Prefixes
exo
out of, outside, away from
study of
homeostasis
homeo-stasis
Umbilicus
the official anatomical term for your navel or bellybutton.
parts of the body further away from the center
distal
Poster/o
Back, Behind
-Stasis, -Static
control, maintenance at a constant level
adenocarcinoma
Adeno-carcinoma
inguinal
relating to the groin
gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell
Cytoplasm
aden/o
gland
-ologist
specialist.
not just "one who studies"
retroperitoneal
nosocomial infection
an infection you get while you're in the hospital for another reason
llnesses caused by viruses or bacteria that people spread to one another through contact with contaminated surfaces, bodily fluids, blood products, insect bites, or through the air
communicable disease
plas/i, plas/o
development, growth, formation
-plasia
formation, growth, proliferation.
Phenylketonuria
phenyl-keto-nuria
anatomy
The study of the structure of a plant or animal
to form backward which implies dedifferentiation (or loss of the structural and functional differentiation) of normal cells during tumorigenesis.
anaplasia
caud/o
lower part of body, tail.
you probably looked at the sheet ):
-ic
pertaining to
medial
medial (trick question) D:
caudal
towards the tail or away from the head-end of the body
a fold of membrane that attaches the intestine to the wall around the stomach area and holds it in place
mesentery