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SHS
Structure of the Human Body Combing Form, Prefix/Sufix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Iatr/o | Medicine, physician |
| System/o | System |
| Sarc/o | Flesh, connective tissue |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Cancer/o | Cancer |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Organ/ | Organ |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Gnos/o | Knowledge |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Epitheli/o | Epithelium |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lei/o | Smooth |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Rhabd/o | Rod shaped, striated |
| Eti/o | Cause (of disease) |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| System/o | System |
| Hyper- | Above, excessive |
| Dia- | Through, complete |
| -Gen | Substance or agent that produces or cause |
| -Oid | Resembling |
| -Ology | Study of |
| -Sarcoma | Malignant tumor |
| -Pathy | Disease |
| -Ous | Pertaining to |
| -Al | Pertaining to |
| -Ic | Pertaining to |
| -Cyte | Cell |
| -Osis | Abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots |
| -Oma | Tumor, swelling |
| Hypo- | Below, incomplete, deficient |
| Dys- | Difficult, labored, painful, abnormal |
| Neo- | New |
| Meta- | Change, after, beyond |
| -Genesis | Origin, cause |
| -Genic | Producing, originating, causing |
| -Plasia | Formation, development, a growth |
| -Plasm | Growth, substance (formation) |
| -Sis | State of |
| -Ologist | One who studies and practices (specialist, physician |
| Pro- | Before |
| -Stasis | Control, stop |
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