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dush stacks week 2
"word anatomy"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -tomy | cutting, incision of: Ana(tomy) can be revealed by making incisions in the body. |
| dis- | apart, away from To (dis)sect is to cut apart |
| physi/o | nature, physical (Physio)logy is the study of how the body functions. |
| path/o | disease (patho)logy is the study of disease. |
| cata- | down (cata)bolism is the breakdown of complex substances into simple ones. |
| ana- | upward, again, back (ana)bolism is the building up of simple compounds into more complex substances. |
| home/o- | same (homeo)stasis is the steady state (sameness)within an organism. |
| stat | stand, stoppage, constancy In (homeostasis) "stasis" refers to constancy. |
| oste/o | bone,bone tissue |
| cardi/o | heart |
| neur/o | nerve, nervous system |