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morph/o
amorphous
form
without form
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cyt/o, -cyte
cytogenesis
cell
formation (-genesis) of cells
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nucle/o
nucleoplasm
nucleus
substance that fills the nucleus
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kary/o
karyotype
nucleus
picture of a cell's chromosomes organized according to size
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hist/o, histi/o
histologic
tissue
pertaining to tissues
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fibr/o
fibrosis
fiber
abnormal formation of fibrous tissue
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retic/o
reticulum
network
a network
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aden/o
adenoma
gland
tumor (-oma) of a gland
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papill/o
papilla
nipple
projection that resembles a nipple
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myx/o
myxadenitis
mucus
inflammation of mucus-secreting gland
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muc/o
mucorrhea
mucous, mucous membrane
increased flow of mucous
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somat/o, -some
chromosome
body, small body
small body that takes up color
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blast/o, -blast
blastocyte
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
an early embryonic cell
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gen
histogenesis
origin, formation
origen or formation of tissues
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phag/o
autophagy
eat, ingest
self-distruction of a cell's organelles
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phil
basophillic
attract, absorb
attracting basic stain
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plas
hypoplasia
formation, molding, development
underdevelopment of an organ or tissue
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trop
chronotropic
act on, affect
affecting rate or timing
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troph/o
hypertrophy
feeding, growth, nourishment
overdevelopment of tissue
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-ase
lipase
enzyme
enzyme that digests fat
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-ose
fructose
sugar
fruit sugar
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hydr/o
hydrophillic
water, fluid
attracting water
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gluc/o
glucogenesis
glucose
production of glucose
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glyc/o
normoglycemia
sugar, glucose
normal blood sugar level
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sacchar/o
polysaccharide
sugar
compound containing many simple sugars
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amyl/o
amyloid
starch
resembling starch
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lip/o
lipogenesis
lipid, fat
formation of fat
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adip/o
adiposuria
fat
presence of fat in urine
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steat/o
steatorrhea
fatty
discharge of fatty stools
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prote/o
protease
protein
enzyme that digests protein
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