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CWI Med Words Chapter 18 word building
Questiona | Answer |
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aden/o- | gland |
adjuv/o- | giving help or assistance |
angi/o- | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
bas/o- | base of structure |
bi/o- | life; living organisms; living tissue |
blast/o- | immature; embryonic |
cancer/o- | cancer |
capsul/o- | capsule (enveloping structure) |
carcin/o- | cancer |
cellul/o- | cell |
chem/o- | chemical; drug |
chrom/o- | color |
cry/o- | cold |
cyt/o- | cell |
differentiat/o- | being distinct; specialized |
dissect/o- | to cut appart |
embryon/o- | embryo; immature form |
excis/o- | to cut out |
explorat/o- | to search out |
gene/o- | gene |
gen/o- | arising from; produced by |
germin/o- | embryonic tissue |
hered/o- | genetic inheritance |
incis/o- | to cut into |
invas/o- | to go into |
kary/o- | nucleus |
lymph/o- | lymph: lymphatic tissue |
lys/o- | break down; destroy |
malign/o- | intentionally causing harm; cancer |
melan/o- | black |
mit/o- | thread like structure |
mutat/o- | to change |
ne/o- | new |
necr/o- | dead cells; tissue, or body |
nucle/o- | nucleus |
nucleol/o | nucleolus |
onc/o- | tumor; mass |
path/o- | disease; suffering |
plasm/o- | plasma |
plas/o- | growth; formation |
radic/o- | all parts including the root |
radi/o- | radius (forearm bone)x-rays; radiation |
resect/o- | to cut out; remove |
remiss/o- | send back |
sarc/o- | connective tissue |
squam/o- | scalelike cell |
surg/o- | operative procedure |
terat/o- | bizarre form |
transit/o- | change over from one to another |