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Stack #22731
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, ac, al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ase | enzyme |
| centre | puncture |
| cide | causing death |
| dipsia | thurst |
| emesis | vomit |
| emia | blood |
| esthesia | sensation |
| genesis | origin |
| gram | pictures |
| ia | a disease |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| ism | state of |
| itis | inflamation |
| lysis | destruction |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlarged |
| oid | like, similar |
| ologist | speacialist |
| ology | study of |
| oma | tumor |
| orrhagia | hemorrhage |
| orrhea | flow |
| osis | condition of |
| ostomy | surgical opening |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| phobia | fear |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| plegia | stroke, paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptosis | drooping down |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | picture, inspection |
| stasis | stoppage |
| toxic | poisonous |
| trophy | development, growth |
| uria | urine |
| aden | gland |
| angio | blood vessel |
| arterio | artery |
| arthro | joint |
| carcin | cancer |
| cardio | heart |
| cephal | head |
| cerebro | brain |
| chem | drug |
| chole | gall, bile |
| colo | colon |
| costo | ribs |
| cranio | skull |
| entero | intestine |
| epidemi | among the people |
| erythro | red |
| gastro | stomach |
| gingiva | gum |
| gloss | tongue |
| glyco | sugar |
| hepat | liver |
| hemo | blood |
| hydro | water |
| hystero | uterus |
| leuko | white |
| lingua | tongue |
| mamm, mast | breast |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| myo | muscle |
| nephro, ren | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| ocul, ophthal | eye |
| oophor, ovario | ovary |
| odont, dent | tooth |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| ped, pod | foot |
| phleb | vein |
| pneumo, pulm | lung |
| psych | mind, soul |
| rhin | nose |
| salpingo | tube |
| thorac | thorax, chest |
| trach | trachea |
| albin | white |
| encephalo | brain |
| litho | stone |
| hom | same |
| oo | egg |
| septic | infection |
| stric | narrowing |
| viscera | organ |
| anatomy | the study of the structure and shape of the body and body parts and their relationships to one another |
| Physiology | the study of how the body and its parts work or function |
| atoms | tiny building blocks of matter, combine to form molecules such as water, sugar, and proteins |
| cells | the smallest units of all living things |
| tissues | consist of groups of simular cells that have a common function |
| organ system | is a group of organs that cooperate to accomplish a common purpose |
| organism | an individual living thing |
| integumentary system | the external covering of the body |
| skeletal system | consists of bones, cartilages, ligaments, and joints |
| muscular system | organ system consisting of skeletal muscles and their connective tissue attachments |
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