Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

by Saladin, Kenneth

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0073403717

ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 12 - Nervous Tissue - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 472: 9

Answer

The combing form "sclero-" signifies "hard" or "hardness". It is used in the term "sclera" ( of the eye).

Work Step by Step

Sclerosis is another term that utilizes the prefix "sclero-; sclero is also found in the word "arteriosclerosis."

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