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Medical term
Term | Definition |
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Word root | Main part of the medical term. What the rest of the word is built on |
Prefixes | Come at the beginning of a word |
Suffixes | Comes at the end of a word |
Combining vowels | |
Placed bewteen 2 words a e i o u | |
Combing forms | Root word with a coming vowel |
Body structure smallest to largest | Cell - tissue - organs - systems |
Cells | Smallest unit of life |
Cell membrane | Outter covering |
Cytoplasm | Inside contains the oganized working parts of the cell |
Nucleus | Control center chromosomes and genes are found here |
Types of cells | Bone, skin, muscles, nerve, blood |
Chondra/o | Cartalage |
Cyt/o | Cell |
Hist/o | Tissue |
Nucle/o | Neculeus |
Epitheial | Tissue that cover the surface and lines cavities |
Connective | Tissue that holds the body together |
Muscular | Tissue that allows body movement |
Nervous | Tissue that contains nerve impulses |