Medical Terminology - C804

cell level

smallest functional unit of the body

tissue level

groups of cells that perform a specialized function.

cellular level

the smallest structural and functional unit of the body.

tissue level

groups of cells that perform a specialized function.

organ level

groups of tissues that perform a specific function.

system level

groups of organs that are interconnected or that have similar or interrelated functions.

organism level

collection of body systems that makes up the most complex level—a living human being.

chondr/o

cartilage

chondr/oma

tumor composed of cartilage

-oma

tumor

cyt/o

cell

cyt/o/meter

instrument for counting and measuring cells

-meter

instrument for measuring

hist/o

tissue

hist/o/lysis

separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

nucle/onucleus

pertaining to the nucleus

anter/o

anterior, front

anter/ior

pertaining to the front (of the body, organ, or structure)

-ior

pertaining to

caud/o

tail

caud/ad

toward the tail

dist/o

far, farthest

dist/al

pertaining to the farthest (point of attachment)

dors/o

back (of body)

dors/al

pertaining to the back (of the body)

infer/o

lower, below

infer/ior

pertaining to below or lower (structure or surface)

later/o

side, to one side

later/al

pertaining to the side

medi/o

middle

medi/al

pertaining to the middle

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

poster/ior

pertaining to the back (of the body, organ, or structure)

proxim/o

near, nearest

proxim/al

pertaining to the nearest (point of attachment)

super/o

upper, above

super/ior

pertaining to above or upper (part of the body, organ, or structure)

ventr/o

belly, belly side

ventr/al

pertaining to the belly side (front of the body)

-ad

toward

medi/ad

toward the middle or center

-logist

specialist in the study of

hist/o/logist

specialist in the study of tissue

-logy

study of

cyt/o/logy

study of cells

cyt/o/lysis

destruction, dissolution, or separation of a cell

adip/o

fat

adip/o/cele

hernia containing fat or fatty tissue

-cele

hernia, swelling

lip/o/cyte

fat cell

-cyte

cell

steat/o

inflammation of fatty tissue

-itis

inflammation

cutane/o

skin

cutane/ous

pertaining to the skin

dermat/o/logist

physician specializing in treating skin disorders

derm/o

pertaining to under or inserted under the skin, as in a hypodermic injection

hidr/o

sweat

hidr/aden/itis

inflammation of a sweat gland

sudor/esis

condition of profuse sweating

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

ichthy/osis

abnormal condition of dryness and scaling of the skin

kerat/o

horny tissue; hard; cornea

kerat/osis

abnormal condition of overgrowth and thickening of the skin

melan/o

black

melan/oma

malignant tumor of melanocytes that commonly begins in a darkly pigmented mole and can metastasize widely

myc/o

fungus

dermat/o/myc/osis

fungal infection of the skin

onych/o/malacia

abnormal softening of the nails

pil/o/nid/al

pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin

trich/o/pathy

any disease of the hair

scler/o/derma

chronic disease with abnormal hardening of the skin caused by formation of new collagen

seb/o/rrhea

discharge or flow of sebum; also called seborrheic dermatitis

squam/ous

covered with scales or scalelike

xer/o/derma

chronic skin condition characterized by excessive roughness and dryness

py/o/derma

any pyogenic infection of the skin

derm/oid

resembling the skin

dia/phoresis

condition of profuse sweating

dermat/o/plasty

surgical repair of the skin

cry/o/therapy

treatment using cold as a destructive medium

adenoid/ectomy

excision of the adenoids

-ectomy

excision, removal

larynx

voice box

laryng/o/scope

instrument for examining the larynx

-scope

instrument for examining

nas/al

pertaining to the nose

-al

pertaining to

rhin/o/rrhea

watery discharge from the nose

-rrhea

discharge, flow

pharyng/itis

inflammation of the pharynx, usually as a result of infection

-itis

inflammation

peri/tonsill/ar

pertaining to the area surrounding the tonsils

peri-

around

trache/o/stomy

creation of an opening into the trachea

-stomy

forming an opening

alveol/ar

pertaining to the alveoli

bronchi/ectasis

dilation of a bronchus or bronchi

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

bronch/o/scope

curved, flexible tube with a light for visual examination of the bronchi