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Chapters 23-24
Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Classics
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2012

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Term

 

 

post-

Definition

 

 

behind, after

Term

 

 

pre-, prae-

Definition

 

 

before, in front of

Term

 

 

pro-

Definition

 

 

forward, in front of

Term

 

 

re-, red-

Definition

 

 

back, again, against

Term

 

 

retro-

Definition

 

 

backward, behind

Term

 

 

se-

Definition

 

 

aside, away

Term

 

 

sub-, sus-, suc-

Definition

 

 

under, up from under, somewhat

Term

 

 

super-, supra-

Definition

 

 

above

Term

 

 

trans-, tran-, tra-

Definition

 

 

across, through

Term

 

 

ultra-

Definition

 

 

beyond

Term

 

 

ARBOR-

Definition

 

 

tree

ex: arboreous

Term

 

 

CAL-

Definition

 

 

to be warm

ex: calorie

Term

 

 

CARIN-

Definition

 

 

keel

ex: carina

Term

 

 

CERN-, CRET-, CRE-

Definition

 

 

to separate, distinguish, secrete

ex: secretagogue

Term

 

 

CILI-

Definition

 

 

eyelid, eyelash

ex: cilia

Term

 

 

CORN(U)-

Definition

 

 

horn

ex: cavicorn

Term

 

 

CUB-, CUMB-, CUBIT-

Definition

 

 

to lie

ex: succubous

Term

 

 

DORM-, DORMIT-

Definition

 

 

to sleep

ex: dormant

Term

 

 

FET-, FOET-

Definition

 

 

offspring, fetus

ex: fetus

Term

 

 

FRANG-, FRING-, FRAG-, FRACT-

Definition

 

 

to break, bend

ex: refract

Term

 

 

GRAD-, GRESS-

Definition

 

 

to step, go

ex: digitigrade

Term

 

 

LINGU-

Definition

 

 

tongue, language

ex: linguistics

Term

 

 

MENT-

Definition

 

 

chin

ex: mental

Term

 

 

PLIC-, PLICIT-

Definition

 

 

to fold

ex: complicate

Term

 

 

POT-

Definition

 

 

to be powerful

ex: unipotent

Term

 

 

PUR-

Definition

 

 

pus

ex: puruloid

Term

 

 

REN-

Definition

 

 

kidney

ex: adrenal

Term

 

 

SON-

Definition

 

 

sound

ex: sonus

Term

 

 

SUD-

Definition

 

 

to sweat

ex: sudamen

Term

 

 

TRUD-, TRUS-

Definition

 

 

to push, thrust

ex: contrusion

Term

 

 

-al, -ial, -eal

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

 

 

Term

 

 

-ile, -il

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Term

 

 

-ar

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like, having the character of, belonging to

Term

 

 

-ine

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like, having the character of, belonging to

Term

 

 

ACIN-

Definition

 

 

grapes in a cluster

ex: acinar

Term

 

 

AL-

Definition

 

 

wing

ex: exalate

Term

 

 

ANNUL-

Definition

 

 

ring

ex: annulus

Term

 

 

APIC-

Definition

 

 

tip, summit, apex

ex: apicitis

Term

 

 

ARGENT-

Definition

 

 

silver

ex: argenteal

Term

 

 

CAN-

Definition

 

 

dog

ex: canidae

Term

 

 

CAPIT-, CIPIT-

Definition

 

 

head

ex: decapitate

Term

 

 

DUR-

Definition

 

 

hard, dura mater

ex: epidural

Term

 

 

EQU-

Definition

 

 

horse

ex: equidae

Term

 

 

LACRIM-, LACHRYM-

Definition

 

 

tear

ex: lacrimal

Term

 

 

LACUN-

Definition

 

 

small pit, gap

ex: lacuna

Term

 

 

LIMIN-

Definition

 

 

threshold

ex: liminal

Term

 

 

MAL-

Definition

 

 

cheek, cheekbone

ex: malar

Term

 

 

OCUL-/OCELL-

Definition

 

 

eye, little eye

ex: oculist

Term

 

 

PALAT-

Definition

 

 

palate, roof of the mouth

ex: Palatitis

Term

 

 

PARIET-

Definition

 

 

wall

ex: parietal

Term

 

 

PLANT-

Definition

 

 

sole of the foot, sprout

ex: planta

Term

 

 

PONT-

Definition

 

 

bridge

ex: pontic

Term

 

 

PULVIN-/PULVILL-

Definition

 

 

cushion/little cushion

ex: pulvinaria

Term

 

 

SEN-

Definition

 

 

old

ex: senile

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