Define: aden/o

gland

Define: papill/o

nipple

Define: myx/o

mucus

Define: muc/o

mucus, mucous membrane

Define: somat/o, -some

body, small body

Define: blast/o, -blast

immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

Define: gen

origin, formation

Define: phag/o

eat, ingest

Define: phil

attract, absorb

Define: plas

formation, molding, development

Define: trop

act on, affect

Define: troph/o

feeding, growth, nourishment

Define: -ase

enzyme

Define: -ose

sugar

Define: hydr/o

water, fluid

Define: gluc/o

glucose

Define: glyc/o

sugar, glucose

Define: sacchar/o

sugar

Define: amyl/o

starch

Define: lip/o

lipid, fat

Define: adip/o

fat

Define: steat/o

fatty

Define: prote/o

protein

Define: cephal/o

head

Define: cervic/o

neck

Define: thorac/o

chest, thorax

Define: abdomin/o

abdomen

Define: celi/o

abdomen

Define: lapar/o

abdominal wall

Define: lumb/o

lumbar region, lower back

Define: periton, peritone/o

peritoneum

Define: acro

extremity, end

Define: brachi/o

arm

Define: dactyl/o

finger, toe

Define: ped/o

foot

Define: pod/o

foot

Define: circum-

around

Define: peri-

around

Define: intra-

in, within

Define: epi-

on, over

Define: extra-

outside

Define: infra-

below (degree)

Define: sub-

below, under (degree)

Define: inter-

between

Define: juxta-

near, beside

Define: para-

near, beside

Define: retro-

behind, backward

Define: supra-

above