Terminology Quiz 2

ec-, ex-, ecto

out, outside, from

-ectomy

cutting out, surgical removal

ef-

away

-ell, -elle

small

-emia

blood

encephal

brain

endo-

within, inner

enter

intestine, bowel

ependymal

wrap

epi-

over, above

epiplo

thin membrane covering intestine

equin

horse

erythr

red

esthesi

sensation

ethmo

sieve

exo

outside, outer layer

extra

outside, beyond

extrins

from the outside

falci

a sickle

fasc, fascis

bundle, band

fenestr

window

-ferent

carry

frimbri

fringe

fontan

fountain

foram-

opening

form

shape

foss

ditch

funicul

rope or cord

gangli

swelling or knot

gaster, gastr

stomach

gen

produce

genicul

knee

genio

chin

germ

grow

glea, glia

glue

glomer

ball

gloss, glottis

tongue

glut

buttock

gon, gono

seed offspring

gracil

slender

gramm

writing, a record

graph

write, writing

gyra

round

haust

draw up

hem, hemato, haem

blood

hemi-

half

hepat

liver

hetero

different, other

hist

tissue

hol, holo

whole

hom, homo

same

homuncul

little man

hormon

excite

hyal

clear

hydr, hydro

water

hyper

excessive

hypo

under, below, deficient

hyster

uterus, womb

-ia

condition

-iatrics

medical specialty

ile

twisted

ilia

flank

infra-

below, beneath

infundib

funnel

inguin

groin

inter

between

intra

within, inside

ipsi, iso

same

ischem

hold, suppress

ischi

hip

-issimus

superlative, the most

-itis

inflammation

jejuno

hunger, dry (empty)

jugul

throat, collarbone

juxta

near to

kera

horn

kinesis

movement

lab, labr

lip

lacrima

tear

lac, lacun-

space, cavity, lake

lact

milk

lamell, lamin

layer or thin plate

lat

wide

later

side

lemma

sheath, husk

leuk, leuc

white

ling

tongue

lip, lipo

fat, lipid

-logy

the study of

lucid

clear

lumbric

worm

lumen, lumin

light

lun

moon

lut

yellow

luxat

displace, dislocate

lymph

water

lys

loosening or breaking down