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Combining Words
Chapter 2 & 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is tonsillo? | tonsilitis |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| Necro | death of cells of or whole body |
| Angio | vessel |
| meta- | change |
| windpipe | trachea |
| ventro | belly side of the body |
| viscero | internal organs |
| nipple | thelo; thelio |
| within | intra- |
| hypo | below |
| inter- | between |
| adipo | fat |
| lying on the belly side | prone |
| away from the surface | deep |
| on the surface | superficial |
| endocrine gland at the base of the brain | pituitary gland |
| internal organs | viscera |
| specialist in the study of tissues | histologist |
| picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell | karyotype |
| control center of the cell | nucleus |
| Rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes. | chromosomes |
| process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids | anabolism |
| degeneration of bones and joints often accompanied by inflammation | osteoarthritis |
| hyper- | excessive; above; more than normal |
| -scopy | process of visually examining |
| -tomy | process of cutting or incision |
| largest part of the brain | cerebrum |
| structure surrounding and protecting the cell | cell membrane |