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Cells and Histology
Cells and Histology Vocabulary. Anatomy Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cyto | Cell, hollow place |
| Chromo | Colored |
| -elle | Small |
| Lys(o/a) | Dissolve, break down |
| Hydro | Water |
| Phobic- | Fearing |
| Philic- | Loving |
| Poly- | Many |
| Plasm- | Stubstance, form |
| Pro- | Before |
| Eu- | True |
| Karyo- | Kernel, Nucleus |
| Endo- | Inside, within |
| Exo- | Outside |
| Hyper- | Above |
| Hypo- | Below |
| Iso- | Equal |
| Tonic- | Firmness, osmotic pressure |
| Osmo- | Pushing |
| -osis | Process of condition, an abnormal increase |
| Facil- | Easy |
| Phago- | To eat |
| Pino- | To drink |
| Soma- | Body |
| Squam(o)- | Scales, flat |
| Cub- | Cube, square |
| Strat(i)- | Layer |
| Pseud(o)- | False, fake |
| Lacun(a)- | Lake, pool |
| Fibro- | Fiber |
| Hyal(o)- | Resembling glass |
| Adip(o)- | Fat, lipid |
| Elastic | Flexible, spongy, resilient |
| Multi- | many |