BIO Terms R, S, T, U, V, & Z

rena-

kidney

retro-

backward, behind

-rhage

bursting forth

-rhexis

rupture

-raphy

surgical repair, suture

rhin-

nose

-rrhea

flow, discharge

sarco-

flesh

scler-, scelro-

hard

-scope

instrument for viewing

semi-

half

sep-, septic, -septic

microbial, toxic

-sis

condition

somato-, -some

body

sten-

narrow

-stasis, stat-

stand still

-stomy

creation of an artificial

super-

above, beyond

supra-

above, over

sym-, syn-

with, together, joined

tachy-

rapid

tegument-

skin

telo-

end

terat-

malformed fetus

tetra-

four

therm-

heat

thorac-

chest

thromb-

clot, lump

-tomy

cutting into

tox-

poison

trans-

across, through, beyond

tri-

three

trich-

hair

tropho-, -trophy

nutrition/growth

-tic

pertaining to

-tropic

turning toward, influencing

tympan-

eardrum

-uria, uro-

urine

vaso-, vascul-

vessel, duct

veni-, veno-

vein

vesico-

urinary bladder, sac

viscer-

organ

zoo-

animal