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BIO194: L1 Exercise1
Find the prefixes and bases and define them
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatropia- a tendency of the eyes to turn upward when at rest; anaphoria | |
| antibiotic- pertaining to antibiosis, an association between two or more organisms which is harmful to one of them; tending to destroy life | |
| amphipodous- having feet for walking and feet for swimming | |
| anamorphosis- evolution from one type to another through a series of gradual changes | |
| anticryptic coloration- protective coloration facilitating attack | |
| anabolism- synthetic or constructive metabolism, the conversion of nutritive material into more complex living matter | |
| cataphoresis- the movement of suspended particles through a fluid under the action of applied electromotive force | |
| arthralgia- pain in a joint | |
| aphodal- applied to a type of canal system in sponges | |
| apoplexy- the symptom complex resulting from hemorrhage into or upon the brain, or from embolism or thrombosis of the cerebral vessels | |
| cataplexy- a sudden and overwhelming emotion, fright or shock causing muscular rigidity in some animals; in man, the sudden loss of muscle tone provoked by exaggerated emotion | |
| diaphoresis- perspiration, especially perceptible perspiration | |
| apogee- point of an orbit of a satellite farthest from the earth | |
| diageotropism- tendency of certain parts of plants to assume position at right angles to direction of gravity | |
| proctodaeum- the latter part of the embryonic alimentary canal, formed by anal invagination | |
| antidromic- contrary to the normal direction; applied to conduction of an impulse along an axon toward the body of nerve cell | |
| diuretic- an agent that increases the volume of urine | |
| amphistomous- having a sucker at each end of the body, as certain worms | |
| diastole- the rhythmic period of relaxation and dilatation of a chamber of the heart during which it fills with blood | |
| bradydiastolic- pertaining to a prolongation of the diastolic interval | |
| anastomosis- the intercommunication of blood vessels by the natural anatomic arrangement which provides the alternate pathways for blood supply to a peripheral part | |
| cryptanamnesia- subconscious memory; the recall to mind of a forgotten episode which seems entirely new to the patient | |
| antiodontalgic or antodontalgic- relieving a toothache | |
| bradyarthria- slow speech due to organic disturbance of the speech apparatus | |
| anamnesis- faculty of memory; information gained from the patient and others regarding past history of a case |
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