word parts
hist/o
What is tissue?
cyan/o
What is blue?
dorsal
What is the back of the organ or body?
prenatal
What is pre(before),nat(birth),and al(pertaining to)?
1) arteri/o
2) ather/o
3) arthr/o
What is
1) artery
2) plaque or fatty
3) joint?
aden/o
What is a gland?
erythr/o
What is red?
proximal
What is situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure?
tonsilitis
What is tonsil(tonsil) and itis(inflammation)?
1) ectomy
2) ostomy
3) otomy
What is
1) surgical removal
2) surgical creation of an opening to the body surface
3) cutting or a surgical incision?
adip/o
What is fat?
leuk/o
What is white?
anterior
What is the front or forward part of an organ?
otorhinolaryngology
What is ot/o(ear),rhin/o(nose),laryng(throat), and -ology(study of)?
1) fissure
2) fistula
What is
1) groove or crack like sore of the skin
2) abnormal passage?
-rrhexis
What is rupture?
melan/o
What is black?
superior
What is the uppermost, above, or towards the head?
adenitis
What is aden(gland) and itis(inflammation)?
1) ileum
2) ilium
What is
1) the last and longest part of the small intestine
2) part of the hip bone?
-sclerosis
What is abnormal hardening?
poli/o
What is gray?
posterior
What is situated in the back or the back part of an organ?
adenosclerosis
What is aden/o(gland)and sclerosis(abnormal hardening)?
1) myc/o
2) myel/o
3) my/o
What is
1) fungus
2) bone marrow or spinal cord
3) muscle?