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Combining Words
Chapter 2 & 3
Question | Answer |
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What is tonsillo? | tonsilitis |
-emia | blood condition |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
Necro | death of cells of or whole body |
Angio | vessel |
meta- | change |
windpipe | trachea |
ventro | belly side of the body |
viscero | internal organs |
nipple | thelo; thelio |
within | intra- |
hypo | below |
inter- | between |
adipo | fat |
lying on the belly side | prone |
away from the surface | deep |
on the surface | superficial |
endocrine gland at the base of the brain | pituitary gland |
internal organs | viscera |
specialist in the study of tissues | histologist |
picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell | karyotype |
control center of the cell | nucleus |
Rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes. | chromosomes |
process of building up large proteins from small protein pieces called amino acids | anabolism |
degeneration of bones and joints often accompanied by inflammation | osteoarthritis |
hyper- | excessive; above; more than normal |
-scopy | process of visually examining |
-tomy | process of cutting or incision |
largest part of the brain | cerebrum |
structure surrounding and protecting the cell | cell membrane |