Medical affixes - Terminology test 4

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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


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