| Question |
Answer |
| Thromb- |
Clot, Lump |
| ab- |
away from, not |
| -plegia |
paralysis |
| ante- |
before |
| thel- |
nipple |
| ex- |
out, away from |
| lien- |
spleen |
| tumor |
swelling |
| vestibule- |
enterance |
| puer- |
child |
| sarc- |
flesh |
| proli- |
offspring |
| macro- |
large |
| lal- |
speech |
| intra- |
within |
| inter- |
between |
| infra- |
beneath |
| cyro- |
cold |
| mal- |
bad |
| glom- |
ball |
| tens- |
stretch |
| spas- |
pull, draw |
| pharmac- |
drugstore |
| lumbo- |
loins, the right and left regions of the middle section of the abdomen. Lumbar regions |
| ventr- |
front |
| vert- |
turn |
| ambi- |
both |
| amphi- |
around, on both sides |
| brachy- |
short |
| capit- |
head |
| cau- |
burn |
| -clas |
break |
| duct- |
tube |
| fiss- |
split |
| ger- |
old |
| heter- |
other |
| infer- |
under |
| hom- |
same |
| olfac- |
smell |
| orth- |
straight |
| gyn- |
female |
| pachy- |
thick |
| phrag- |
fence |
| poster- |
back part |
| cata- |
down |
| platy- |
flat |
| pseud- |
false |
| schiz- |
split |
| eu- |
good, normal |
| proxim- |
nearest |
| scol- |
curved |
| apo- |
away from |
| di- |
twice, two |
| dia- |
through |
| eury- |
broad, wide |
| pect- |
chest |
| necr- |
dead |
| mi- |
less |
| morph- |
form |
| dis- |
apart |
| fac- |
make or do |
| lept- |
slender |
| lymph- |
watery fluid |
| mata- |
beyond |
| -rrhag |
burst forth |
| sta- |
stand |
| ton- |
stretch |
| volv- |
to roll |
| splanchn- |
internal organs |
| -rrhe |
flow |
| med- |
middle |
| xer- |
dry |
| per- |
throughout |
| blast- |
bud, cell |
| cost- |
rib |
| gram- |
record |
| acro- |
extremities |
| -rhexis |
break, burst |
| carcin- |
cancer |
| penia- |
decrease |
| gen- |
original, production |
| burso- |
sac |
| ovar- |
egg |
| -centesis |
puncture |
| oto- |
ear |
| bili- |
bile |
| squam- |
scale(s) |
| mening- |
membrane |
| cec- |
blind,passage |
| macul- |
spot |
| -pexy |
suspenion |
| onco- |
tumor |
| or- |
mouth |
| sub- |
under |
| spiro- |
coil |
| lacrim- |
tear |
| viscero- |
organ |
| lact- |
milk |
| onych- |
nail, claw |
| thorac- |
chest |
| pyle- |
gate, opening |
| vesic- |
bladder |
| sphenic- |
wedge |
| myel- |
marrow, spinal cord |
| ant- |
against |
| myco- |
fungus |
| hallux |
great toe |
| physio- |
nature |
| bucco- |
cheek |
| palpebr- |
eye lid |
| -plasia |
developement |
| rug- |
wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- |
ear |
| acousti- |
hearing |
| colpo- |
hollow, vagina |
| phon- |
voice, sound |
| leio- |
smooth |
| cor- |
heart |
| ren- |
kidney |
| orchi- |
testis |
| encephal- |
brain |
| thalm- |
inner chamber |
| plexus- |
braid |
| cilia- |
eye lash |
| dendr- |
tree, branching |
| phleb- |
vein |
| pilo- |
hair |
| histo- |
tissue |
| stoma- |
mouth |
| tympan- |
ear drum |
| umbilic- |
navel |
| salpingo- |
tube |
| gastr- |
stomach |
| cardi- |
heart |
| megal- |
enlarge |
| itis- |
inflammation |
| dermat- |
skin |
| plast- |
surgical repir |
| cerebr- |
brain |
| path- |
disease |
| -ectomy |
surgical removal |
| enter- |
intestines |
| osis- |
any condition |
| otomy- |
incision, cut into |
| aden- |
gland |
| angi- |
vessle |
| -oma |
tumor |
| nephr- |
kidney |
| hepat- |
liver |
| arthr- |
joint |
| blephar- |
eye lid |
| ologist- |
specialist |
| rhin- |
nose |
| gingiv- |
gums |
| -malacia |
soft |
| -ology |
study of |
| spasm |
involuntary contraction |
| -algia |
pain |
| crani- |
skull |
| end/o |
inside, within |
| hemi- |
half |
| oid- |
like |
| hyper- |
above, more than normal |
| cyst- |
sac |
| chole- |
bile |
| hypo- |
observe |
| hyster- |
uterus |
| ostomy- |
create an opening |
| para- |
bedside or beyond |
| lysis- |
loosening, destruction |
| cervic- |
neck |
| chondr- |
cartilage |
| cyan- |
blue |
| hem/hemat- |
blood |
| ost- |
bone |
| psycho- |
mind |
| lip/o |
fat |
| my- |
muscle |
| lith- |
stone |
| ophthalm- |
eye |
| proct- |
anus |
| retro- |
backwards, past |
| trip- |
rub, friction |
| strept- |
twist |
| desis- |
binding |
| mani- |
madness |
| glosso- |
tongue |
| trophy- |
developement |
| supra- |
above |
| ptosis- |
fallig, drooping |
| dyn- |
pain |
| mast- |
breast |
| rraphy- |
suture |
| dent- |
teeth |
| cephal- |
head |
| auto- |
self |
| epi- |
upon |
| hydro- |
water |
| lobo- |
section |
| emesis- |
vomiting |
| contra- |
against, counter |
| iasis- |
condition, formation |
| trans- |
through, across, beyond |
| brady- |
slow |
| ectasis- |
expantion |
| cyt- |
cell |
| odont- |
tooth |
| leuk- |
white |
| esthesia- |
sensation |
| cantho- |
angle at the end of the eyelid |
| steno- |
narrow, contracted |
| cheil- |
lip |
| cele- |
hernia, tumor, swelling |
| benign |
mild, not cancerous |
| semen |
seed |
| celio- |
abdomen |
| erythro- |
red |
| vaso- |
vessle |
| melan- |
black |
| cauda- |
tail |
| lingua- |
tongue |
| myring- |
eardrum |
| spondyl- |
spinal column |
| tarso- |
frame work of the eyelid |
| cheir- |
hand |
| calc- |
heel, stone |
| cine- |
move |
| digit- |
finger, toe |
| dors- |
back |
| gangli- |
swelling |
| gemin- |
twin, double |
| grad- |
walk, take steps |
| gran- |
grain, particle |
| labi- |
lip |
| micr- |
small |
| peps- |
digest |
| pleur- |
chest cavity, rib or side |
| mamm- |
breast |
| colla- |
glue |
| later- |
side |
| rachi- |
spinal colum |
| phob- |
fear |
| phot- |
light |
| dys- |
bad, out of order |
| cut- |
skin |
| en- |
in |
| peri- |
about, around |
| pro- |
in front of before |
| mechano- |
machine |
| dynam- |
power |
| osmo- |
odor |
| traumat- |
wound |
| trich |
hair |
| maxill- |
upper jaw bone |
| an/a |
without, not |
| phak- |
lens |
| pre- |
infront of, before |
| strict- |
drawn tight |
| turbin- |
shaped like a top |
| ameb- |
change |
| semi- |
half |
| neo- |
new |
| hormone |
excite |
| therm- |
heat |
| syn/sym |
together |
| vuls- |
twitch,or pull |
| post- |
after |
| metr- |
uteris |
| tegument- |
covering, skin |
| pan- |
all |
| poly- |
many |
| ramus- |
branch |
| neuro- |
nerve |
| arter- |
artery |
| appendic- |
appendix |
| thyro- |
thyroid |
| splen- |
spleen |
| ovario- |
ovary |
| adreno- |
adrenal gland |
| basi- |
base |
| pelvis- |
pelvis |
| vena- |
vein |
| urethra- |
urethra, a small tubular structure extending the lenghth of the penis that transports urine from the bladder, and seman when ejaculated to the outside of the body (urethritis, inflammation of the urethra) |
| utero- |
uterus |
| bronch- |
bronch, (left and right side: bronchi) |
| pharyng- |
pharynx, passageway for air from nasal cavity to larynx and food from mouth to esophagus. Serves both the respiratoty and digestive systms; the throat |
| duodeno- |
duodenum |
| ureter- |
ureter, tube that carries urine from the kidney |
| sacro- |
sacrum, located below the lumbar vertebrea, is the fourth segment of the spinal column. This single, triangular-shape bone is a result of the fusion of the five individual sacral bones of the child. |
| laryng- |
larynx,the enlarged upper end of the trachea below the root of the tongue; the voice box |
| col- |
colon |
| esophag- |
esophagus, a muscle canal 24cm long, extending from the pharynx to the stomach |
| bi- |
two |
| tri- |
three |
| ile- |
ileum, lowest part of the intestine |
| ili- |
ilium, hip bone |
| lig- |
ligament |
| therap- |
therapy |
| helio- |
sun |
| astr- |
star-shaped |
| -asthenia |
weakness |
| fascia- |
sheet, band |
| iso- |
equal |
| tarso- |
ankle |
| -tope |
place |
| pod- |
foot |
| malign- |
bad, harmful |
| adnexa- |
ties, connection |
| ocul- |
eye |
| lapr- |
abdominal wall |
| dacry- |
tear |
| ment- |
mind |
| part- |
labor, bring forth |
| sclera- |
hard |
| somato- |
body |
| trachel- |
neck |
| sinus- |
hollow space |
| hypno- |
sleep |
| sept- |
wall, fence |
| scirr- |
hard |
| antr- |
cavity, chamber |
| -crine |
to secrete |
| dura- |
hard |
| pneum- |
lung, air |
| phage- |
to eat |
| phren- |
friend |
| corne- |
horny |
| plak- |
plate |
| iris- |
rainbow |
| kerat- |
horny |
| pulmo- |
lung |
| ptyal |
saliva |
| alveol- |
cavity |
| oophor- |
ovary |
| oment- |
covering |
| sedat- |
quiet, calm |
| furca- |
fork-shaped |
| radic- |
root |
| radi- |
ray |
| fistul- |
a pipe, narrow passage |
| edema- |
swelling |
| dactyl |
finger, toe |
| metabol- |
change |
| pariet |
wall |
| ependym- |
wrapping |
| gravid- |
pregnant |
| aer- |
air |
| glyco- |
sweet |
| -scop |
observe |
| sacro- |
sacrum |
Biology Lab Midterm
