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Physiology
Undergraduate 1
02/25/2009
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Term
a- or an-
 Definition
without; absence of; example:anaerobic (without oxygen)
Term
anti-
 Definition
against; example: antibody, antigen
Term
-ase
 Definition
indicates an enzyme; example:ligase, polymerases, glyoxalase
Term
auto-
 Definition
self; example:autoimmune
Term
bi-
 Definition
two; example: bicorbonate, binary
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow; example:
Term
cardio-
 Definition
heart; ex: cardiovascular,
Term
cephalo-
 Definition
head; ex:
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cerebro-
 Definition
brain; ex:
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
-crine
 Definition
seceretion; ex: endocrine
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden
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cutan-
 Definition
skin
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-cyte or -cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
de-
 Definition
without, lacking; ex:
Term
di-
 Definition
two; ex: dioxide
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, faulty; ex:
Term
-elle
 Definition
small; ex: organelle
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood;ex: anemia
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endo-
 Definition
within, inside; ex: endocrine
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epi-
 Definition
over; ex: epithelial tissue
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erythro-
 Definition
red; ex:
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exo-
 Definition
outside; ex:
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extra-
 Definition
outside, ex:
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gastro-
 Definition
stomach; ex:
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-gen, -genic
 Definition
produce or make; ex:
Term
gluco-, glycol-
 Definition
sugar or sweet; ex: glycogen, glucose
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half; ex:
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hemo-
 Definition
blood; ex: hemoglobin
Term
hepato-
 Definition
liver; ex:
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homo-
 Definition
the same; ex: homogeneous
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water; ex: hydrophilic, hydrophobic
Term
hyper-
 Definition
abover, excess; ex: hypertension
Term
hypo-
 Definition
beneath or deficient; hypocrite
Term
inter-
 Definition
between two objects; ex:
Term
intra-
 Definition
within an object; ex: intracellular
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; ex: hepatitis
Term
kali-
 Definition
potassium;
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leuko-
 Definition
white; ex: leukemia
Term
lipo-
 Definition
fat; ex: liposuction
Term
lumen
 Definition
inside of a hollow tube; ex:
Term
-lysis
 Definition
split apart or rupture; ex:
Term
macro-
 Definition
larger; ex:
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micro-
 Definition
small; ex: microscope
Term
mono-
 Definition
one; ex:
Term
multi-
 Definition
many; ex:
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myo-
 Definition
muscle; ex:
Term
oligo-
 Definition
a few, little; ex: oligopoly
Term
para-
 Definition
close, next to; ex:
Term
patho-
 Definition
disease related; ex: pathology
Term
peri-
 Definition
around; ex:
Term
poly-
 Definition
many; ex:
Term
post-
 Definition
after; ex: postpartum depression
Term
pre-
 Definition
before; ex:
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pro-
 Definition
before; ex:
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pseudo-
 Definition
false; ex:
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re-
 Definition
again; ex:
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind; ex:
Term
semi-
 Definition
half; ex:
Term
sub-
 Definition
below; ex:
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super-
 Definition
above, beyond; ex:
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supra-
 Definition
above, on top of; ex:
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid, fast; ex:
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through; ex:
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