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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2010

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Term
a-
Definition
without
(avascular, abiotic)
Term
ab-
Definition
from
(abduction)
Term
-ac
Definition
pertaining to
(cardiac)
Term
ad-
Definition
to/toward
(adduct)
Term
aden-
adeno-
Definition
gland
(adenoid)
Term
af-
Definition
toward
(afferent)
Term
-al
Definition
pertaining to
(brachial)
Term
-algia
Definition
pain
(neuralgia)
Term
ana-
Definition
up/back
(anaphase)
Term
andro-
Definition
male
(androgen)
[android]
Term
angio-
Definition
vessel
(angiogram)
Term
anti-
Definition
against
(antibiotic)
Term
apo-
Definition
from
(apocrine)
Term
arach-
Definition
spider
(arachnid)
Term
arthro-
Definition
joint
(arthroscopy)
[Just remember the 'arthritis' your grandma had in her JOINTS.]
Term
-asis
-asia
Definition
state/condition
(homeostatis)
Term
astro-
Definition
star
{astrocyte)
[astronomy]
Term
atel-
Definition
imperfect
(atelectasis)
Term
baro-
Definition
pressure
(barometer)
Term
bi-
Definition
two
(bifurcate)
Term
blast-
-blast
Definition
precurssor
(blastocyst)
[The Big Bang was a blast. Makes sense?]
Term
brachi-
Definition
arm
(brachial region)
[You can use your arms to "break" things. =D]
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
(bradycardia)
Term
bronch-
Definition
windpipe/airway
(bronchioles)
[Ever catch bronchitis?]
Term
cardi-
caardio-
-cardia
Definition
heart
(cardiac)
Term
-centesis
Definition
puncture
(thoracentesis)
[imagine the "t" in the middle to be a sword]
Term
cerebro-
Definition
brain
(cerebrospinal, cerebrum)
Term
chole-
Definition
bile
(cholecystitis)
Term
chondro-
Definition
cartilage
(chondrocyte)
Term
chrom-
chromo-
Definition
colour
(chromatin)
[Just think of chrome as a colour. Maybe?]
Term
circum-
Definition
around
(circumference)
Term
-clast
Definition
broken
(osteoclast)
Term
coel-
-coel
Definition
cavity
(coeloum)
Term
contra-
Definition
against
(contralateral)
[Never CONTRAdict your mother!]
Term
cranio-
Definition
skull
(craniosacaral, cranium)
Term
cribr-
Definition
sieve
(cribriform)
[The cribriform plate of the skull had many small holes]
Term
-crine
Definition
to separate
(endocrine)
Term
cyst-
-cyst
Definition
sac
{blastocyst)
Term
desmo-
Definition
band
(desmosome)
Term
di-
Definition
twice
(disaccharide)
Term
dia-
Definition
around
(diameter)
Term
diure-
Definition
to urinate
(diuresis)
[diuretic]
Term
dys-
Definition
painful
(dysmenorrhea)
Term
-ectasis
Definition
expansion
(atelectasis)
Term
ecto-
Definition
outside
(ectoderm)
Term
ef-
Definition
away/from
(efferent)
Term
emmetro-
Definition
in proper measure
(emmetropia)
Term
encephalo-
Definition
brain
(encephalitis)
Term
end-
endo-
Definition
inside
(endothermic)
Term
entero-
Definition
intestine
(enteric)
[Let's ENTERo the study of the intestines!]
Term
epi-
Definition
on
(epimysium)
Term
erythema-
Definition
flushed (pertaining to skin)
(erythematosis)
Term
erythro-
Definition
red
(erythrocyte)
[If you get "erythro" and "erythema", mixed up, remember that "erythro" has the extra "R" as in "red" in it]
Term
ex-
Definition
out/away/from
(exocytosis)
Term
ferr-
Definition
iron
(transferrin)
[If you're a chem nerd: Fe is the symbol for iron]
Term
-gen
-genic
Definition
to produce
(mutagen)
[Think: generate]
Term
genicula-
Definition
kneelike structure
(geniculate)
Term
genio-
Definition
chin
(geniohyoid)
[Genio? Chinio? I dunno.]
Term
glosso-
-glossus
Definition
tongue
(hypoglossal)
[Think: You're tongue is, you know, wet and glossy...?]
Term
glyco-
Definition
sugar
(glycogen)
Term
-gram
Definition
record
(myogram)
[My grammy had lots of old records!]
Term
-graph
-graphy
Definition
to write/record
(electroencenphalograph)
[The textbook's example above. Don't hit me.]
Term
gyne-
gyno-
Definition
woman
(gynecologist)
Term
hem-
hemato-
Definition
blood
(hemoglobin)
Term
hemi-
Definition
half
(hemisphere)
Term
hepato-
Definition
liver
(hepatocyte)
[Pretend it's some new brand of alcohol.]
Term
hetero-
Definition
other
(heterosexual)
Term
histo-
Definition
tissue
(histology)
[Klennix Tissues has a lot of HISTOry behind it.]
Term
holo-
Definition
entire
(holocrine)
[Ever seen an ENTIRELY "hollowed" out tree?]
Term
homeo-
homo-
Definition
same
(homosexual)
Term
hyal-
hyalo-
Definition
glass
(hyaline)
Term
hydro-
Definition
water
(hydrolosis)
Term
hyo-
Definition
u-shaped
(hyoid)
[Think HIGH! Then low. Then HIGH again. HIGHlow. Hyo!]
Term
hyper-
Definition
above
(hyperpolarization)
[Hyper children have above-average sugar levels.]
Term
ili-
ilio-
Definition
iliac
[Self-explanatory.]
Term
infra-
Definition
beneath
(Infraorbital)
[Or "infrastructure" if you prefer.)
Term
inter-
Definition
between
(interventricular)
[I always think "interdimensional" out of nowhere. Sounds like something from Star Trek.]
Term
intra-
Definition
within
(intracapsular)
[INtra. IN! Inside. Within. Got it?]
Term
ipsi-
Definition
itself
(ipsilateral)
Term
iso-
Definition
equal
(isotonic)
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation
(tendinitis)
[Tendinitis. Gingivitis. Arthritis. Sounds scary.]
Term
karyo-
Definition
horn
(keratin)
[Grab life by the horns! Hopefully there's no bull attached to them or else you'll be "karried" away in a stretcher.]
Term
kino-
-kinin
Definition
to move
(bradykinin)
Term
lact-
lacto-
-lactin
Definition
milk
(lactating)
Term
-lemma
Definition
husk
(plasmalemma)
Term
leuko-
Definition
white
(leukocyte)
("Luke" is mostly a white man's name. Right?"
Term
liga-
Definition
to bind together
(ligament)
Term
lip-
lipo-
Definition
fat
(liposuction)
Term
lyso-
-lysis
-lyze
Definition
Dissolution
(Hydrolysis)
[Dissolution is a bunch LYZE!]
Term
mal-
Definition
abnormal
(malabsorbtion)
Term
mamilla-
Definition
little breast
(mamillary)
Term
mast-
masto-
Definition
breast
(mastoid)
Term
mega-
Definition
big
(megakaryocyte)
Term
mero-
Definition
part
(merocrine)
Term
meso-
Definition
middle
(mesoderm)
Term
meta-
Definition
after/beyond
(metaphase)
[I meta nice fellow after the fair, beyond that hill. =) ]
Term
mono-
Definition
single
(monocyte)
[Although we all know that catching mono usually involves more than one person. ;) ]
Term
morpho-
Definition
form
(morphology)
[Mighty Morphing Power Rangers!]
Term
-mural
Definition
wall
(intramural)
[You usually hang murals on the wall, hopefully.]
Term
myelo-
Definition
marrow
(myeloblast)
[They rhyme, kinda, so hopefully it's easy to remember.]
Term
myo-
Definition
muscle
(myofilament)
Term
natri-
Definition
sodium
(natriuretic)
[Na is the chemical symbol for sodium.]
Term
neur-
neuro-
Definition
nerve
(neuromuscular)
Term
oculo-
Definition
eye
(oculomotor)
[Or try "ocular".]
Term
oligo-
Definition
little/few
(oligopede)
[I made some sort of connection between "ligo" and "little".]
Term
-ology
Definition
the study of
(physiology)
[If you got this one wrong, you should choose a new major.]
Term
-oma
Definition
swelling
(carcinoma)
Term
onco-
Definition
mass/tumour
[I'm a tumour I'm tumor... I'm a tumor I'm a tumor I'm a tumour!]
Term
-opia
Definition
eye
(optic)
Term
-osis
Definition
state/condition
(neurosis)
Term
osteon
-osteo
Definition
bone
(osteoporosis)
Term
oto-
Definition
ear
(otoconia)
[Think "oto" as in "audio".]
Term
para-
Definition
beyond
(paralysis)
[My life is beyond repair-a.]
Term
patho-
-path
-pathy
Definition
disease
(pathology)
Term
pedia-
Definition
child
(pediatrician)
Term
peri-
Definition
around
(pericardium)
[Or perimeter.]
Term
-phasia
Definition
speech
(aphasia)
Term
-phil
-philia
Definition
love
(hydrophilic)
[*Sniff* She loves Phil instead of me..]
Term
-phobe
-phobia
Definition
fear
(arachnophobia)
Term
-phylaxix
Definition
a guard
(prophylaxis)
[Think of "anaphylaxis" as a person's systems overcompensating to protect the body that they GUARD.]
Term
physio-
Definition
nature
(physiology)
Term
-plasia
Definition
formation
(dysplasia)
Term
platy-
Definition
flat
(platysma)
[Plates are generally flat-ish.]
Term
-plegia
Definition
a blow/paralysis
(paraplegia)
Term
-plexy
Definition
to strike
(apoplexy)
Term
podo-
Definition
foot
(podocyte)
[Think of how you stand on your feet while at a PODIUM.]
Term
-poiesis
Definition
making
(hemopoiesis)
Term
poly-
Definition
many
(polysaccharide)
Term
presby-
Definition
old
(presbyobia)
[Presbyterianism is a pretty old religion.]
Term
pro-
Definition
before
(prophase)
Term
pterygo-
Definition
wing)
(pterygoid)
[Pterodactyls were the awesome dinosaurs with wings.]
Term
pulp-
Definition
flesh
(pulpitis)
[Flesh is pulpy. Well, for the time being we'll say it is.]
Term
retro-
Definition
backward
(retroperitoneal)
[A blast to the past to those old retro days!]
Term
-rrhea
Definition
flow/discharge
(Diarrhea)
[I know you thought of that example.]
Term
sarco-
Definition
flesh
(sarcomere)
[Egyptians used the sarcophagi as coffins for the once-animated flesh.]
Term
scler-
sclero-
Definition
hard
(slera)
Term
semi-
Definition
half
(semitendinous)
Term
-septic
Definition
putrid
(antiseptic)
[Septic tanks are pretty putrid. Agreed?]
Term
-sis
Definition
state/condition
(metastasis)
[My older sis has the condition of being annoying.]
Term
som-
-some
Definition
body
(somatic)
[Some-body once told me the world is gonna roll me.]
Term
spino-
Definition
spine/vertebral column
(spinodeltoid)
Term
-stomy
Definition
mouth/opening
(colostomy)
Term
stylo-
Definition
stake/pole
(styloid)
[Stylo=Stay low, or you'll be hit by that pole!]
Term
sub-
Definition
below
(subcutaneous)
[Your effort here is sub-par. JKS! =)]
Term
syn-
Definition
together
(synthesis)
[Make some music on the good ol' synthesizer.]
Term
tachy-
Definition
swift
(tachycardia)
Term
telo-
Definition
end
(telophase)
[Hello? I can't hear you on this end of the telephone!]
Term
therm-
thermo-
Definition
heat
(thermometer)
[If you get this one wrong, Imma smack you!]
Term
-tomy
Definition
to cut
(appendectomy)
[Don't cut Tommy!]
Term
trans-
Definition
through
(transudate)
Term
-trophic
-trophin
-trophy
Definition
nourishing
(adrenocorticotropic)
Term
tropho-
Definition
nutrition
(trophoblast)
Term
tropo-
Definition
turning
(troponin)
Term
uro-
-uria
Definition
urine
(glycosuria)
[This was the last one on the list! Thank god, I gotta go...you know.]
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