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A&P 1 Terminology Pr
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, ab- | Away from |
| abdomin- | Of or relating to the abdomen |
| acous- | Of or relating to hearing |
| a-, an- | Without, not |
| ad- | To, toward |
| aden- | Gland |
| adip- | Fat or fatty tissue |
| aesthesio- | Sensation |
| ambi- | Positioned on both sides |
| angio- | Blood vessel |
| ano- | Anus |
| ante- | Before |
| anti- | Against |
| arthr- | Joint |
| aur- | Pertaining to the ear |
| auto- | Self |
| axill- | Pertaining to the armpit |
| bi- | Two |
| bili- | Bile |
| bio- | Life |
| blast-, -blast | Germ or bud |
| brachi- | Arm |
| brady- | Slow |
| bucc- | Pertaining to the cheek |
| burs- | Bursa |
| cardi- | Heart |
| carp(o)- | Wrist |
| cephal- | Head |
| cerebr- | Brain |
| chole- | Gall bladder, bile |
| chondr- | Cartilage |
| chrom- | Color |
| cili- | Pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids |
| circum- | Around |
| clast- | Break |
| col-, colo-,colono- | Pertaining to the colon |
| contra- | Against |
| corp- | Body |
| cost- | Rib |
| cox- | Pertaining to the hip |
| crani(o)- | Pertaining to the cranium |
| cyst- | Pertaining to the bladder |
| cyt- | Cell |
| de- | Remove, decrease |
| dent- | Teeth |
| derm- | Skin |
| di- | Two |
| dia- | Through |
| dis- | Seperation, taking apart |
| dors(o)-, dors(i)- | Pertaining to the back |
| dys- | Bad, difficult |
| ect- | Outside, away from |
| encephal(o)- | Pertaining to the brain |
| end- | In, within |
| enter- | Intestine |
| ep-, epi- | Upon, above |
| episi- | Pertaining to the pubic region |
| erythr- | Red |
| eu- | Good, normal |
| ex- | Out, away from |
| extra- | Outside |
| fili-, filli- | Fine, hair like |
| Galact- | Milk |
| gastr- | Stomach |
| gloss- | Tongue |
| gluc-, glyc- | Sweet, glucose |
| gybec- | Woman |
| hema- | Blood |
| hemi- | Half |
| hepat- | liver |
| hetero- | Varied, mixed |
| hist- | Tissue |
| homeo- | Similar, like |
| hydr- | Water, hydrogen |
| hyper- | Above, more than |
| hypo- | Below, less than |
| hyster- | Uterus |
| in- | Into, not |
| infra- | Below, underlying |
| inter- | Between |
| intra- | Within |
| ipse- | Same |
| iso- | equal |
| juxta- | Next to |
| labi(o)- | Lip |
| lacrim(o)- | Tear |
| lact(i)-, lact(o)- | Milk |
| lapar(o)- | Pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank |
| laryng(o)- | Pertaining to the larynx (voice box) |
| later(o)- | Lateral |
| leuk- | White |
| lip(o)- | Fat |
| macro- | Large |
| mal- | Bad |
| mega- | Large, giant |
| melan(o)- | Black color |
| mening(o)- | Membrane |
| mero- | Part |
| meso- | Middle |
| micro- | Small, tiny |
| mono- | One |
| morph | Shape, form |
| muscul(o)- | Muscle |
| myel- | Muscle |
| myo- | Muscle |
| necr- | Dead |
| neo- | New |
| nephr- | Kidney |
| neur- | Nerve |
| normo- | Normal |
| ocul(o)- | Pertaining to the eye |
| odont(o)- | Pertaining to teeth |
| onych(o)- | Pertaining to the nail of a finger or correct |
| oophor(o)- | Woman's ovary |
| opthalm- | Eye |
| or(o)- | Mouth |
| orth(o)- | Denoting something as straight or correct |
| osseo- | Bony |
| ossi- | Bone |
| ost- | Bone |
| ot- | Ear |
| ov- | Egg |
| para- | Beside |
| path- | Disease |
| ped-, -ped-, -pes | Foot |
| peri- | Around |
| phag- | Eat |
| pharyng(o)- | Pharynx |
| phleb- | Vein |
| phren(i)-, phren- | Diaphragm |
| pleur(o)-, pleure(a)- | Pertaining to the ribs |
| pneumo- | Air |
| polio- | Gray |
| poly- | Many |
| post- | Behind, after |
| pre- | Before, in front of |
| presby(o)- | Old age |
| pro- | Early, before, giving rise to |
| psych- | Mind |
| pulm- | Lung |
| pyo- | Pus |
| pyro- | Fever |
| ren- | Kidney |
| retro- | Behind |
| rhin(o)- | Pertaining to the nose |
| salping(o)- | Pertaining to the fallopian tubes |
| sarc- | Fresh, muscle |
| schiz(o)- | Denoting something "split" or "double-sided" |
| scler- | Tough, hard |
| semi- | Partial, half |
| sinistr(o)- | Left, left side |
| somat(o)-, somatico- | Body, bodily |
| sperma-, spermo-, spermato- | Semen, spermatozoa |
| spleen(o)- | Spleen |
| stom(a)- | Mouth |
| sub- | Beneath, below |
| super-, supra- | Above, greater |
| syn-, sym- | Connecting, with |
| tachy- | Rapid, accelerated |
| thromb- | clot |
| tono- | Tone, pressure |
| tox(i)-, tox(o)-, taxico | Toxin, poison |
| trache(o)- | Trachea |
| trans- | Across |
| tympan(o)- | Eardrum |
| ultra- | Greater, beyond |
| uni- | One |
| ur- | Urine |
| vagin- | Pertaining to the vagina |
| vas- | Tubule, vessel |
| ventr(o)- | Pertaining to the belly, stomach |
| viscer(o)- | Pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera |