ASC101 Lab 2 Prelab Scientific Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards generated from ASC101 Lab 2 prelab material containing root words, prefixes, suffixes, and terminology.

allo

from the Greek word allos, meaning "other"

arthr or arthro

from the Greek word arthron it is used in reference to joints

bacterio

from the Greek word bakterion, meaning little rod or staff. It refers to bacteria

bracky

from the Greek brachys, meaning short

cardi

It comes from the ancient Greek word kardía meaning heart

cephal or cephalo

rom the Greek word kephalē meaning head

Chroma

from the Greek chrôma, meaning "color"

col

from the Greek word kolon which means colon or large intestine

contra

from the Latin contra meaning "Against," "opposite," or "contrary"

cyte or cyto

from the Greek word kytos meaning a "hollow," "vessel," "jar," "container," or "receptacle" and used to indicated a cell

derma

from the greek word dérma, which means "skin," "hide," or "leather"

echo

from Greek word ēchō meaning "sound" or a repeated sound bouncing off a surface

ectomy

Derived from the Greek combination of ek (meaning out) and temnein (meaning to cut). Together, it forms a standard medical suffix meaning surgical removal

electro

From the Greek word ēlektron, which means amber because rubbing amber produced static this denotes something pertaining to electricity or an electrical charge

en or em

meaning "in," "into," "put into or onto," or "to cause to be."

Endo

from Greek endon meaning "within," "inside," or "internal"

entero

from the Greek word énteron, meaning "intestine" or "piece of gut"

epi

from the greek word epi, meaning "upon," "on," "over," or "near"

gastro

from the Greek word gastēr which means "belly," "paunch," or "womb", it is used for stomach

gram

from the Greek word gramma, meaning a picture or image is created, or something is written down

hepat or hepato

Coming from the greek word hepar meaning liver

Hetero

from the Greek heteros, meaning "different" or "other".

Homo

from the Greek word homoios meaning "similar," "like," or "alike"

hyster or hystero

from the Greek word hystera as the uterus was believed to cause a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms in women, and is still used to describe the womb or uterus.

Immuno

from the Latin word immunis, it refers to immunity, the immune system, or protection against disease

Ipsi

from the Latin word ipse, meaning "self" or "same"

ist

a person who practices or is an expert in

itis

means "inflammation of"

lateral

from the Latin word latus, meaning "side"

Lymph

from Latin lympha, meaning water or clear fluid, it refers to the lymphatic system and the fluid (lymph) that circulates through it

macro

From the Greek word makros, meaning large

megaly

an abnormal enlargement or great increase in the size

meso

from the Greek word mesos, meaning middle or intermediate.

micro

from the Greek word mikros, which means "small" and can denotes a scale of one millionth ($10^{-6}$) of a base unit

myo

from the Greek word mys meaning mouse or muscle

Nephro

from the Greek word nephros, which simply means "kidney", its almost always used to describe diseases, conditions, and medical specialties

ology

refers to "the study of" or "a branch of knowledge".

Orchio or Orchid

from the Greek word orkhis, meaning testicle

oophor/o

from Greek oion meaning egg + phoros meaning bearing/carrying, it is used to refer to the ovary

osteo

from the Greek word osteon, meaning "bone".

penia

from the Greek word penia, meaning deficiency or lack of

phage

from the Greek word phagein, meaning to eat or devour

Plasty

from the Greek word plassein, meaning to shape or mold, it refers to surgical repair

poiesis

from the Greek word poiein, which means "to make" or "to create"

pulmon

from the Latin word pulmo, which shares an ancient root with terms meaning "floater," and is used to describe things related to the heart

ren or reno

from the Latin ren it refers to the kidney

salpingo

from the ancient Greek word sálpinx meaning a long, straight war-trumpet, it now refers to the oviduct or fallopian tube

scopy

from Greek skope in meaning to "look at", "observe", or "examine"

splen or spleno

refers to the spleen, an organ in the upper left abdomen that filters blood.

stasis

from the Greek word stasis, meaning "a standing," "station," or "standing still"

thrombo

from the Greek work thrombos meaning clot or clotting

Bacteriophage

A very small microorganism similar to a virus but it attacks and kills bacteria