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BJU BIO CH3A ROOTS
marchbio ch3A root words
| root | meaning |
|---|---|
| cyto- -cyte -cytic | Gk. KUTOS hollow or cell |
| -logy -logo | LOGOS word (the study of) |
| cell | L. CELLAE chambers |
| proto- prot- | Gk. PROTOS first |
| -plasm -plasmo | Gk. PLASSEIN to mold |
| -gestion | L. GERERE to carry |
| excretion | L. EXCERNERE to separate |
| excretion | to separate |
| e- ex- | L. E- out |
| -desmata | Gk. DESMA bond |
| eu- | Gk. EU- good or true |
| -karyotic | Gk. KARUOTIS with a central part |
| organelle | L. ORGANUM organ |
| pro- | Gk. PRO before |
| chirality | Gk. KHEIR hand |
| mito- | Gk. MITOS warp thread |
| -chondria | Gk. KHONDROS grain or granule |
| cristae | L. CRISTA tuft |
| reticulum | reticulum |
| centro- | L. CENTRUM center |
| -some | Gk. SOMA body |
| flagellum | L. FLAGELLUM little whip |
| cilia | L. CILIUM eyelid |
| kineto- | to move |
| -tubule | L. TUBULE tube |
| -filament | L. FILIUM thread |
| pseudo- | Gk. PSEUDES false |
| -podia -podium -pod | Gk. PODOS feet |
| leuco- | Gk. LEUKOS white or clear |
| chromo- chroma- | Gk. CHROMA color |
| chloro- | Gk. KHLOROS greenish yellow |
| thylakoids | Gk. THYLAKOS a sack |
| grana | L. GRANUM seed |
| vacuole | L. VACUUS empty |
| vesicle | L. VESICULA little bladder |
| -gestion | to carry |
| turgor | L. TURGERE to be swollen |