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Chapters 19-20
Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Classics
Undergraduate 2
01/31/2012

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Term

 

 

ADELPH-

Definition

 

 

brother

ex: adelphous

Term

 

 

ANCON-

Definition

 

 

elbow

ex: anconitis

Term

 

 

CALYPT(R)-

Definition

 

 

hidden

ex: calyptra

Term

 

 

CHORD-

Definition

 

 

cord


Term

 

 

CHOR(I)-

Definition

 

 

fetal membrane, tunic of the eyeball

ex: choriocele

Term

 

 

CLON(US)-

Definition

 

 

muscle spasm

ex: synclonus

Term

 

 

COLL(A)-

Definition

 

 

glue

ex: protocol

Term

 

 

EC-, OEC-, OEK-, OIK-, OIC-

Definition

 

 

house

ex: ecology

Term

 

 

NOT-

Definition

 

 

the back

ex: stenonotal

Term

 

 

OM-

Definition

 

 

shoulder

ex: omitis

Term

 

 

OPISTH-

Definition

 

 

behind

ex: opisthion

Term

 

 

PHY-

Definition

 

 

to grow

ex: physiology

Term

 

 

POR-

Definition

 

 

passage, pore

ex: porous

Term

 

 

PTY-/PTYAL-

Definition

 

 

to spit/saliva

ex: ptyalin

Term

 

 

RHABD-

Definition

 

 

rod

ex: rhabdopod

Term

 

 

SPOR-

Definition

 

 

seed, spore

ex: sporadic

Term

 

 

STIG-

Definition

 

 

pricking, mark, point

ex: astigmatism

Term

 

 

TEL(E)-

Definition

 

 

completion, end, purpose

ex: atelosis

Term

 

 

TROCH-

Definition

 

 

wheel, disk

ex: telotroch

Term

 

 

XYL-

Definition

 

 

wood

ex: xylophone

Term

 

 

ALEX-

Definition

 

 

to ward off

ex: alexin

Term

 

 

ANTR-

Definition

 

 

cavity, sinus

ex: antrocele

Term

 

 

BRONCH(I)-

Definition

 

 

air tube

ex: bronchitis

Term

 

 

CHLAMYD-

Definition

 

 

cloak, envelope

ex: chlamydia

Term

 

 

CHY-/CHYM-, CHYL-

Definition

 

 

to pour/juice

ex: chyme

Term

 

 

CONDYL-

Definition

 

 

knob, knuckle

ex: condyle

Term

 

 

CORM-

Definition

 

 

trunk of a tree or body

ex: rhizocorm

Term

 

 

GON(I)-

Definition

 

 

angle

ex: trigonometry

Term

 

 

HAL-

Definition

 

 

salt

ex: halite

Term

 

 

PALI(N)-

Definition

 

 

back, again

ex: palindrome

Term

 

 

POIKIL-

Definition

 

 

varied, irregular, mottled

ex: osteopoikilosis

Term

 

 

PYCN-, PYKN-

Definition

 

 

thick, frequent

ex: pyncnometer

Term

 

 

PYL(E)-

Definition

 

 

gate, entrance

ex: pylome

Term

 

 

SPERM(A)-, SPERMAT-

Definition

 

 

seed, semen

ex: sperm

Term

 

 

SPHEN-

Definition

 

 

wedge

ex: sphenoid

Term

 

 

SPIR-

Definition

 

 

coil

ex: spiral

Term

 

 

SYRING-

Definition

 

 

pipe, tube

ex: syringe

Term

 

 

TA-

Definition

 

 

to stretch

ex: entasia

Term

 

 

TRACHEL-

Definition

 

 

neck

ex: trachelagra

Term

 

 

TON-

Definition

 

 

stretching, tension

ex: tonic

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