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Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Undergraduate 2
01/07/2012

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Term

 

 

-emia, -hemia

Definition

 

 

condition of the blood, congestion of blood

ex: anemia

Term

 

 

-logy

Definition

 

 

science of, systematic study of

ex: cardiology


Term

 

 

-lysis

Definition

 

 

dissolution of or by

ex: hydrolysis 

Term

 

 

-mania

Definition

 

 

madness for or about

ex: kleptomania

Term

 

 

-pathy

Definition

 

 

disease of, treatment of disease of or by

ex: osteopathy

Term

 

 

-phobia

Definition

 

 

abnormsl fear of

ex: claustrophobia

Term

 

 

-therapy

Definition

 

 

treatment of or by

ex: chemotherapy

Term

 

 

-tomy

Definition

 

 

surgical operation on, surgical cutting off

ex: lobotomy

Term

 

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

 

surgical removal of

ex: appendectomy

Term

 

 

-uria

Definition

 

 

condition of the urine

ex:  hematuria

Term

 

 

ACR-

Definition

 

 

extremity, summit

ex: acropolis, acrobat

Term

 

 

AMYL-

Definition

 

 

starch

ex:  amylase

Term

 

 

BAR-, BARY-

Definition

 

 

weight, pressure/heavy

ex: barometer

Term

 

 

BLENN-

Definition

 

 

mucus

ex: oligoblennia

Term

 

 

CYT-

Definition

 

 

cell

ex: cytoderm

Term

 

 

DIPS-

Definition

 

 

thirst

ex: polydipsia

Term


DREPAN-
Definition

 

 

sickle

ex: drepanocyte

Term

 

 

ERYTHR-

Definition

 

 

red

ex: erythroderma

Term

 

 

GLYC-/GLYCOS-

Definition

 

 

sugar/sugar, glucose

ex: glycolysis

Term

 

 

HIST-/HISTI-

Definition

 

 

tissue

ex: histokinesis

Term

 

 

HYSTER-

 

Definition

 

 

uterus, hysteria

ex: hysterography

Term

 

 

ICHTHY-

Definition

 

 

fish

ex: ichythyismus

Term

 

 

IRID-, IRIS-

Definition

 

 

iris, rainbow

ex: iridocyte, iridokinesia

Term

 

 

ISCH-

Definition

 

 

to suppress

ex: ischuria

Term

 

 

LAPAR-

Definition

 

 

abdomen

ex: laparorrhapy

Term

 

 

LIP-

Definition

 

 

fat

ex: liposuction

Term

 

 

MAST-, MAZ-

Definition

 

 

breast

ex: mastectomy

Term

 

 

PHREN-

Definition

 

 

mind, diaphragm

ex: phrenic

Term

 

 

PY-

Definition

 

 

pus

ex: pyorrhea

Term

 

 

THANAT-

Definition

 

 

death

ex: thanatology

Term

 

 

-genous/-genic

Definition

 

 

 

producing, produced

ex: photogenic

Term

 

 

-hedron

Definition

 

 

solid figure having a specified number of faces

ex: icosohedron

Term

 

 

 

-iasis

Definition

 

 

diseased condition (often refers to infestation by parasites)

ex: psoriasis, elephantiasis

Term

 

 

-meter

Definition

 

 

 

instrument for measuring, measure

Term

 

 

-metry

Definition

 

 

art or science of measuring

ex: optometry

Term

 

 

-nomy

Definition

 

 

science of, system of laws governing

ex: astronomy, economy

Term

 

 

-oecious

Definition

 

 

having a house or dwelling

ex: monoecious

Term

 

 

-philous, -philic

Definition

 

 

loving, thriving in, pollinated by the agency of

ex: necrophilic

Term

 

 

-plasty

Definition

 

 

formation, plastic surgerial operation

ex: rhinoplasty, anaplasty

Term

 

 

-rrhea

Definition

 

 

abnormal flow or discharge of

ex: diarrhea, gonorrhea

Term

 

 

-stomy

Definition

 

 

the making of a surgical opening

ex: gastrostomy

Term

 

 

ACANTH-

Definition

 

 

thorn, prickle

ex: acantholysis

Term

 

 

AER-

Definition

 

 

air, gas

ex: aeroplane, aeropathy

Term

 

 

AUT-

Definition

 

 

self

ex: autopsy, autograph

Term

 

 

BLEPHAR-

Definition

 

 

eyelid

ex: symbleparosis

Term

 

 

CARCIN-

Definition

 

 

cancer

ex: carcinogen

Term

 

 

CHEIL-, CHIL-

Definition

 

 

lip

ex: chilidium

Term

 

 

COL-

Definition

 

 

colon

ex: colic

Term

 

 

COPR-

Definition

 

 

excrement

ex: coprolite

Term

 

 

CRY-, CRYM-

Definition

 

 

cold, ice

ex: crystal

Term

 

 

CYST-

Definition

 

 

bladder, cyst, sac

ex: cytocyst, hematocyst

Term

 

 

DACRY-

Definition

 

 

tear


Term

 

 

GASTR-, GASTER-

Definition

 

 

stomach, belly of a muscle

ex: gastronomic

Term

 

 

HELMINTH-

Definition

 

 

worm

ex: helminthology

Term

 

 

HETER-

Definition

 

 

other, different

ex: heterogamy

Term

 

 

HYGR-

Definition

 

 

moisture

ex: hygrokinesis

Term

 

 

MEN-

Definition

 

 

moon, menstruation

ex: meniscus

Term

 

 

OT-

Definition

 

 

ear

ex: otolith

Term

 

 

PSYCH-

Definition

 

 

mind, soul

ex: psyche, psychokinesis

Term

 

 

RHIN-/-RRHIN

Definition

 

 

nose

ex: rhinoceros, catarrhine

Term

 

 

TAC-/TAX-

Definition

 

 

to arrange, put in order

ex: syntax, taxon

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