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VT123 roots VI
Veterinary Terminology - body substances and chemicals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o- | fat |
| amyl/o- | starch |
| cerumen, cerumin/o- | earwax |
| collagen | fibrous protein of connective tissue, cartilage, bone and skin |
| ele/o-, ole/o- | oil |
| ferrum, ferr/o- | iron |
| gluco-, glyc/o-, sacchar/o-, sacchar/i- | sugar |
| hal/o- | salt |
| heme | iron-based, pigment part of hemoglobin |
| hormone | body-produced chemical substance |
| hyal/o-, hyalin | glassy, translucent substance |
| lip/o-, lipid | fat, fatty acids |
| lith/o- | stone or calculus |
| mel/i- | honey or sugar |
| natrium | sodium |
| petrous | stony hardness |
| sal | salt |
| sebum | sebaceous gland secretion |