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BHS Dual Credit Anatomy & Physiology 15-16 Summer Assignment Terms P.1
Term | Definition |
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a- | without (ex. avascular) |
aer- | air (ex. aerobic metabolism) |
-algia | pain (ex. neuralgia) |
arter- | artery (ex. arterial) |
arthro- | joint (ex. arthroscopy) |
auto- | self (ex. autonomic) |
bio- | life (ex. biology) |
-blast | germ (ex. osteoblast) |
bronch- | windpipe/airway (ex. bronchial tubes) |
cardi- cardio- -cardia | heart (ex. cardiac arrest) |
cerebr- | brain (ex. cerebral cortex) |
cervic- | neck (ex. cervical vertebrae) |
chondro- | cartilage (ex. chondrocyte) |
cranio- | skull (ex. cranium, craniosacral) |
cyt- cyto- | a hollow cell (ex. cytokine) |
derm- | skin (ex. dermatome, dermatologist) |
-ectomy | excision (ex. appendectomy) |
end- endo- | within (ex. endergonic, endothermic, endometrium) |
epi- | on (ex. epimysium) |
ex- | out of/away from (ex. exocytosis) |
hemo- | blood (ex. hemopoiesis, hemophilia) |
hemi- | one half (ex. hemisphere) |
histo - | tissue (ex. histology) |
homo- | same (ex. homozygous, homosexual) |
hyper- | above (ex. hyperpolarization) |
hypo- | under (ex. hypothyroid, hypodermic needle) |
inter- | between (ex. interventricular) |
iso- | equal (ex. istonic, isosceles) |
leuk- leuko- | white (ex. leukemia, leukocyte) |
lyso- -lysis -lyze | loosening (ex. hydrolysis) |
meso- | middle (ex. mesoderm) |
micr- | small (ex. microscope, microcosm) |
morph- morpho- | form (ex. morphology, morphotype) |
myo- | muscle (ex. myofilament, myofascial) |
nephr- | kidney (ex. nephron) |
neur- neuri- neuro- | nerve (ex. neural, neuromuscular) |
-ology | study of (ex. physiology, biology) |
-osis | state, condition (ex. neurosis, psychosis) |
ost- oste- osteo- | bone (ex. osteoporosis) |
oto- | ear (ex. otology) |
path- patho- -pathy | disease (ex. idiopathy, pathogenesis, neuropathy) |
peri- | around (ex. perineuriem) |
phago- | to eat (ex. phagocyte) |
-phil -philia | love (ex. hemophilia) |
-phot -photo | light (ex. photoreceptor, photosynthesis, photon) |
physio- | nature (ex. physiology) |
pre- | before (ex. precapillary sphincter) |
pulmo- | lung (ex. pulmonary) |
retro- | backwards (ex. retroperitoneal) |
sacro- | flesh (ex. sarcomere) |
scler- sclera- | hard (ex. sclera, sclerosis) |
-scope | to view (ex. colonoscope, colonoscopy) |
sub- | below (ex. subdermal, subcutaneous) |
super- | above, beyond (ex. superficial) |
-trophy | nourishment (ex. atrophy) |
vas- | vessel (ex. vascular) |