In the Beginning
The prefix meaning "bad", "difficult", or "abnormal"
What is "dys"?
The combining form for "nose"
What is "rhin/o"?
The suffix meaning "cell"
What is "cyte"?
Inflammation of a joint
What is arthritis?
The study of cells
What is cytology?
The prefix meaning "slow"
What is "brady"?
The combining form for "black"
What is "melan/o"?
Suffix meaning "inflammation"
What is "itis"?
When similar cells join together to perform specific functions, these are the resulting structures.
What are tissues?
The study of tissues
What is histology?
The prefix meaning "fast"
What is "tachy"?
The combining form for "white"
What is "leuk/o"?
The suffix meaning "blood condition"
What is "emia"?
Genetic structures located in a nucleus that are made of DNA.
What are chromosomes?
The study of genes
What is genetics?
The prefix meaning "half"
What is "hemi"?
The combining form for "red"
What is "erythr/o"?
Suffix meaning "breathing" or "respiration"
What is "pnea"?
These cause genetic disorders.
What are absent or defective genes?
The study of body structures
What is anatomy?
The prefix meaning "above" or "upon"
What is "epi"?
The combining form for "gray"
What is "poli/o"?
Suffix meaning "development", "growth", or "formation"
What is "plasia"?
A group of specialized epithelial cells capable of producing secretions
What are glands?
The study of the functions of body structures
What is physiology?