4/30 etymology quiz review

zygo

yolk

non

not

ploid

chromosome

dis

apart, out

hetero

different

homo, homeo

same

oo, ov

egg

hapl

One, simple

hem

blood

tetr

four

re

Again, repeat

calor

heat

ase

forms name of enzyme

gluc

sweet, sugar

mono

one

lys, lyt

split, break, dissolve

adip, lip

fat

macr, macro

big, large

poly

many

-ose, sacchar-

sugar

de

not, away from

cata

breakdown, downward

hydr

water

di, dipl

two, double

sym, syn

together

geo

earth

bio

life

con

with, together

ology

study of

mut

change

temp

time

aero

air

chlor

green

photo

light

phyll

leaf

tri

three (3)

a, an

not, without

auto

self

lact

milk

bi

two, into two parts

ex

out of, away from

hyper

more, excessive

hypo, infra

less, below

pino

drink

phago

to feed or eat

karyo

nucleus

eu

true.

trans, per

through

cyte

cell

uni

one

phil

loving, fond of

multi

many

en, endo, ent

in, into, within

retro

backward, behind

Anti

Against, opposed

cycl

Ring, circle

Gene

Origin, birth

Met, meta

Between, middle

Pro

Forward, before

Som, somat

body

Stasis

placed, staying

Telo

end

Kine

move

Co

With, together

Onc

Mass, tumor

gymno

bare

bryo

moss

sperm

having seeds

meso

middle

thigmo

touch

trop

turn, react

phyte

plant

anter

front

dors, noto

the back

ventr

belly

zo, zoa

animal

pod, ped

foot

cephal

head

card

heart

erythro

red

leuco, leuko

white

gastr

stomach

pneumo, pulmo

lungs, breathe

oste

bone

myo

muscle

hist

tissue

itis

inflammation of

derm

skin

nephr, ren

kidney

epi

above

bronch, trach-

windpipe

-ul-, -ule

small

omni

all

carn

meat, flesh

herb

grass, plants

in-, il-, im-, ir-

not

-vor-

devour, eat

Anterior

Anterior refers to the plane where the face of the organism is located

Posterior

Posterior would be the opposite direction of the facial plane.

Superior

Superior refers to the top of the organism when standing in anatomical position