A&P 1 Terminology Pr Word Scramble
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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- | Cartilage |
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- | Seperation, 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 |
gybec- | Woman |
hema- | Blood |
hemi- | Half |
hepat- | liver |
hetero- | Varied, mixed |
hist- | Tissue |
homeo- | Similar, like |
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 |
necr- | Dead |
neo- | New |
nephr- | Kidney |
neur- | Nerve |
normo- | Normal |
ocul(o)- | Pertaining to the eye |
odont(o)- | Pertaining to teeth |
onych(o)- | Pertaining to the nail of a finger or correct |
oophor(o)- | Woman's ovary |
opthalm- | Eye |
or(o)- | Mouth |
orth(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- | Fresh, muscle |
schiz(o)- | Denoting something "split" or "double-sided" |
scler- | Tough, hard |
semi- | Partial, half |
sinistr(o)- | Left, left side |
somat(o)-, somatico- | Body, bodily |
sperma-, spermo-, spermato- | Semen, spermatozoa |
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 |
ultra- | 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 |
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