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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | before, front |
| caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o | cell |
| end- | in, within, inside |
| exo- | out of, outside, away from |
| hist/o | tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| path/o | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| plas/i | development, growth, formation |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| -stasis | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| -static | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| plas/o | development, growth, formation |
| -plasia | development, growth, formation |
| endo- | in, within, inside |
| -cyte | cell |
| -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |