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Unit 3
Nervous System and Tumors
Question | Answer |
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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 |