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Anatomy Roots
BHS Dual Credit Anatomy & Physiology 15-16 Summer Assignment Terms P.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |
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