Prefixes
A prefix that means before
What is pre-?
A combining form that means fat
What is adip/o?
A suffix that means inflammation
What is -itis?
A benign tumor that starts in the epithelial tissue
What is an adenoma?
The cavity that contains the organs of reproduction
What is the pelvic cavity?
A prefix that means after
What prefix means after?
A combining form that means nerves
What is neur/o?
A suffix that means surgical removal
What is -ectomy?
A deficiency in the number of cells
What is hypoplasia?
The cavity that contains the heart and lungs
What is the thoracic cavity?
A prefix that means below, under, or decreased.
What is hypo-?
A combining form that means stomach
What is gastr/o?
A suffix that means surgical repair
What is -plasty?
A gene that when inherited from either parent results in the child having the genetic condition
What is a dominant gene?
The cavity which surrounds and protects the spinal cord
What is the spinal cavity?
A prefix that means within
What is endo-?
A combining form that means muscle
What is my/o?
A suffix that means softening
What is -malacia?
A multi layered membrane that protects and holds in place the organs of the abdomen
What is the Peritoneum?
A fused double layer of tissue that attaches the intestines to the abdominal wall
What is the mesentery?
A prefix that means surrounding
What is peri-?
A combining form that means cell
What is cyt/o?
A suffix that means growth or development
What is -trophy?
how many quadrants the abdomen is divided into
What is 4?
You need two of these genes, one from each parent, to inherit a genetic condition
What is a recessive gene?