HSS 390 Exam 1 Word Stems

Ganglion-

Knot

Affero-

To carry toward

Effero-

To carry out/away

Somatic-

Pertaining to the body

Visceral

Pertaining to the organs

Autonomic-

Self-governing

Inter-

Between

A-

Not, without

Soma-

Body

Dendrite-

Little tree/branch

Syn-

Together

-apse

Attach

Antero-

Forward

Retro-

Back

Grad-

To walk, to step

Kino-

Motion

Dyn-

Power, energy

Glia-

Glue

Oligo-

Few

Cyto-

Cell

Micro-

Small

Astro-

Star

Peri-

Around

Vaso-

Vessel

Sclerosis-

Hardening

Lemma-

To seize, grasp; a husk

Intra-

Inside

Exo-

Outside

Trans-

Across, through

De-

Away, from

Hyper-

Above, beyond, excess

Saltare-

To leap

Mono-

One

Cerebrum-

Brain

Gyri-

Twist, turn

Sulci-

Grooves

Dia-

Through, between

Encephalo-

Brain

Cerebellum-

Little brain

Rostral-

Toward the nose

Caudal-

Toward the tail

Spina-

Spine

Bifid-

Forked, cleft in two

Occult-

Hidden

Proso-

Forward

Tele-

End, complete

Mes-

Middle

Rhomb-

Rhomboid

Meta-

After

Myel-

Medulla (also refers to the spinal cord)

Cortex-

Tree bark

Meninges-

Membranes

Pia-

Delicate

Arachnoid-

Spider-like

Sub-

Below

Dura-

Tough

Mater-

Mother

Foramen-

A hole

Aqua-

Water

Villi-

Hairs, fingers

Corpus-

Body

Callosum-

Large

Topos-

Mapping, place

Pre-

Before

Contra-

Opposite

Lateral-

Side

Dys-

Bad, abnormal, difficult

Kinos-

Movement

Bradykinesia-

Slow motion

Thalamus-

Chamber, inner room

Epi-

Above, upon

Hypo-

Below, under

Pineal-

Like a pinecone