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Chapters 33-34
Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Undergraduate 2
02/20/2012

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Term

 

 

-men, -min, -ment, -mentum

Definition

 

 

result of, means of, act of

Term

 

 

-ble, -bul, - bula, -bulum

Definition

 

 

result of the act of, means of, place for

Term

 

 

-cle, -cul, -culum

Definition

 

 

result of the act of, means of

Term

 

 

cr-, -crum, tr-, -trum

Definition

 

 

result of the act of, means of

Term

 

 

AG-, ACT-

Definition

 

 

to do, drive, act

ex:  action

Term

 

 

ALB-

Definition

 

 

white

ex:  albus dumbledore

Term

 

 

CER-

Definition

 

 

wax

ex:  cerumen

Term

 

 

FIL-

Definition

 

 

thread

ex:  file

Term

 

 

FOR-

Definition

 

 

to bore, pierce

ex:  perforate

Term

 

 

FOVE-

Definition

 

 

pit

ex:  fovea

Term

 

 

GLOMER-

Definition

 

 

ball of yarn

ex:  glomerular

Term

 

 

HAL-, HALIT-

Definition

 

 

to breathe

ex:  inhalant

Term

 

 

MUC-

Definition

 

 

mucus


Term

 

 

NUTRI(T)-

Definition

 

 

to nourish

ex:  nutrients

Term

 

 

PALP-

Definition

 

 

to touch, stroke

ex:  palpation

Term

 

 

SEP-, SEPT-

Definition

 

 

to separate, wall

ex:  separate

Term

 

 

SPIR-

Definition

 

 

to breathe

ex:  respirate

Term

 

 

STRU-, STRUCT-

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

to construct, build

ex:  construction

Term

 

 

TERMIN-

Definition

 

 

end, boundary

ex:  terminate

Term

 

 

UMBR-

Definition

 

 

shade, shadow

ex:  umbrella

Term

 

 

UNGU-

Definition

 

 

nail

ex: ungulus

Term

 

 

VEl-

Definition

 

 

veil, covering

ex:  velar

Term

 

 

VISCER-

 

Definition

 

 

entrails

ex:  viscera

Term

 

 

-fy

Definition

 

 

to make, cause

Term

 

 

-igate, -egate

 

Definition

 

 

to make, drive

Term

 

 

-esce

Definition

 

 

to begin, be somewhat

Term

 

 

CAUL-

Definition

 

 

stem, stalk

ex:  cauline

Term

 

 

FLAV-

Definition

 

 

yellow

ex:  riboflavin

Term

 

 

FLOCC-

Definition

 

 

tuft, as of wool

ex:  floccose

Term

 

 

LABI-, LABR-

Definition

 

 

lip

ex:  labellum

Term

 

 

LAT-

Definition

 

 

to bear, carry

ex: translate

Term

 

 

LEV-

Definition

 

 

light

ex:  levity

Term

 

 

LIGN-

Definition

 

 

wood

ex:  lignite

Term

 

 

LIQU-

Definition

 

 

to be liquid

ex:  liquid

Term

 

 

LUMIN-

Definition

 

 

light

ex:  illuminate

Term

 

 

MAN(U)-

Definition

 

 

hand

ex:  manual

Term

 

 

NIGR-

Definition

 

 

black

Term

 

 

OSS-

Definition

 

 

bone

 ex: ossicle

Term

 

 

PROXIM-

Definition

 

 

near, nearest

ex:  proximity

Term

 

 

SINISTR-

Definition

 

 

left

ex:  sinistrin

Term

 

 

SPIN-

Definition

 

 

thorn, spine

ex:  spinulate

Term

 

 

STIP-, STIPIT-

Definition

 

 

stalk

ex:  stipel

Term

 

 

STRAT-

Definition

 

 

layer

ex:  stratosphere

Term

 

 

TUM-

Definition

 

 

to swell

ex:  tumentia

Term

 

 

VARI-

Definition

 

 

varied, changing, spotted

ex:  variable

Term

 

 

VENTR-

Definition

 

 

belly

ex:  ventricle

Term

 

 

FUNG-

Definition

 

 

 

mushroom, fungus

 

 

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