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Unit 3
Nervous System and Tumors
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Ather/o | Fatty, Porridge-like |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Emes/o, Emet/o, Emetic/o | Vomiting |
| Enecephal/o | Brain, Inside head |
| Fibr/o | Fibrous |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Lei/o | Smooth |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Lymph/o | Lymphatic |
| Melan/o | Black |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, Bone marrow |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Ne/o | New |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Papill/o | Small elevation of tissue |
| Pariet/o | Wall |
| Perition/o | Peritioneum |
| Pleur/o | Lung lining/membrane |
| Poli/o | Gray |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Rhabd/o | Rod shaped |
| Spin/o | Spinal |
| Viscer/o | Organ |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Anti- | Against |
| Dys- | Difficult/Painful |
| Hydro- | Water |
| Hyper- | Above/Increased |
| Hypo- | Below/Decreased |
| Neo- | New |
| -algia(noun), -algic(adj) | Pain |
| -blast | Embryonic/Immature |
| -cele | Hernia |
| -ectomy | Excision |
| -genesis | Generate/Develop |
| -iatrist | Specialist/Physician |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -oid | Like/Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor/Abnormal Growth |
| -ous(adj) | Material/Condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -philia | Love |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -surgeon | One who performs surgery |
| -therapy | Treating |
| -plasia | Development |
| -plasm | Growth of tissue |
| -tomy | Incision |
| -trophy | Development |
| -tropic | A |