Body Systems (CH1-2)

aut/o

self

aden/o

gland

eti/o

cause of (disease)

lei/o

smooth

fibr/o

fibrous

iatr/o

physician, medicine

gno/o

knowledge

hemat/o

blood

onc/o

tumor, mass

rhabd/o

rod-shaped, striated

pro-

before

dia-

thorough, complete

dys-

difficult, painful

-sis

state of

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasia

condition of formation, development, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-stasis

control, stop, standing

-gen

subtance that produces or causes

arthr/o

joint

oste/o

bone

meta

after, beyond, change

adeno

gland

cyto

cell

epithelio

epithelium

fibr

fiber

hemato

blood

histo

tissue

lipo

fat

myo

muscle

neuro

nerve

organo

organ

sarco

connective tissue, flesh

systemo

system

viscero

internal organs

crypto

hidden

eti

cause

gno

knowledge

iatr

physician

leio

smooth

rhabdo

rod shaped, striated

somato

body

patho

disease

onco

tumor, mass

viro

virus

cyano

blue

erythro

red

leuko

white

melano

black

xanthro

yellow

dia

complete, through

dys

painful, abnormal, difficult

meta

beyond, after, change

pro

before

al, ic, ous

pertaining to

cyte

cell

-gen

substance that produces or causes

-genic

producing or originating

oid

resembling

oma

tumor, swelling

opsy

view of

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasia

condition of formation growth or development

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

sarcoma

malignant tumor

-sis

state of

-stasis

control, stop