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Chapter two
Ch. 2 terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| dia- | through, complete |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, incomplete, deficient |
| meta- | after, beyond, change |
| neo- | new |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| eti/o | cause (of disease) |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lei/o | smooth |
| onc/o | tumor, mass |
| cyt/o | cell |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| aden/o | gland |
| hist/o | tissue |
| epitheli/o | epithelium |
| neur/o | nerve |
| gno/o | knowledge |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| path/o | disease |
| iatr/o | physician, medicine, treatment |
| somat/o | body |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped, striated |
| chrom/o | color |
| chlor/o | green |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| leuk/o | white |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| -plasia | development, growth |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oid | resembling |
| -logist | one who studies and treats |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -plasm | growth, substance, formation |
| -al, -ic, -ous | pertaining to |
| -genic | producing, originating causing |
| -gen | substance or agent tat produces or causes |
| -logy | study of |
| -pathy | disease |
| -cyte | cell |
| pro- | before |