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A&P I- Terminology
Quiz Jan. 22
| 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- | cartillage |
| 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- | separation, 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 |
| gynec- | woman |
| hema- | blood |
| hemi- | half |
| hepat- | liver |
| hetero- | varied, mixed |
| hist- | tissue |
| homeo- | similar, like |
| hist- | tissue |
| 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 |
| necro- | dead |
| neo- | new |
| nephr- | kidney |
| neur- | nerve |
| normo- | normal |
| ocul(o)- | pertaining to the eye |
| odont(o)- | pertaining to the teeth |
| onych(o)- | pertaining to the nail of a finger or toe |
| oophor(o)- | woman's ovary |
| opthalm- | eye |
| or(o)- | mouth |
| othr(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- | flesh, muscle |
| schiz(o)- | denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided' |
| scler- | tough, hard |
| semi- | partial, half |
| sinistr(o)- | left, left sided |
| somat(o)-, somatico- | body, bodily |
| sperma-, spermo-, spermato- | semen, spermatoza |
| 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 |
| utra- | 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 |
| -algia | pain |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -ectomy | cut out, surgically remove |
| -emia | blood |
| -gen | producing |
| -graph | writing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field |
| -lysis | splitting |
| -meter | measure |
| -oid | like, similar |
| -ole | small |
| -opia | vision |
| -osis | state of having or being |
| -ostomy | opening |
| -penia | absence or deficiency |
| -plasm | fluid |
| -plegia, -plexy | paralysis, stroke |
| -phea, -pnoea | respiration |
| -rrage | to burst forward, excessive discharge |
| -rrhea, rrhoea- | flow |
| -sect | cut |
| -some, some | body |
| -stomy | make an opening |
| -tomy | cutting |
| -trope | to turn |
| -trophe | nourishment |
| -ule, -ulus | small |