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Lesson 7 - The Body, part 2
Word Roots
organs
- cardi/o : heart
- nephr/o : kidney
- pneum/o : lungs
- pulmin/o : lungs
- laryng/o : larynx
- hepat/o : liver
- ren/o : kidney
- hyster/o : uterus / womb
- phall/o : penis
- cyst/o : bladder or sac with fluid
cells/tissues
- my/o : muscle
- neur/o : nerve
- oo(Greek) : egg
- ovo(Latin) : egg
- /cyte : cell
EXERCISE • Body-2 • Define the word
- oocyte
- myocardium
SOLUTION • Understanding Scientific Terms/Body-2 • Define the word
- An egg cell
- The muscular tissue of the heart.
- reference: American Heritage dictionary
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