nursing terms Exam 1 specialties ch. 2

physi/o

growth

bi/o

life, living

auto

self

physiology

- the study of growth; the study of the function of the body. a physiologist specializes in the study of the function of the body

autopsy

-process of viewing by self; this term is commonly used to describe the examination of a dead body to determine cause(s) of death

necropsy

-process of viewing dead tissue

biopsy

-process of viewing living tissue that has been removed for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment

pathology

-the study of disease. a pathologist specializes in the study of disease

cytology

-the study of the cells. A cytologist specializes in the study of cell. the suffix -logist means "one who specializes in the study of."

histology

-the study of tissues. a histologist specializes in the study of tissues

anatomy

-to cut apart; the study of the structure of the body. an anatomist specializes in the structure of the body

necr/o

death, dead