Lesson 3- Bioscientific Terminology Ayers

hyper-

over, excessive, more than normal

hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)

below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

meta- (met- before vowels or h)

after, change, transfer

para- (par- before vowels or h)

beside, resembling, disordered, associated

peri-

around, near

pro-

before, in front of, forward

pros-

toward, in addition to, fronting

syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

with, together

ACOU- (ACU-)

to hear

AMBLY-

dull

ANTH-

flower

CHROM-, CHROMAT-, CHRO-

color

DACTYL-

finger, toe

DE-; DESM-

to bind; ligament

ENTER-

intestine

ERG-

work

ESTHE- (AESTHE-)

to feel, to perceive

GER-, GERONT-

old person, old age

GNATH-

jaw

GNO-

to know

GRAPH-; -GRAM

to write; thing written

HEPAT-, HEPAR-

liver

KINE- (CINE-)

to move

LEX-

to read

MY-, MYS-, MYOS-

muscle

NEPHR-

kidney

OSM-

smell

THE-

to put, to place