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Med. Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chromo | colored |
| -some | body |
| chromo/some | colored body in the cell contains the DNA |
| cyto | cell |
| -skeleton | framework |
| cyto | cell |
| -skeleton | framework |
| cyto/skeleton | framework of the cell |
| hyper | excessive |
| -tonic | strength,concentration |
| hyper/tonic | excessive concentration |
| hypo | below normal |
| hypo/tonic | below normal concentration |
| iso | same as |
| iso/tonic | same concentration |
| mei | lessening or reduction |
| -o/sis | condition of |
| mei/osis | condition of lessening of chromosomes |
| meta | beyond or after |
| -stasis | controlling or stopping |
| metastasis | beyond control |
| neo | new |
| -plasm | growth |
| neo/plasm | new growth |
| phag/o/ | eat |
| -cytosis | process of |
| phagocytosis | process of cell eating |
| adipos | fatty |
| -e | pertaining to |
| adipos/e | pertaing to fatty |
| bacteria | single cell microorganisms |
| -cidal | to kill or destroy |
| bacteri/cidal | to destroy rod-shaped microorganisms |
| cardi | heart |
| -ac | pertaing to |
| cardi/ac | pertaining to heart |
| muc | slime |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| mucous | pertaining to a slimy substance |
| pariet | wall |
| -al | pertaining to |
| pariet/al | pertaining to the wall of a body cavity |
| peri | around |
| peri/cardi/al | pertaining to around the heart |
| ser | watery |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| ser/ous | pertaining to a watery substance |
| viscer | guts or internal organs |
| viscer/al | pertaining to the internal organs |