Accelerated Biology Vocab Lists 1-8

a(-), an(-)

Without

ab(-)

From or away from

(-)ac

Pertaining to

acr/o

Extremities

ad(-)

Toward

aden/o

Glands

(-)algia

Pain

alveol/o

Alveolus (air sac)

append/o, appendic/o

Appendix

arthr/o

Joint

ather/o

Fatty

audi/o

Hearing

(-)blast

Embryonic cell

brachi/o

Arm

brady(-)

Slow

bronch/o, bronchi/o

Bronchus

bucc/o

Cheek

burs/o

Bursae

carcin/o

Cancer

cardi/o

Heart

(-)cele

Hernia

cephal/o

Head

cheil/o

Lip

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

chlor/o

Green

chondr/o

Cartilage

col/o, colon/o

Colon (large intestine)

cost/o

Ribs

crani/o

Cranium or skull

cyan/o

Blue

(-)cyte

Cell

cyt/o

Cell

dactyl/o

Toes/fingers

dent/o

Teeth

dermat/o

Skin

(-)dynia

Pain

dys(-)

Painful, bad, diseased

(-)ectomy

To cut out

electr/o

Electric

(-)emia

Blood condition

encephal/o

Brain

enter/o

Small intestine

epi(-)

Upon

epiglott/o

Epiglottis

(-)er

One who

erythr/o

Red

esophag/o

Esophagus

ex(-)

From or out from

gastr/o

Stomach

(-)genesis

Develop, origin, beginning

gingiv/o

Gum(s)

gloss/o

Tongue

(-)gram

Record or picture

(-)graph

Instrument used to record data

(-)graphy

Process of making a recording of data

haplo(-)

Single

hepat/o

Liver

heter(-)

Different

hist/o

Tissue

homo(-)

Same

hydr/o

Water

hydro(-)

Water

hyper(-)

Above or more than normal

hypo(-)

Below or less than normal

(-)ia

Condition

inter(-)

Between

(-)ism

Condition or state

(-)ist

Specialist

(-)itis

Inflammation

(-)ity

Quality

jaund/o

Yellow

leuk/o

White

lingu/o

Tongue

lip/o

Fat

(-)logist

One who studies (a specialist)

(-)logy

Study of

lymph/o

Water or liquid

(-)lysis

Breaking down

malac/o

Softening (of a tissue)

megal/o

Enlarge, enlargement

(-)megaly

Enlargement

melan/o

Black

mening/o

Meninges

meta(-)

Beyond

(-)meter

Instrument used to measure (blood) pressure

my/o

Muscle

neur/o

Nerve

odont/o

Teeth

(-)oid

Like or resembling

(-)oma

Tumor

onc/o

Tumor

or/o

Mouth

orth/o

Straight

(-)osis

Disease or condition

oste/o

Bone

ot/o

Ear

ox/i, ox/o

Oxygen

pancreat/o

Pancreas

patell/o

Patella (kneecap)

path/o

Disease