Questions and Answers
What does laryng/o refer to?
larynx
What does lip/o stand for?
fat
What does malac/o mean?
soft, softening
What is the meaning of muc/o?
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What does onc/o refer to?
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What is the meaning of plast/o?
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What does troph/o denote?
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What are the meanings of -ia, -ic?
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What does the word 'old' refer to in medical terms?
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What does oma signify?
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What does morph/o mean?
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What do ost/o and oste/o refer to?
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Study Notes
Laryng/o and Related Terms
- laryng/o refers specifically to the larynx, which is essential for speech and protecting the airway during swallowing.
- lip/o indicates fat, often used in medical terms related to weight and metabolism.
- malac/o denotes a condition of softness or softening, commonly seen in pathology.
- muc/o pertains to mucus, playing a vital role in the respiratory and digestive systems.
- onc/o signifies tumor, a crucial term in oncology referring to abnormal tissue growth.
Surgical and Developmental Terms
- plast/o means to repair, often used in surgical contexts such as plastic surgery.
- troph/o relates to development, often used in terms describing growth and nutrition.
- -ia, -ic are suffixes indicating "pertaining to," used to create adjectives from nouns.
- old implies resemblance or similarity, providing descriptive context to terms.
- oma is another term for tumor, underscoring its importance in the discussion of neoplasms.
- morph/o signifies shape or form, important in various biological and medical discussions.
- ost/o, oste/o denotes bone, foundational in studies of anatomy and orthopedics.
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