Medical affixes - Terminology test 4
vivi-
alive, living
paed-, paedo-
association with a child
necro-
association with death
arthr, arthro
association with joint or articulation (niveltäminen)
bio-
association with life
my, myo
association with muscle (lihas)
neur, neuro
association with nerves, a nerve, or the central nervous system (keskushermosto)
derm, derma
association with skin dermato (iho)
andro-
association with, or pertaining to men, the male sex
gyn-, gynaeo-
association with, or pertaining to women
melan
black
cyan, cyano
blue
chromo
colour
thanato-
death, dead
mort-
die, death
chlor, chloro
green or related to chlorine
gero-, geronto-
old age
erythr, erythro
red
puer-
relation to boy, child
anthrop-, anthropo-
relation to man (ihminen)
zoo-
relationship to animals
oste, osteo
relationship to bone
chondr, chondro
relationship to cartilage (rusto)
ger-, gerat-
relationship to old age
phyt-, phyto-
relationship to plants
leuc, leuco
white, colourless
xantho
yellow