Vocab quiz 1 (a- to arteri-) — Senior Science Seminar

a-; an-

not; without; lacking; deficient

ab-

away from; out from

-able

capable of

accel-

faster

-aceous

of or pertaining to

acou-; acous-

hear

acr-

extreme; peak; tip

ad-

to; toward

aden-

gland

adip-

fat

aero-

air

agri-

field; soil

alb-

white

alges-; algia

pain

allo-

different; other

alter-

other

ambi-; amphi-

both

ameb-; amoeb-

change; alternation

amni-

fetal membrane

amyl-

starch

ana-

up; back; again

andro-

man; masculine

anemo-

wind

angi-

blood vessel; duct

ante-

before; ahead of time; forward

anter-

front

anthro-

flower

anti-

against; opposite

anthropo-

man; human

apic-

tip, end

apo-; ap

away from

aqua-

water

archao-

primitive; ancient

-ary; -arium

denotes a place for something

arteri-

artery

ashore

at/on the shore

afar

to, from, or at a great distance

atypical

not typical, abnormal

anonymous

nameless

anemia

lack of a normal number of red blood cells

anopia

absence of an eye

abvolate

to fly away

abduct

to kidnap, take someone away by force

abdicate

to give away power

absent

away from a location; not present; gone

capable

able to do something

malleable

capable of being shaped

adjustable

able to be adjusted

accelerative

relating to or tending to cause acceleration

accelerando

gradually getting faster

crustaceous

of the nature of or pertaining to a crust or shell

acoustic

relating to sound or hearing

acoumetry

hearing test to measure sound ranges

acoumeter

instrument that measures the acuteness of hearing (physics)

acrid

harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

acrimony

ill-natured, bitter hostility

advance

to move forward

advocate

to speak in favor of

advice

an opinion about what should be done

adenitis

inflammation of a gland

adenomas

benign tumors of salivary glands

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

adipose tissue

tissue that stores fat

adipogenic

producing fat

aerodynamic

relating to objects moving through the air

aeroallergen

any of various airborne substances, such as pollen or spores, that can cause an allergic response

agricultural

related to farming

agriculturist

an expert in agriculture; a farmer

albedo

ability of a surface to reflect light

albumen

egg white

albinism

absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

algesia

sensitivity to pain

algesimeter

instrument for measuring level of pain

arthalgia

pain in a joint

causalgia

burning pain

allograft

skin graft from another person or a cadaver

allotrope

different forms of the same element

allometry

the growth of body parts at different rates, resulting in a change of body proportions

alternative

different from the other or regular choice

alterego

another side of oneself

ambidextrous

able to use both hands equally well

ambiguous

open to more than one interpretation

amphibious

able to live both on land and in water

amphipathic

having both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region

ameba

a one-celled animal that moves by constantly changing its shape

ameboid

resembling an amoeba, especially in changeability of shape and means of locomotion

amoeba

a kind of single-celled organism in kingdom Protista able to move by itself

amniotic

pertaining to sac holding the fetus and fluid

amniotes

their embryos are protected by external membranes

amylase

enzyme that breaks down starch

amylemia

the hypothetical presence of starch in the circulating blood

anabiosis

return to life after apparent death

anabolism

constructive metabolism; the process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones.

android

humanlike robot

androgens

male sex hormones

anemometer

instrument used to measure wind speed

anemochory

seed dispersal by wind

angiogram

record of a vessel

angiomata

red/irritated blood vessels

antecedent

a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another