Bio 61 Final Exam Word Roots

akron (acr)

at the end or edge

amnos (amn)

the membrane around the foetus

animus (anima)

soul, spirit

arch

first in time, primitive

bifidus

split into two parts

blastos (blast)

a germ, bud, shoot

cortex

the bark of a tree, cortisone

deuteros (deuter)

second

dorsum (dors)

the back

ektos (ect)

outside

embryon

a foetus

en

in, into

endon

within

enteron (enter)

bowel, intestine

gaster

the belly, stomach

genesis

origin, descent, ancestor

holo (hol)

whole, entire

hypo (hyp)

under, beneath

involvere

envelop, surround, roll into

kephale (cephal)

head

khorde

gut-string, string of a lyre

koilos (coel)

hollow

kystis (cyst)

a bladder or pouch

metra (metr)

the uterus

morphe (morph)

form, shape

nervus

sinew, tendon, cord, bowstring

notos (not)

the back

ovum (ov)

egg

placenta (placent)

a small round, flat cake

podos (pod)

a foot

poros

passage, pore, voyage

tetra

four

therion (ther)

a wild animal

triploos (trpl)

triple

trophos

one who feeds

uterus (uter)

the womb

vegetus (veget)

lively, vigorous

vertebra (vertebr)

a joint, something turned

vitellus (vitell)

yolk

aktis (actin)

a ray or beam

axon (ax)

an axle or axis

dendron (dendr)

a tree or stick

erythros (erythr)

red

glia (gli)

glue

hormao (hormon)

to excite

interstitium

interval, space between

kardia (cardi)

the heart

khondros

cartilage

kolla (coll)

glue

kreas (cre)

flesh

krinein (crin)

to separate, distinguish

leukos

clear, white

ligo (lig)

to bind

lympha (lymph)

water

mamma

breast, pap, teat

mys (myo)

muscle

osteon

bone

pan

all

pituita (pituit)

phlegm, slime

pseudes (pseud)

false, deceptive

sarx (sarc)

flesh

squama

a scale

thele (thel)

nipple

thyreos (thyr)

oblong shield shaped like a door

anus

ring

bolos (bol)

a lump

caecum (caec)

blind gut

constipare

to press or crowd together

diaphragma

partition, barrier

diarrhoia

a flowing through

dodekadaktylon

twelve fingers long

faeces

sediment, dregs

flavus (flav)

yellow

globus (glob)

a globe, a ball

haima (haem)

blood

hepar (hepat)

the liver

ile

the groin

ingestus

a pouring in

ioeides

violet-colored

jejunus (jejun)

empty, hungry, fasting

khylos

juice

oisophagos

the gullet

pantothen

from all quarters

paries

a wall

pepsis

digestion, a cooking

peri (pei)

around, near

pyle (pyl)

a gate, entrance

rectus (rect)

straight

sphinkter

anything that binds tight

stalsis

a compression, restriction

trachys (trachy)

rough

tryo (try)

to rub, wear out

vita (vit)

life

adrenal

of or near the kidneys

aorte

a strap to hang something by

arteria

windpipe

atrium (atri)

hall, entrance-room

capillus

hair

cavus

hollow

circuitus

a going around