CC306M Exam 1 Review and Examples from Textbook

Dr. Curtis

Blastoma

blastomata

papilla

papillae

lumen

lumina

enteritis

enteritides

endocardium

endocardia

satyriasis

satyriases

encephalon

encephala

cortex

cortices

nevus

nevi

intussuscipiens

intussuscipientes

Juxtapyloric

Juxta‐ beside, near to

Demifacet

Demi- half, part

Symbiotic

Sym- together, with

Agnosia

A- not, without

Dissection

Dis- separate, apart from

Postpartum

Post- after, behind

Transurethral

Trans- across, through

Analeptic

Ana- up, back, against, again

Palilalia

Pali- again, once ore, backward

Metastasis

Meta- after, beyond, change

Catatonic

cata- down, downward, against, complete

Hypertonic

Hyper- excessive, above, beyond

Ambidextrous

Ambi- around, on both sides, both

Abduction

Ab- away from

Apochromatic

Apo- away from, derived from

Occlusion

Oc- against, in the way, facing

Contrafissura

Contra- against, opposite

Anticoagulant

Anti- against, opposed to

Insect

In- into, in, against, not

Afferent

Af- toward, near, to

Tissue inside of the heart = endocardi‐

‐oid ‐ist ‐ium ‐ism

-ium

Of the nature of a body = som‐

‐ize   ‐ite ‐or   ‐ile

-ite

Pertaining to the liver = hepat‐

‐ic ‐ist ‐y ‐ian

-ic

Toward the stomach = gastr‐

‐ose ‐ion ‐ad -iac

-ad

Tumor of the head = cephal‐

‐ose ‐oma ‐ium ‐ite

-oma

Resembling a nose = rhin‐

‐oid ‐ium ‐oma ‐ole

-oid

Full of glands = aden

‐esis ‐ose ‐ac ‐id

-ose

State or condition causing an abnormally small head = microcephal

‐ia ‐iac ‐ile -ida

-ia

A small foot = ped

‐ole ‐osus ‐aceous ‐alis

-ole

A liberating hormone = liber

‐osis‐id‐ode‐in

-in

The act of cutting into the heart = cardiotom

‐y ‐ist ‐orium ‐ode

-y

A muscle that extends a part of the body = extens

‐or ‐ium ‐ida ‐ule

-or

A biological family of dog‐like carnivores = Can

oid ‐idae -ian ‐orium

‐idae

A practitioner who cuts into veins to draw blood = phlebotom

‐y ‐ist ‐ate. ‐ize

-ist

vena

venae

brachium

brachia

radix

radices

febris

fibres

dens

dentes

pons

pontes

foramen

foramina

fibula

fibulae

lens

lentes

labium

labia

limen

limina

naris

nares

nasus

nasi

semen

semina

frons

frontes

coxa

coxae