Lab 1 Rootwords

a-, an-

without, not, lack of

ex:anaerobic, asymmetrical

ab-

away from, from, apart

ex:abnormal, abduct

ad-,

toward, to, near to

ex:adrenal, adduct

ante-

preceding, before, forward

ex:antecubital

anti-

against, opposed to

ex:antibiotic

circum-, circ-

around, about

ex:circumcision

co-, con-

with, together

ex: congenital

contra,counter

against

ex:contraceptive

de-

reverse, away from, loss

ex:deactivate

di-

double, two

ex: disaccharide

dia-

between, through

ex:diaphragm

ec-, ecto-, ex-

outside, away from

ex:excrete, ectoderm

end-, em-, en-

inside, within

ex:endometrium,encysted

epi-

over, above, on

ex:epidermal,epipen

ecto-, exo-

outside, outer layer

extra-

beyond, outside, additionally

ex:extracellular

hemi-

half

ex:hemisphere

hetero-

different

ex:heterozygous

homeo-, homo- same,

unchanging, steady

ex:homeostasis

hyper-

beyond, excessive

ex:hyperglycemic

hypo-

under, below, deficient

ex:hypodermic

in-, im-

not, negation

ex:impermeable

inter-

among, between

ex:intercostal

intra-

within, inside

ex:intravenous

infra-, infer-

below

ex:infraorbital

iso-,

equal

ex: isometric

macro-

large, great

ex:macrophage

mal-

bad, abnormal

ex:malnutrition

medi-, meso-

middle

ex:median

meta-

after, beyond, changed

ex:metacarpal

mega-

great, large

ex:megacolon

micro-

small

ex:microorganism

mono-

one

ex:monocot

mill(i)-

one-thousandth

ex:milligram

oligo-

small, few, little

ex:oliguria

omni-

all

ex:omnipotent

para-

near, beside, apart from

ex:paracentric

peri-

around

ex:pericardial

poly-

many, much

ex:polycythemia

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

ex:prenatal

philic, philo-

have an affinity for, like

ex:hydrophilic

phobic-

fear

ex:hydrophobic

post-

after, behind

ex:postpartum

pseudo-

false

ex:pseudopodia

quatr-,quadro-

four

ex:quadriceps

retro-

backward, back

ex:retroperitoneal

re-

again, contrary, back

ex:recurrent

semi-

half

ex:semilunar

sub-

beneath

super-

over, excessive

ex:superficial

supra-

above

ex:supraorbital

sym-, syn-

together, with, joined

ex:synthesis

trans-

across, through

ex:transfusion

tri-

three

ex:triceps

ultra-

beyond, excess

ex:ultrastructure