Help
| Element |
 |
|
| Meaning |
|
|
| ovar- |
egg(female reproduction cell) |
| -centesis |
puncture |
| oto- |
ear |
| bili- |
bile |
| squam- |
scale |
| mening- |
membrane |
| cec- |
blind passage |
| macul- |
spot (or stain) |
| -pexy |
suspension, fixation |
| onco- |
tumor, swelling, or mass |
| or- |
mouth |
| sub- |
under, beneath, below |
| spiro- |
coil |
| lacrim- |
tear |
| viscero- |
organ |
| lact- |
milk |
| onych- |
nail, claw |
| thorac- |
chest |
| pyle-, pyloro- |
gate |
| vesic- |
bladder |
| sphenic- |
wedge, wedge-shaped |
| myel- |
marrow (spinal cord) |
| anti- |
against |
| myco- |
fungus |
| hallux |
great toe, big toe |
| physio- |
nature |
| bucc(o) |
cheek |
| palpebr- |
eyelid |
| plasia- |
development or growth |
| rug- |
wrinkle, fold, crease |
| aur- |
ear |
| acoust(i) |
hearing, sound |
| colp(o) |
hollow, vagina |
| phon- |
voice, sound |
| leio- |
smooth |
| cor |
heart |
| ren- |
kidney |
| orchi- |
testis |
| encephal- |
brain |
| thalam- |
inner chamber |
| plexus |
braid, an interweaving or network |
| cilia |
eyelash |
| dendr- |
tree, branching (as in nervous system) |
| phleb- |
vein |
| pilo- |
hair |
| histo- |
tissue |
| stoma- |
mouth or opening |
| tympan- |
eardrum or its enclosure |
| umbilic- |
navel |
| salpingo- |
tube |
|
Biology Lab Midterm
