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Cell Terms
Question | Answer |
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Cyt/o | Cell |
-skeleton | framework |
cyto/skeleton | helps maintain cell’s shape |
Chromo | Colored |
-some | Body |
Cromo/some | Colored body in the cell, contains DNA |
Hyper | Excessive |
Hypo | Below normal |
Neo | New |
-plasm | Growth |
Neo/plasm | New growth |
Phag/o | Eat |
Sis | Process of, condition |
Phago/cytosis | Process of cell eating |
Hist/o | Tissue |
Histology | The study of tissue |
Ana | Dissection |
-tom | Cutting |
-y | Process of |
anatomy | process of cutting apart, dissection; study of form & structure of an organism |
physi/o | nature or natural (function) |
-ology | Study of |
Physi/ology | study of nature or natural; the study of processes & function of the human body |
homeo | the same, steady |
homeostasis | remaining stable; the tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes. Some of the functions controlled by homeostatic mechanisms are heartbeat, hematopoiesis, blood pressure, body temperature. |
malignant | cells divide and grow uncontrollably & invade nearby body parts |
benign | favorable for recovery, not malignant |
meta | beyond or after |
-stasis | Controlled |
meta/stasis | beyond control; a secondary cancer, or one that has spread from one area of the body to another. |