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GATech BIOS 3753 - Word Roots

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a- (avascular)
Without
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ab- (abduct)
From
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-ac (cardiac)
Pertaining To
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ad- (adduct)
To / Toward
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aden- / adeno- (adenoid)
Gland
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af- (afferent)
Toward
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-al (brachial)
Pertaining To
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-algia (neuralgia)
Pain
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ana- (anaphase)
Up / Back
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andro- (androgen)
Male
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angio- (angiogram)
Vessel
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anti- / ant- (antibiotic)
Against
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apo- (apocrine)
From
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arachn- (arachnoid)
Spider
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anthro- (anthroscopy)
Joint
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-asis / -asia (homeostasis)
State / Condition
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astro- (astrocyte)
Star
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atel- (atelectasis)
Imperfect
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baro- (baroreceptor)
Pressure
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bi- (bifurcate)
Two
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blast- / -blast (blastocyst)
Precursor
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brachi- (brachiocephalic)
Arm
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brady- (bradycardia)
Slow
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bronch- (bronchial)
Windpipe / Airway
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cardi- / cardio- / -cardia (cardiac)
Heart
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-centesis (thoracocentesis)
Puncture
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cerebro- (cerebrospinal)
Brain
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chole- (cholecystitis)
Bile
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chondro- (chondrocyte)
Cartilage
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chrom- / chromo- (chromatin)
Color
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circum- (circumduction)
Around
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-clast (osteoclast)
Broken
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coel- / -coel (coelom)
Cavity
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contra- (contralateral)
Against
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cranio- (craniosacral)
Skull
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cribr- (cribriform)
Sieve
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-crine (endocrine)
To Separate / To Secrete
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cyst- / -cyst (blastocyst)
Sac
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desmo- (desmosome)
Band
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di- (disaccharide)
Twice
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dia- (diameter)
Through
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diure- (diuresis)
To Urinate
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dys- (dysmenorrhea)
Painful
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-ectasis (atelectasis)
Expansion
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ecto- (ectoderm)
Outside
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ef- (efferent)
Away From
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emmetro- (emmetropia)
In Proper Measure
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encephalo- (encephalitis)
Brain
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end- / endo- (endometrium)
Inside
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entero- (enteric)
Intestine
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epi- (epimysium)
On
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erythema- (erythematosis)
Flushed (Skin)
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erythro- (erythrocyte)
Red
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ex- (exocytosis)
Out / Away From
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ferr- (transferrin)
Iron
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-gen / -genic (mutagen)
To Produce
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genicula- (geniculate)
Kneelike Structure
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genio- (geniohyoid)
Chin
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glosso- / -glossus (hypoglossal)
Tongue
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glyco- (glycogen)
Sugar
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-gram (myogram)
Record
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-graph / -graphia (electroencephalograph)
To Write / Record
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gyne- / gyno- (gynecologist)
Woman
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hem- / hemato- (hemopoiesis)
Blood
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hemi- (hemisphere)
Half
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hepato- (hepatocyte)
Liver
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hetero- (heterosexual)
Other
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histo- (histology)
Tissue
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holo- (holocrine)
Entire
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homeo- / homo- (homeostasis)
Same
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hyal- / hyalo- (hyaline)
Glass
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hydro- (hydrolysis)
Water
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hyo- (hyoid)
U-Shaped
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hyper- (hyperpolarization)
Above
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ili- / ilio- (iliac)
Ilia (Flanks / Entrails, this etymology not in notes)
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infra- (infra-orbital)
Beneath
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inter- (interventricular)
Between
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intra- (intracapsular)
Within
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ipsi- (ipsilateral)
Itself
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iso- (isotonic)
Equal
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-itis (dermatitis)
Inflammation
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karyo- (megakaryocyte)
Body
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kerato- (keratin)
Horn
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kino- / -kinin (bradykinin)
To Move
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lact- / lacto- / -lactin (prolactin)
Milk
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-lemma (sarcolemma)
Husk
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leuko- (leukocyte)
White
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liga- (ligase)
To Bind Together
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lip- / lipo- (lipoid)
Fat
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lyso- / -lysis / -lyze (hydrolysis)
Dissolution
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mal- (malabsorption)
Abnormal
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mammilla- (mammillary)
Nipple
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mast- / masto- (mastoid)
Breast
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mega- (megakaryocyte)
Big
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mero- (merocrine)
Part
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meso- (mesoderm)
Middle
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meta- (metaphase)
After / Beyond
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mono- (monocyte)
Single
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morpho- (morphology)
Form
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-mural (intramural)
Wall
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myelo- (myeloblast)
Marrow
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myo- (myofilament)
Muscle
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natri- (natriuretic)
Sodium
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neur- / neuro- (neuromuscular)
Nerve
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oculo- (oculomotor)
Eye
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oligo- (oligopeptide)
Little / Few
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-ology (physiology)
The Study Of
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-oma (carcinoma)
Swelling
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onco- (oncology)
Mass / Tumor
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-opia (myopia)
Eye
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-osis (neurosis)
State / Condition
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osteon / osteo- (osteocyte)
Bone
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oto- (otoconia)
Ear
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para- (paraplegia)
A Pair
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patho- / -path / -pathy (pathology)
Disease
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pedia- (pediatrician)
Child
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peri- (perineurium)
Around
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-phasia (aphasia)
Speech
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-phil / -philia (neutrophil)
Love
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-phobe / -phobia (claustrophobia)
Fear
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-phylaxis (prophylaxis)
A Guard
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physio- (physiology)
Nature
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-plasia (dysplasia)
Formation / Growth
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platy- (platysma)
Flat
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-plegia (hemiplegia)
A Blow / Paralysis
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-plexy (apoplexy)
Stroke / Seizure
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podo- (podocyte)
Foot
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-poiesis (hemopoiesis)
Making
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poly- (polysaccharide)
Many
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presby- (presbyopia)
Old
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pro- (prophase)
Before
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pterygo- (pterygoid)
Wing
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pulp- (pulpitis)
Pulp
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retro- (retroperitoneal)
Backward
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-rrhea (diarrhea)
Flow / Discharge
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sarco- (sarcomere)
Flesh
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scler- / sclero- (sclera)
Hard
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semi- (semitendinosus)
Half
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-septic (antiseptic)
Putrid
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-sis (metastasis)
State / Condition
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som- / -some (somatic)
Body
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spino- (spinodeltoid)
Spine / Vertebral Column
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-stomy (colostome)
Mouth / Opening
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stylo- (stylohyoid)
Stake / Pole
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sub- (subcutaneous)
Below
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syn- (synthesis)
Together
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tachy- (tachyardia)
Swift
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telo- (telophase)
End
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therm- / thermo- (thermoregulation)
Heat
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-tomy (appendectomy)
To Cut
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trans- (transudate)
Through
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-trophic / -trophin / -trophy (hypertrophy)
Nourishing
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tropho- (trophoblast)
Nutrition
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tropo- (troponin)
Turning
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uro- / -uria (glycosuria)
Urine
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