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Zoological Roots
CCRI-Newport Q1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, negative (asexual, atrophy, asymmetry) |
| ab- | away from (aboral, abductor, absorption) |
| ad-, af-, an-, at- | to or toward (adrenal, adductor, adaptation, afferent, atrium) |
| adipo- | fat (adipose) |
| aero- | air, gas, oxygen (aerobic, anaerobic, aerial) |
| alba- | white (albicans) |
| ambi-, amphi- | both, double (ambidextrous, amphibian, amphioxus, amphicoelous) |
| ana- | apart (anaphase) |
| ante-, antero- | before, previous to (anterior, anteroposterior) |
| anti- | against (antibody, antimere) |
| arthro- | joint (arthropod, arthritis) |
| auto- | self (autoimmune, autonomic, autosome, autonomy) |
| bis-, bi- | two, double (bisect, bivalve, biramous, bilateral) |
| bio- | life, live (biology, biogenesis, biogeography) |
| blast- | germ (blastoderm, blastula) |
| brachi- | arm (brachial, brachiopoda) |
| -brevis | short (peroneus brevis) |
| bronchi- | windpipe (bronchiole) |
| -bulla | blister (tymphanic bulla) |
| capit- | head (rectus capitis) |
| cata- | down (catabolism) |
| cauda- | tail (caudal, caudata) |
| cephalo-, cranio- | head (cephalothorax, cephalic, craniosacral) |
| chemo- | chemical (chemoreceptor) |
| chondr- | cartilage, granule (chondrocyte, mitochondrion) |
| circum- | around, about (circumpharyngeal) |
| -clast | to break (osteoclast) |
| co- | with, together (coenzyme, commensal, convergent) |
| -cost | rib (intercostal) |
| -cox | hip (os coxae) |
| cruci- | cross (cruciate) |
| cubit- | elbow (cubital) |
| cyto- | cell (cytology, cytoplasm, spermatocyte) |
| de-, des- | from, away, lost (dehydration, descending) |
| delta- | triangle (deltoideus) |
| dent- | tooth (dentine) |
| derm- | skin (dermal, ectoderm, echinoderm) |
| dextr- | right hand (dextrin) |
| di- | two, double (dihybrid, dimorphic, diencephalon) |
| dia- | across, through (diaphragm) |
| diplo- | double (diploid) |
| -duct | lead (oviduct, duct) |
| duo- | two (duodenum) |
| dura- | hard (dura mater) |
| e-, ex-, ef- | out of, from (efferent, excurrent, excretion) |
| ecto- | on the outside of, outer (ectoderm, ectoparasite) |
| ella-, -ium, -olus, -olum, -culus, -culum, -cle, -cule | these are diminutives, i.e. they signify a small thing |
| en-, endo- | in, inside (endoderm) |
| entero- | intestine, gut (enteric, archenteron) |
| epi- | upon, above (epigenesis, epithelium, epidermis) |
| erythro- | red (erythrocyte) |
| eu- | true, well, real (eucaryote) |
| extra- | beyond, additional, outside of (extracellular) |
| -fer | bear, carry, possess (porifera, rotifera, afferent) |
| -flex | bending, turning (reflex, circumflex) |
| -gaster- | stomach (gastrula, gastropoda, gastric) |
| gene-, gen- | producing (genetic) |
| -glossa- | tongue (hypoglossal, genioglossus) |
| haplo- | single, simple (haploid) |
| hem-, heme- | blood (hemoglobin, hematoma) |
| hemi- | half (hemisphere, hemichordate) |
| hepato- | liver (hepatic) |
| hetero- | other, different (heterozygous, heterogamy) |
| histo- | tissue (histology) |
| holo- | entire, whole (holocrine, holoblastic, holozoic) |
| homo- | alike, same, equal (homozygous, homology) |
| hydro-, hygro- | water (hydrolysis) |
| hyper- | above (hyperthyroid, hyperkinetic) |
| hypo- | under (hypovolemic, hypodermic) |
| -ia, -id, -osis, -tion, -y- | state of, condition (myopia, gravid) |
| im-, in- | in (implant, ingest, inherit) |
| infra- | below (infrared, infraspinatus) |
| inter- | between (intercostal, intervertebral) |
| intra-, intro- | into (intracellular, introduction) |
| iso- | same, equal to (isothermic, isotonic) |
| -ist, -or, -er, -ite | agent of (anatomist) |
| itis- | inflammation (gastritis, neuritis, hepatitis) |
| lact- | milk (lactation) |
| later-, latus- | side (lateral) |
| leuco- | white (leukocyte) |
| lingua- | tongue (lingual) |
| lympho-, lyo- | water (lymph, lymphocyte) |
| macro- | large (macroscopic, macrophage) |
| maxilla- | jaw (maxilliped, maxilla) |
| meso- | middle (mesoderm, mesothorax, mesonephros) |
| meta- | between, beyond, after (metamere, metanephros, metaphase) |
| micro- | small (microscopic, microbe) |
| mito- | thread (mitosis, mitochondria) |
| mono- | one, single (monocyte, monoecious) |
| -morph- | form (morphogenesis, morphology, metamorphosis) |
| myo- | muscle (myoglobin, myocardium, myoseptum) |
| necro- | dead (necropsy) |
| neo- | new (neotony, neoplasm) |
| nephro- | kidney (nephrostome, nephridia, metanephros, nephron) |
| neuro- | nerve (neurology) |
| nom-, -onomy | name (taxonomy, nomenclature) |
| nuc- | nut (nucleus) |
| o-, ovo- | egg (oviduct, ovary) |
| ob- | in front of, inverse (observe, obstruct) |
| -oid | resemblance (hydroid, mucoid) |
| oligo- | few (oligocere, oligodendrocyte) |
| ortho- | straight (orthogenesis, orthodontics) |
| osse-, ost-, os- | bone (periosteum, osteoblast) |
| para- | side by side, near (parathyroid, parasite) |
| pariet- | wall (parietal) |
| -ped | foot (biped) |
| peri- | around (pericardium, peritoneum) |
| -phage, phag- | to eat (phagocyte, sacrophagus) |
| -phile | to love, require, attraction (eosinophil, hemophilia) |
| photo- | light (photosynthesis) |
| -physis | to grow (epiphysis) |
| -plasm, -plast | anything formed (protoplasm, plasma, plasmodium) |
| -pleur- | side (pleurisy) |
| pod-, ped- | foot (tetrapod, podiatry) |
| poly- | many (polynucleate, polymorphic) |
| post-, postero- | after, hind part (posterior) |
| pre- | before (preview, predominate) |
| -proctum- | anus (proctodeum) |
| proto- | first (protoplasm, protozoa, prototype) |
| pseudo- | false (pseudopod) |
| -pteron, -pter | wing (coleoptera, diptera, chiroptera) |
| pulmo- | lung (pulmonary) |
| quadr- | four (quadruped) |
| -rhage, -rhea | flow (hemorrhage) |
| re-, retro- | again, turn back, turn again (reflex, regenerate) |
| rect- | straight (rectus abdominis) |
| ren- | kidney (renal) |
| sagitta- | arrow (sagittal) |
| sarc- | flesh (sarcophytic, sarcoplasm) |
| scler- | hard (sclera, sclerotic) |
| -sect | to cut (dissect) |
| semi- | half, part way (semicircular) |
| septa- | wall (septum) |
| soma- | body (somite, somatic) |
| -stasis | stop, stand (homeostasis, bacteriostasis) |
| stom- | mouth (stomata, nephrostome, cytostome) |
| sub- | under, below (suborder, submarine) |
| super-, supra- | over, above, beyond (superorder, suprascapular) |
| sym-, syn- | together, resemble (symbiosis, synapse, syncytium) |
| tel-, tele- | far, distant (telescope, telophase) |
| teres- | round (teres minor) |
| tetra- | four (tetrapod) |
| thyro- | door, shield (thyroid) |
| -tom | to cut (microtome, anatomy) |
| -troph | nourishment, growth, food (gonadotrophic, tropism) |
| tri- | three (tricuspid) |
| uni- | one (unicellular) |
| vaso- | vessel (vasoconstrictor) |
| villi- | shaggy (microvilli) |
| vita- | life (vital) |
| zoo- | animal (zoology, holzoic, protozoa) |
| zygo- | join, united, yoked together (zygote, heterozygous) |
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