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Chapter 21-22
Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Classics
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2012

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ab-, a-, abs-

Definition

 

 

away from, from

(never assimilated)

Term

 

 

ad-, ac-, ag- (a-)

Definition

 

 

to , toward, near

Term

 

 

ambi-, ambo-

Definition

 

 

both, around

Term

 

 

ante-

Definition

 

 

before, in front of

Term

 

 

circum-, circu-

Definition

 

 

around

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con-, com-, co-

Definition

 

 

with together, very

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contra-, contro-, counter-

Definition

 

 

opposite, against

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de-

Definition

 

 

down, away, off, thoroughly

Term

 

 

dis-, di-, dif-

Definition

 

 

apart, in different directions, thorougly

Term

 

 

CAUD-

Definition

 

 

tail

ex: caudostyle

Term

 

 

CEREBER-

Definition

 

 

brain

ex: cerebrum

Term

 

 

CID-, CIS-

Definition

 

 

to cut, kill

ex: incisura

Term

 

 

DORS-

Definition

 

 

back

ex: dorsalgia

Term

 

 

DUC-, DUCT-

Definition

 

 

to lead, draw

ex: abduction

Term

 

 

ERR-

Definition

 

 

to wander, deviate

ex: erratic

Term

 

 

FLEX-, FLECT-

Definition

 

 

to bend

ex: reflex

Term

 

 

FUND-, FUS-

Definition

 

 

to pour, melt

ex: diffuse

Term

 

 

GREG-

Definition

 

 

flock

ex: gregarious

Term

 

 

LACT-

Definition

 

 

milk

ex: lactase

Term

 

 

LATER-

Definition

 

 

side

ex: dorsolateral

Term

 

 

MEDI-

Definition

 

 

middle

ex: median

Term

 

 

OV-

Definition

 

 

egg

ex: ovaries

Term

 

 

PON-, POSIT-, -POSE

Definition

 

 

to place, put

ex: transposition

Term

 

 

RUG-

Definition

 

 

wrinkle

ex: erugatory

Term

 

 

SANGUI(N)-

Definition

 

 

blood

ex: sanguimotor

Term

 

 

SICC-

Definition

 

 

dry

ex: siccant

Term

 

 

VAL-

Definition

 

 

to be strong, well

ex:valence

Term

 

 

VARIC-

Definition

 

 

twisted and swollen (vein)

ex: varix

Term

 

 

VERT-, VERS-

Definition

 

 

to turn

ex: versatile

Term

 

 

ex-, e-, ef-

Definition

 

 

out, from, removal, completely

after ex- an initial "s" in base disappears (expect)

Term

 

 

extra-, extro-

Definition

 

 

outside of, beyond

Term

 

 

in-, im-, (en-)

Definition

 

 

into, on//not

 

Term

 

 

intra-, intro-

Definition

 

 

within

Term

 

 

infra-

Definition

 

 

below

Term

 

 

inter-

Definition

 

 

between, among

Term

 

 

juxta-

Definition

 

 

 

by the side of, close to

Term

 

 

ob-

Definition

 

 

against, toward, completely

Term

 

 

per-

Definition

 

 

through, wrongly, completely

Term

 

 

ARTICUL-

Definition

 

 

joint

ex: polyarticular

Term

 

 

BUCC-

Definition

 

 

cheek, mouth

ex: buccal

Term

 

 

CLUD-, CLUS-, CLOS-

Definition

 

 

to close, shut

ex: exclusion

Term

 

 

CORD-

Definition

 

 

heart

ex: postcordial

Term

 

 

COST-

Definition

 

 

rib

ex: bicostate

Term

 

 

CRUR-

Definition

 

 

leg

ex: genitocrural

Term

 

 

CUR(R)-, CURS-

Definition

 

 

to run, go

ex: current

Term

 

 

DENT-

Definition

 

 

tooth

ex: dentist

Term

 

 

FEBR-

Definition

 

 

fever

ex: febrile

Term

 

 

FER-

Definition

 

 

to bear, carry, produce

ex: afferent

 

 

Term

 

 

FOLI-

Definition

 

 

leaf

ex: effoliation

Term

 

 

HER-, HES-

Definition

 

 

to stick

ex: adherent

Term

 

 

JECT-/JACUL-

Definition

 

 

to throw/dart

ex: retrojection

Term

 

 

MUR-

Definition

 

 

wall

ex: mural

Term

 

 

NOMIN-, NOM-

Definition

 

 

name

ex: paranomia

Term

 

 

RADI-

Definition

 

 

spoke of a wheel, ray

ex: radius

Term

 

 

SEMIN-

Definition

 

 

seed

ex: semen

Term

 

 

TEG-, TECT-

Definition

 

 

to cover

ex: protect

 

Term

 

 

TUSS-

Definition

 

 

cough

ex: tussive

Term

 

 

VEN-

Definition

 

 

vein

ex: venation

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