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bio 105 vocab
bio 105 summer 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1: a- | without, lacking (ex: asymptomatic (absence of symptoms) |
| 2: ab- | away from (abstinence (to hold back), abduction) |
| 3: -able | capable (viable- capable of living) |
| 4: -ac | pertaining to (cardiac- pertaining to the heart) |
| 5: acetabul- | vinegar cup (acetabulum- hip socket) |
| 6:acro- | extremity (ex: acromegaly- enlargement of extremities) |
| 7: acou- | hearing (ex: acoustics-science of sound) |
| 8: adip- | fat (ex: adipsose tissue) |
| 9: ad- | to, toward, near to (ex: adduction - to move towards the midline) |
| 10:aden/o- | gland (adenoma - tumor of the gland) |
| 11: aero- | air, oxygen (aerobic - oxygen requiring) |
| 12: -al | pertaining to (myocardial - heart muscle) |
| 13: af- | toward (afferent- moving toward) |
| 14: albi- | white (albinuria- passing of pale white urine) |
| 15: aliment- | nourishment (alimentary canal- GI tract) |
| 16: -algia | painful condition (myalgia- muscle pain) |
| 17: alveol- | small hollow cavity (alveolus- small air sacs in lungs) |
| 18: ambi- | both, both sides (ambidextrous -able to use both hands equally) |
| 19: an- | without, lacking of (anesthesia - absenece of pain) |
| 20: andr/o- | male (androgens - male hormones) |
| 21: angi/o- | pertaining to vessel, vessel (angiology- study of blood vessesl) |
| 22: aqua- | water (aqueous- water containing enviroment) |
| 23: ante- | before (antepartum- before birth) |
| 24: anti- | against (anticoagulant- prevents blood from clotting) |
| 25: apo- | separated from, of (apodia- congenital absence of feet) |
| 26: -aps, -apt | fit, fasten (synapse- fasten together, nerve connections) |
| 27: ar- | without (arrhythmias -irregulartiry in the heart beat) |
| 28: -arche | beginning, origin (menarche- first menstration) |
| 29: arhtr/0- | joint (arthritis- inflammation of the joint) |
| 30: artri/o- | entryway (atrium- superior chambers of the heart into which blood flow) |
| 31: -ary | associated with (urinary- associated with urine) |
| 32: -ase | enzyme (polymerase - enzyme that creates polymers) |
| 33: -asis, asia | condition or state of (homeostatis- state of metabolic balance) |
| 34: asthen- | weakeness (myastenia- condition of muscle weakness) |
| 35: athero- | fat (atherosclerosis- fat blaockage that cause hardeing of vessels) |
| 36: audio- | hearing (auditory- belonging to the hearing sense) |
| 37: auri- | ear (auricle - ear shaped structure) |
| 38: auto- | self (autolysis- self breakdown) |
| 39: baro- | weight, pressure (baroreceptors- receptor for pressure change) |
| 40: bene- | good, well (benign- non-malignent tumor) |
| 41: bi- | twice, double (bicuspid - two cusps) |
| 42: bio- | life (biology - the study of life ) |
| 43: -blast | germ, bud (chondroblast - cartiledge producing cell) |
| 44: brachi- | arm (brachial - of the arm ) |
| 45: brady- | slow (bradycardia - slow HR) |
| 46: bronch- | air passage (bronchitis - inflammation of pulmonary passages) |
| 47: bucc- | cheeck (buccal cavity- inside cheek region) |
| 48: burs/o- | bursa (purse like structure surround joints) |
| 49: calc- | calcium, limestone (hypocalcemia - low calcium levels) |
| 50: callo- | thick (callosity- thickening of keratinized layer of epidermis) |
| 51: calyc- | small cup (calyx - area that receives urine in the kidneys) |
| 52: capit/o- | head (capitis- head of bone) |
| 53: carcin- | cancer (cacinogenic (causing cancer) |
| 54: cardio- | heart (cardiogram- register of heart cavity) |
| 55: carp/0- | wrist (carpals- wrist bones) |
| 56: cat- | breakdown (catabolism) |
| 57: caud- | tail (caudal- by the tail) |
| 58: cephal- | head (cephalic- by the head) |
| 59: centesis- | surgical puncture to remove fluid (amniocentesis-withdrawal of amniotic fluid) |
| 60: cerebro- | brain (cerebrospinal- of the brain and spinal cord) |
| 61: cerv- | neck (cervicitis (inflammation of the uterine cervix) |
| 62: chondro- | cartilage, gristle (chondrocyte- cartilage cell) |
| 63: chlor/o- | green- chlorosis- greenish colored skin caused by iron deficiency) |
| 64: chrono- | time (chronic- a condition lasting a long time) |
| 65: chrom/o- | color (chromocyte- embryonic color or pigment cell) |
| 66: chym- | juice (chyme- paste/juice of digective system) |
| 67: -cide | kil (spermicide- agent that kills sperm) |
| 68: circum- | around (cicumduction- movement forming a circle) |
| 69: cirrh/o- | yellow (cirrhosis- livver disease characterized by yellowing eyes and skin) |
| 70: -cise | cut (excise- to cut off or cut out) |
| 71: -clast | break (osteoclast- cell that breaks down bone) |
| 72- co- | with, together (cooperate - work together) |
| 73: coel- | swelling, hollow cavity (coelom- enlarged space or cavity) |
| 74: com- | with, together (gray commissure - connect right and left horns) |
| 75: con- | with, together (congenital - born with) |
| 76: contra- | against opposite (contralateral - opposite side) |
| 77: corn- | hardness (corn -callous on toes or feet caused by pressure) |
| 78: corp- | body (corpus luteum - yellow body) |
| 79: cost- | rib (intercostals- between the ribs) |
| 80: coxa- | hip (os coxa - hip bone) |
| 81: crani- | skull (cranial cavity- where the brain is) |
| 82: -crin/o | secrete (crinology- study of secretions) |
| 83: crito- | to separate (hemocrit - separation of blood to determine percent erythrocytes) |
| 84: cune- | wedge (cunelform - wedge shaped) |
| 85: cusp- | point (tricuspid - three ponted tooth) |
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