Ch.2 Body Structures Word Parts

morph/o

form

cyt/o, -cyte

cell

nucle/o, kary/o

nucleus

hist/o, histi/o

tissue

fibr/o

fiber

reticul/o

network

aden/o

gland

papill/o

nipple

myx/o

mucus

muc/o

mucus, mucous membrane

somat/o, -some

body, small body

blast/o, -blast

immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell

gen

origin, formation

phag/o

eat, ingest

phil

attract, absorb

plas

formation, molding, development

trop

act on, affect

troph/o

feeding, growth, nourishment

-ase

enzyme

-ose

sugar

hydr/o

water, fluid

gluc/o

glucose

sacchar/o

sugar

amyl/o

starch

lip/o

lipid, fat

adip/o

fat

steat/o

fatty

prote/o

protein

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

thorac/o

chest, thorax

abdomin/o, celi/o

abdomen

lapar/o

abdominal wall

lumb/o

lumber region, lower back

periton, peritone/o

peritoneum

acro

extremity, end

brachi/o

arm

dactyl/o

finger, toe

ped/o, pod/o

foot

circum-, peri-

around

intra-

in, within

epi-

on, over

extra-

outside

infra-

below

sub-

below, under

inter-

between

juxta-, para-

near, beside

retro-

behind, backward

supra-

above