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Set 11

Set 11. Root Words – cont. morph, i, o – metamorphosis. shape, form. myo – myocardial infarction. Muscle.

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Set 11

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  1. Set 11 Root Words – cont.

  2. morph, i, o – metamorphosis shape, form

  3. myo – myocardial infarction • Muscle The heart is opened to reveal the left ventricular free wall on the right and the septum in the center. There has been a remote myocardial infarction that extensively involved the anterior left ventricular free wall and septum. The white appearance of the endocardial surface indicates the extensive scarring.

  4. neph, -i, -onephron • kidney

  5. A nephron (from Greek νεφρός (nephros) meaning "kidney") is the basic structural and functional unit of the kidney. Its chief function is to regulate water and soluble substances by filtering the blood, reabsorbing what is needed and excreting the rest as urine. Nephrons eliminate wastes from the body, regulate blood volume and pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood pH. Its functions are vital to life

  6. neur, -i, -o neurologist, neurotic nerve

  7. Oculobinocular • Eye

  8. odont- orthodontistodontalgia • tooth The word comes from the Greek words ortho meaning straight and odons meaning tooth.

  9. Noun1.odontalgia - an ache localized in or around a tooth

  10. oo,ovioogenesis, ovary • egg

  11. oss,-eo,osteo osteoporosis bone

  12. Normal Bone Tissue Osteoporosis, resulting in brittle bones, is a "silent thief" -- it robs your bones of calcium. Osteoporotic Tissue

  13. otootoscope • ear

  14. path,-i,-opathogen • Disease Mycobacterium fortuitum Bacteria. This nontuberculous Mycobacterium is a pathogen for various human clinical syndromes. A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host.[1] The term is most often used for agents that disrupt the normal physiology of a multicellular animal or plant.

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