WORD PARTS TO KNOW - BODY SYSTEM
cyt/o cell
neur/o nerve
epitheli/o epithelial
organ/o organ
fibr/o fiber
path/o disease
hist/o tissue
somat/o body
kary/o nucleus
system/o system
lip/o fat
viscer/o internal organs
my/o muscle
ADDITIONAL WORD PARTS
carcin/o cancer
cancer/o cancer
eti/o cause
onc/o tumor (normally cancerous)
COLOR OF TISSUE
chlor/o green
chrom/o color
cyan/o blue
erythr/o red
leuk/o white
melan/o black
xanth/o yellow
PREFIXES
ante- before
bin- two
eu- good
hemi- half
hyper- above, excessive
hypo- below, deficient
inter- between
intra- within
kary- nucleus
meta- after, change, beyond
neo- new
per- through
pre- before
pro- before, forward
sub- under, below
SUFFIXES
-cyto cell
-gen produces or causes
-genesis origin or cause
-genic producing, originating, causing
-oid resembling
-osis abnormal condition, increased
-pathy diseased condition
-penia decrease in number of cells
-plasia growth, development, formation of cells in numbers
-plasm growth, substance, formation in size
-stasis control of, stopping of
WORD LIST FOR LESSON 2
abdominal pelvic-abdomen and pelvic areas
abdominoplasty-repair of the abdomen
abdominothoracic-pertaining to abdomen and chest
adipose-fat
autonomic nervous system-self control n.s.
bone-bone
brain-brain
cartilage-connective tissue of bone
cellulitis-inflammation of cells
chondrosarcoma-cartilage malignant tumor
cytologist-one who studies the cells
cytology-the study of cells
cytometer-measure the cell
cytometry-process to measure cells
cytotoxicity-poisonous to the cell
cytotoxin-poison produced in cell
epitheloma-tumor of epithelia tissue
fibroma-tumor of fibrous tissue
fibrothorax-fibrous tissue in the thoracic area
hyperthyroid-excessive function of thyroid gland
hypothyroid-low activity of thyroid gland
hyperthermia
hypothermia-low body temperature
histologist-one who studies tissue
histology-the study of tissue
histolysis-the breakdown of tissue
histolytic-pertaining to the breakdown of tissue
karyomegaly-enlarge nucleus
karyoid-resembling the nucleus
karyogenic-pertaining to origination in the nucleus
lipid-fat
lipase-enzyme of the breakdown of fat molecules
lipectomy-surgical removal of fat
lipoid-resembling fat
lipogenesis-manufacture of fat
lipoma-tumor of fat
myalgia-muscle pain
myofibrome-tool to cut muscle fiber
myofibrosis-condition of muscle fibers
myogram-x-ray of muscle
myograph-instrument to take picture of muscle tissue
myology-the study of muscles
myopathy-disease state of muscles
myoma-tumor of muscle tissue
neural-pertaining to the nerves
neuralgia-nerve pain
neurectomy-excision of a nerve
neuritis-inflammation of the nevers
neurogenic-pertaining to originating in the nerves
neurologist-one who studies the nerves
neurology-the study of the nerves
neurolysis-destruction of nerves
neuroma-tumor of the nerves
neurosis-condition of nerves
neurocyte-nerve cell
neuropathic-disease state of a nerve
neuropathy-disease of nerves
pathology-the study of diseases
pathologist-one who studies diseases
somatogenesis-the origin of the boyd's tissue
visceral-internal organs
visceralgia-pain in the internal organs
PRACTICE EXERCISES FOR LESSON 2
STRUCTURE OF THE BODY
MATCHING
___ anti a cell
___ cyte b to view
___ emia c blood
___ lysin d destroy
___ oid e resembling
___ scope f against
MATCHING
___ phag/o a low numbers
___ poly/ b many
___ chlor/o c to eat
___ macr/o d green
___ hyper e excessive
___ hypo f production
___ poiesis g large
___ penia h deficiency
MATCHING
___ leukocytopenia a decreased red blood cell count
___ leukemia b decreased white blood cell count
___ leukocytosis c increased red blood cell count
___ erythropenia d increased white blood cell count
___ erythrocytosis
___ erythrocytopenia
DEFINE
arteriogram
aortogram
electrocardiogram
electrocardiography
erythrocyte count
erythrocytosis
erythrocytopenia
angiography
angioplasty
angiectomy
angiotomy
hematocrit
lymphadenography
lymphoplasty
lymphectomy
lymphangiography
lymphangiogram
phonocardiogram
angiosonogram
angioechogram
electrocoagulation
electrostimulation
stethoscope
sphygmocardiograph
venogram
venoplasty
venectomy
abdominoplasty
adipose
bone
cartilage
chondrosarcoma
cytologist
hyperthermia
histology
karyomegaly
lipid
lipectomy
lipoma
myogram
myopathy
neuralgia
neurolysis
pathologist
somatogenesis
visceral
ASSIGNMENT FOR CHAPTER 2
Medical Terminology, HS 280
Structure of the Human Body
TRUE OR FALSE?
___ 1. The basic unit of life is the atom.
___ 2. The boundary of the cell is called the cell membrane.
___ 3. A group of similar cells is called chromosomes.
___ 4. Muscle tissue produces movement.
___ 5. Nerve tissue carries hormones.
___ 6. The body lining is connective tissue.
___ 7. Two or more kinds of tissue working together is called an organ.
___ 8. The cranial cavity contains the brain.
___ 9. The spinal cavity contains the spinal cord.
___ 10. The abdominal cavity contains the pancreas.
MATCHING:
___ 11 cyt/o a flesh
___ 12 hist/o b cell
___ 13 my/o c internal organs
___ 14 sarc/o d tissue
___ 15 viscer/o e muscle
___ 16 organ/o f system
___ 17 system/o g nerve
___ 18 neur/o h fat
___ 19 lip/o i nucleus
___ 20 kary/o j organ
DEFINE:
21 chrom/o:
22 melan/o:
23 cyan/o:
24 erythr/o:
Assignment for Lesson 2, Structure of the Human Body, pg. 2
25 leuk/o:
26 hyper:
27 hypo:
28 meta:
29 neo:
30 gen:
31 oid:
32 osis:
33 pathy:
34 stasis:
35 oma:
MATCHING:
___ 36 neopathy a out of control
___ 37 myopathy b incomplete development
___ 38 metastasis c study of cause of disease
___ 39 hypoplasia d new disease
___ 40 etiology e cell substance
___ 41 erythrocytosis f cyanosis
___ 42 cytoplasm g resembling cell
___ 43 cytoid h increased number of RBC
___ 44 blue color i muscle disease
___ 45 pathologist j study of disease processes