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Biomedical Terms
BIOL 5350 - Human Anatomy Terms
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Anatomy
Graduate
08/28/2014
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Term
Root/Prefix/Suffix
 Definition
Meaning
Term
A-
 Definition
no, not, without
Term
Ab-
 Definition
Away
Term
acetabulo-
 Definition
small cup
Term
acro-
 Definition
tip, extremity
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward, near
Term
adeno-
 Definition
gland
Term
aero-
 Definition
air, oxygen
Term
af-
 Definition
toward
Term
ag-
 Definition
together
Term
ala
 Definition
wing
Term
albi
 Definition
white
Term
algi
 Definition
pain
Term
allo
 Definition
other, different
Term
amphi
 Definition
both, either
Term
an
 Definition
without
Term
ana-
 Definition
build up/ apart/ back
Term
andro
 Definition
male
Term
angi
 Definition
vessel
Term
ante
 Definition
before, in front
Term
anti
 Definition
against
Term
apo
 Definition
from, away
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme, polymer
Term
athero
 Definition
fat
Term
atrio
 Definition
entry way
Term
auri
 Definition
ear
Term
auto
 Definition
self
Term
axi
 Definition
axis, straight line
Term
baro
 Definition
pressure
Term
bene
 Definition
good, well
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
bili
 Definition
bile
Term
bio
 Definition
life, living
Term
blasto
 Definition
bud, precursor
Term
brachi
 Definition
arm
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
bucco
 Definition
cheek
Term
burso
 Definition
purse, sac
Term
calc
 Definition
calcium, stone
Term
callo
 Definition
thick
Term
calori
 Definition
heat
Term
calyx
 Definition
cup, vessel
Term
capito
 Definition
head
Term
carcino
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
Term
carpo
 Definition
wrist
Term
cata
 Definition
down, break down
Term
cauda
 Definition
tail
Term
cephalo
 Definition
head
Term
cervi
 Definition
neck, narrow part
Term
chiasm
 Definition
cross, "x"
Term
chole
 Definition
bile
Term
chondro
 Definition
grain / cartilage
Term
chromo
 Definition
color
Term
chrono
 Definition
time
Term
circ
 Definition
about, around
Term
cis
 Definition
cut
Term
clast
 Definition
break down, destroy
Term
clavi
 Definition
hammer, club
Term
-cle
 Definition
little, small
Term
co
 Definition
together
Term
contra
 Definition
opposite
Term
corni
 Definition
horn
Term
corono
 Definition
crown
Term
corpo
 Definition
body
Term
corti
 Definition
bark, rind
Term
costa
 Definition
rib
Term
crani
 Definition
helmet
Term
crino
 Definition
separate secrete
Term
cysto
 Definition
bladder
Term
cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
de
 Definition
down, break down
Term
demi
 Definition
half, partial
Term
dendro
 Definition
tree, branch
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
desmo
 Definition
band, bond, ligament
Term
dia
 Definition
across, through/ day
Term
dys
 Definition
bad, abnormal, painful
Term
e
 Definition
out, as in ejaculate
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ec, ecto
 Definition
outside, external
Term
ef
 Definition
out of
Term
em
 Definition
in, within
Term
emesi, emeti
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-em, heme
 Definition
blood
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
endo
 Definition
within, into, internal
Term
entero
 Definition
gut, intestine
Term
epi
 Definition
upon, above
Term
ergo
 Definition
work, energy, action
Term
eryth, erythro
 Definition
red
Term
esthesio
 Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
eu
 Definition
good, true, normal
Term
exo
 Definition
out
Term
facili
 Definition
easy
Term
fasci
 Definition
band, bundle
Term
falx
 Definition
sickle-shaped
Term
fenestra
 Definition
window
Term
fer
 Definition
to carry
Term
ferri
 Definition
iron
Term
fibro
 Definition
fiber
Term
fili
 Definition
thread
Term
-form
 Definition
shape
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