Chapter 12

hydr-o

hydr-o

water ; fluid

hygr-o

moisture

aer-o

air ; gas

sarc-o

flesh

hist-o / hist-i

tissue

syn-ov(i)-o

synovia

epi-thel-i-o

epithelium

kary-o

nucleus

nucle-o

nucleus

fibr-o

fiber

in-o / in-os-o

fiber

elast-o / elast-ic-o

elastic tissue

muc-o / muc-i / muc-os-o

mucus

myx-o

mucus

blenn-o

mucus

ser-o / ser-os-o

serum

lip-o / lipar-o

fat ; lipids

adip-o / adip-os-o

fat

steat-o

fat

pimel-o

fat

seb-o

sebum

cer(umin)-o

wax

chol-e-ster(ol)-o

cholesterol

hidr-o / idr-o

sweat

py-o

pus

lith-o

calculus

kerat-o

horn

alcohol-o

alcohol

pur(in)o

purine

amyl-o

starch

acid-o

acid

acet-o / acet-i

acid

ket(on)-o

ketone bodies

lact-o

milk

galact-o

milk

oel-o

oil

glyc-o

sugar

sacchar-o

sugar

opson(in-o / opsin-o

opsonin

myel-in-o

myelin

proph(yr)(in)-o

prophyrin

eos-in-o

eosin

gel(at)-o / gelat-i

jelly

zym-o / en-zym-o

enzyme

peps-in-o / pept-in-o

pepsin

prote(in)-o

protein

album(in)-o

albumin

pept(on)-o

peptone

colla-gen-o

collagen

fibr-in-o

fibrin

tox-o / tox-ic-o

poison

arsen-o / arsen-ic

arsenic

metall-o

metal

crystall-o

crystal

hyal-o

glass

vitr(e)-o

glass

calci-o / calc-i

calcium

anthrac-o

carbon

cupr-i

copper

sider-o

iron

ferr-o

iron

stann-o

tin

thi-o

sulfur

kali-o / kal-i

potassium

iod-o / iod-in-o / iod-i

iodine

a-zot-o

nitrogen

phos-ph(at)-o / phos-phor-o

phosphate / phosphorus

hal-o

salt

oxy- / ox-i

oxygen

coni-o

dust

x-oma / x-om(at)-o

a tumor involving x

onc-o

tumor

x-onc-us

a tumor involving x