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Biological and Medical Terminology
UCO First test prof. C. Overbo
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/11/2010

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Term
anti
Definition

against, opposite

antibiotic

antivenom

Term
circum
Definition

around

circumference

Term
contra
Definition

against, opposite

contraception

Term
dors
Definition

back

dorsal

Term
ect(o)
Definition

outside

ectoplasm

Term
end(o)
Definition

within,inner

endoparasite

Term
ex(o)
Definition

outside, off

exoskeleton

Term
epi
Definition

over, on

epidermis

Term
extra
Definition

outside of, in addition to

extracellular

Term
fore
Definition

before, infront of

forefront

forelegs

Term
hyper
Definition

above, excessive

hypertonic

Term
hyp(o)
Definition

below, under

hypotonic

Term
infra
Definition

below, under

infrastructure

Term
inter
Definition

between

intercellular

Term
intr(a)
Definition

within

intracellular

Term
juxta
Definition

near

juxtaspinal

Term
medi
Definition

middle

median

Term
meso
Definition

middle

mesoderm

Term
met(a)
Definition

change, beyond, between

metaphase

meacarpal

metamorphosis

Term
para
Definition

beside, beyond

parathyroid

Term
peri
Definition

around

perimeter

Term
pre
Definition

before

prefix

Term
pro
Definition

before, in front of

prologue

Term
sub
Definition

beneath, below

subcutaneous

Term
super
Definition

excessive, above

supersonic

supersensitive

Term
supra
Definition

above, over

suprarenal

Term
tel(e)(o)
Definition

1. distant, far

telescope 

telepathy

2. relationship to the end

teleneuron

telophase

Term
trans
Definition

across, over, through

transatlantic

translucent

Term
ultra
Definition

excessive, extreme, beyond

ultraviolet

Term
a, an
Definition

without, absent

aseptic

anemia

Term
aniso
Definition

unequal

anisogametes

Term
aut(o)
Definition

self

autoimmunity

autotroph

Term
brachy
Definition

short

brachydactyly

Term
brady
Definition

slow

bradycardia

Term
brev(i)
Definition
short
Term
co, con, com
Definition

with, together

cooperate

concurrent 

Term
cry
Definition

cold

cryophile

Term
dys
Definition

bad, difficult 

dysentery

Term
eu
Definition

good, well, easily

eukaryote

euphoria

Term
eury
Definition

wide, broad

eurythermal

Term
herer(o)
Definition

other

hetersexual

Term
homo(eo)
Definition

same, like

homosexual

homeostasis

Term
idio
Definition

distinct, peculiar to an individual

idiopathic

Term
iso
Definition

equal

isotonic

Term
macr(o), mega, megalo
Definition
large
Term
mal
Definition

bad

malnutrition

Term
micr(o)
Definition
small
Term
neo
Definition
new
Term
olig(o)
Definition

few, little, small

oligosacharride

Term
pachy
Definition

thick

pachyderm (like an elephant)

Term
pale(o)
Definition
ancient
Term
pan
Definition
all
Term
platy
Definition

wide, broad

platyhelminthes

Term
poly
Definition

many, much

polysaccharide

Term
pseud(o)
Definition

false

pseudopodia

Term
scler(o)
Definition

hard

sclerified

Term
tach(y)
Definition

fast 

tachometer

Term
xer(o)
Definition

dry

xerophyte

Term
ab
Definition

away, from

abscise

Term
ad
Definition

to, toward

adaxial

Term
ana
Definition

up, upon

anabolism

Term
cata
Definition

down

catabolism

Term
de
Definition

away, not, remove

dehydrate

Term
dis
Definition

remove, apart

dislocate

Term
dext(ro)
Definition

right

dextral

Term
dia
Definition

across, through, completely

diameter

Term
e
Definition

out

eject

Term
ex
Definition

away from, out

exhale

Term
in, im, ir
Definition

1. in, inside

inseminate

2. not

infertile

insane

Term
per
Definition

through

perforate

Term
re
Definition

back, again

regurgitate

Term
retr(o)
Definition

back, behind

 

Term
sym, syn
Definition

together

symbiosis

 

Term
sinist(r)
Definition

left

 

Term
ante
Definition

before

antebellum

Term
post
Definition

after

postscript

Term
proto
Definition

first

prototype

Term
-ance
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

resonance

Term
-ancy
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

dormancy

Term
-ant
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

resonant

Term
-ence
Definition

state of condition, act of, quality of

succulence

Term
-ent
Definition
state of, condition, act of, quality of
Term
-ism
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

dwarfism

Term
-ity
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

obesity

Term
-ia
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

phobia

Term
-sia
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

anesthesia

Term
-y
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

dystrophy

Term
-ness
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

illness

Term
-sis (-osis)
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

symbiosis

genesis

Term
-ure
Definition

state of, condition, act of, quality of

closure

Term
-ion
Definition

 result of, process of

incision

Term
-ation
Definition
 result of, process of
Term
-tion
Definition

 result of, process of

injection

Term
-ment
Definition

 result of, process of

fragment

sediment

Term
-ia
Definition

condition or state of disease

leukemia

Term
-iasis
Definition

condition or state of disease

elephantiasis

Term
-sis, -osis
Definition

condition or state of disease

tuberculosis

Term
-algia
Definition
pain
Term
-arium, -orium
Definition

place, space for

aquarium

Term
-cide
Definition

killer

fungicide

Term
-edema
Definition

swelling 

edema

Term
ful
Definition

full of

stressful

Term
-gen
Definition

produce, born, give rise

genesis

Term
-ician, -ist
Definition

one skilled in

pediatrician

optometrist

Term
-itis
Definition

inflammation

arthritis

Term
-megaly (mega, megalo also used)
Definition
enlargement
Term
-meter
Definition
measure
Term
-(o)logy
Definition
study of
Term
-oma
Definition

tumor, swelling

lymphoma

Term
-or
Definition

one who, that which

inventor

doctor

Term
-penia
Definition

deficiency, lack of

leukopenia

Term
-philia
Definition

love

hemophilia

Term
-phobia
Definition

fear

 

Term
-rrhage
Definition

bursting forth, breaking out

hemorrhage

Term
-rrhea
Definition

flow, discharge

diarrhea

Term
-rrhexis
Definition

rupture, break

splenorrhexis

Term
-stasis (stat)
Definition

standstill, constant

homeostasis

Term
-sthenia
Definition

strength

myasthenia

Term
-centesis
Definition
puncture of a cavity
Term
-cis
Definition
cut
Term
-clysis
Definition

wash

coloclysis

Term
-ecotmy
Definition
cut out
Term
-gram
Definition
drawn, written record
Term
-graph
Definition

that which writes or records

electrocardiograph

Term
-opsy
Definition

to view

biopsy

Term
-ostomy
Definition

creation of mouth or opening

colostomy

Term
-otomy
Definition

cut into

tracheotomy

Term
-pexy
Definition

fix

chondropexy

Term
-plasty
Definition

mold or shape

rhinoplasty

 

Term
-scopy
Definition

looking at, examining

microscopy

Term
-sect
Definition

cut

dissect

Term
-tome
Definition

instrument for cutting

microtome

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