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Group 12 E
Rachel L., Ashley V., Francine M., Moazzam A., Lexy C.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chir(o), Cheir(o)- | of or pertaining to the hand. ma |
| chlor(o)- | denoting a green color ma |
| Chol(e)- | Of or pertaining to bile ma |
| chondr(i)o- | cartiilage, gristle, granule, granular ma |
| andr(o) | pertaining to a man fm |
| angi(o) | blood vessel fm |
| aniso | describing something as unequal fm |
| ankyl(o) ancyl(o) | denoting something as crooked or bent fm |
| ante | describing something as positioned in front of another thing fm |
| anti | describing something as against or opposed to another fm |
| apo | seperated from, derived from fm |
| archi (i,e,o) | first, primitive fm |
| arsen(o) | of or pertaining to a male; masculine fm |
| arteri (o) | of or pertaining to an artery fm |
| arthr(o) | of or pertainingto joints, limbs fm |
| articul(o) | joint fm |
| ary | pertaining to fm |
| ase | enzyme fm |
| asthenia | weakness fm |
| atel (o) | imperfect or incomplete development fm |
| ather(o) | fatty deposit, soft gruel lie deposit fm |
| ation | process fm |
| atri(o) | an atrium (esp. heart atrium) fm |
| aur(i) | of or pertaing to the ear fm |
| aut(o) | self fm |
| aux(o) | increase; growth fm |
| chrom(ato)- | color ma |
| -cidal, cide | killing, destroy ma |
| cili- | of or pretaining to the cilia, the eyelashes; eyelid ma |
| circum- | denoting something as "around another" ma |
| cis- | on this side ma |
| clast | break ma |
| co- | with, together, in association ma |
| col-, colo-, colono- | colon ma |
| colp(o)- | Of or pertaining to the vagina MA |
| com- | with, together MA |
| contra | against MA |
| cor- | with, together MA |
| cor-, core-, coro- | Of or pertaining to eye's pupil MA |
| cordi- | Of or pertaining to the heart MA |
| cornu- | Applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns MA |
| coron(o)- | crown MA |
| cost(o)- | of or pertaining to the ribs MA |
| cox- | Of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint MA |
| crani(o)- | Belonging or relating to the cranium MA |
| -crine | to secrete (M. Ali) |
| Cholecyst(o)- | of or pertaining to gallbladder ma |
| Balano- | Of the glands penis or glans clitoridis (RL) |
| Bi- | Twice, Double (RL) |
| Bio- | Life (RL) |
| Blast(o)- | Germ or Bud (RL) |
| Blephar(o)- | Of or pertaining to the eyelid (RL) |
| Brachi(o)- | Of or relating to the arm (RL) |
| Brachy- | Indicating ‘short” or less commonly ‘little’ (RL) |
| Brady- | Slow (RL) |
| Bronch (i)- | Bronchus (RL) |
| Bucc(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cheek (RL) |
| Burs(o)- | Bursa (fluid sac between the bones) (RL) |
| Capill- | Of or pertaining to hair (RL) |
| Capit- | Pertaining to the head as a whole (RL) |
| Carcin(o)- | Cancer (RL) |
| Cardi(o)- | Of or pertaining to the heart (RL) |
| Carp(o)- | Of or pertaining to the wrist (RL) |
| Cata- | Down, under (RL) |
| -cele | Pouching, hernia (RL) |
| -Centisis | Surgical puncture for aspiration (RL) |
| Cephal(o)- | Of or pertaining to the head (as a whole) RL |
| Cerat(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn (RL) |
| Cerebell(o)- | Of or pertaining to the cerebellum (RL) |
| Cerebr(o)- | Of or pertaining to the brain (RL) |
| Cervic- | Of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix (RL) |
| Chem(o)- | Chemistry, drug (RL) |
| Cry(o)- | Cold |
| Cutane- | Skin |
| Cyan(o)- | Denotes a blue color |
| Cycl- | Circle, cycle |
| Cyph(o)- | Denotes something as bent |
| Cyst(o)-, cyst(i)- | Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder |
| Cyt(o)- | Cell |
| -cyte | Cell |
| Dacryo | Tear |
| Dactyl(o)- | Of or pertaining to a finger or toe |
| De- | Away from cessation |
| Dent- | Of or pertaining to teeth |
| Dermat(o)-, derm(o)- | Of or pertaining to the skin |
| -desis | Binding |
| Dextr(o)- | Right, on the right side |
| Di- | Two |
| Di- | Apart, separation |
| Dif- | Apart, separation |
| Digit- | Of or pertaining to the finger |
| -dipsia | “(Condition of) thirst” |
| Dis- | Separation, taking apart |
| Dors(o)-,dors(i)- | Of or pertaining to the back |
| Duodeno- | Duodenum, twelve upper part of the small intestine, connects to the stomach |
| Dynam(o)- | Force, energy, power |
| -dynia | Pain |
| Dys- | Bad, difficult |
| A-, an- | Denotes an absence of, without (AV) |
| Ab- | Away (AV) |
| Abdomin(o)- | Of or relating to the abdomen (AV) |
| -Ac, -acal | Pertaining to (AV) |
| Acanth(o)- | Thorn or spine (AV) |
| Acous(io)- | Of or relating to hearing (AV) |
| Acr(o)- | Extremity, topmost (AV) |
| -Acusis | Hearing (AV) |
| -Ad | Toward, in the direction of (AV) |
| Ad- | Increase, adherence, motion toward, very (AV) |
| Aden(o)-, Aden( i )- | Of or relating to a gland (AV) |
| Adip(o)- | Of or relating to fat or fatty tissue (AV) |
| Adren(o)- | Of or relating to adrenal glands (AV) |
| -Ademia (BrE) | Blood condition (AV) |
| Aer(o)- | Air, gas (AV) |
| Aesthesio- (BrE) | Sensation (AV) |
| -Al | Pertaining to (AV) |
| Alb- | Denoting a white or pale color (AV) |
| Alge(si)- | Pain (AV) |
| -Algia | Pain (AV) |
| Alg(i)o- | Pain (AV) |
| Allo- | Denoting something as different, or as an addition (AV) |
| Ambi- | Denoting something as positioned on both sides; Describing both of two (AV) |
| Amnio- | Pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion) (AV) |
| Amph-, amphi- | On both sides (AV) |
| An- | Not, without (AV) |