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BIO 208: A&P - Lab Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ambi- | both |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| co- | with |
| di- | two |
| ecto- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| exo- | outside |
| hetero- | different |
| homo- | same |
| inter- | between |
| macro- | large |
| medi- | middle |
| micro- | small |
| multi- | many |
| poly- | many |
| pre- | before |
| quad- | four |
| sub- | below |
| tri- | three |
| adipo | fat |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dent/o | teeth |
| derm/o | skin |
| encephal/o | brain |
| entero | intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gram | record |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| mamm/o | breast |
| histo | tissue |
| mast/o | breast |
| nas/o | nose |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| ocul/o | eye |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orchid/o | testes |
| oste/o | bone |
| oto | ear |
| aur | hear |
| path | feel |
| ped | foot |
| pecto | chest |
| phlebo | veins |
| port | carry |
| procto | rectum/anus |
| pulm/o | lung |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scope | closely examine |
| stomato | mouth |
| test/o | testes |
| ur/o | urine |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | veins |
| -algia | pain |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | removal of |
| -gram | recorded image |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -ologist | one who studies |
| -ology | the study of |
| -pathy | disease of |
| -plasty | reshaping surgically |
| -stasis | to stop |