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Biology Terms #3

Prefixes for Human Anatomy and Physiology

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Omo

Shoulder acromion

Op

Vison Optrician

-Opsy

Viewing Biopsy

Ophthalmo-

Eye Ophthalmoscope

Or-

Mouth Oral

Orbi-

Circle Orbit

Organo

Tool Organelle

Ortho-

Straight Orthodontist

-ose

Sugar glucose

-osis

process osmosis

Osmo-

Push Osmosis

Ost-

Bone Osteocyte

Osse-, oste-

Bone Osteocyte

Oto-

Ear Otolith

-ous

Pertaining to Nervous

Ovo-

Egg Ovary

Oxy

Oxygen Hypoxia

Palli-

Pale Pallor

Pan-

All Pancreas

Papillo-

Nipple Papilla

Par-

Birth Postpartum

Para-

Next to Parotid

Parieto-

Wall Parietal

Patho-

Disease Pathogen

Pecto-

Chest Pectoralis

Pedi-

Child Pediatrics

Pelvi-

Basin Pelvis

-penia

Deficiency Leucopenia

Penna-

Feather Bipennate

Per-

Through Per Oral

Peri-

Around Periosteum

Perone-

Fibula Peroneus tertis

Phago-

Eat Macrophage

Pharyng-

Throat Pharynx

Philo-

Loving Hydrophilic

Phlebo-

Blood Phlebotomy

Phobo

Fearing Hydrophobic

Phor

To carry Diaphoresis

Phragm-

Partition Diaphragm

Phreno-

Diaphragm Phrenic nerve

Physio-

Nature Physiology

-physis

Growth diaphysis

Pilo-

Hair Piloerection

Pino-

Drink Pinocytosis

Planto-

Sole Plantar Wart

Plasi

Growth Hyperplasia

Plasm-

Shaped Cytoplasm

Plasty-

Surgical repair Retinoplasty

Plegia-

Paralysis Paraplegic

Pnea-

Breath Dyspnea

Pneumo-

Lung Pneumonia

Podo-

Foot Pseudopod

Poly-

Many Polypeptide

Post

After Postpartum

Pre-

Before Premenstrual

Primi-

First Primary

Pro

First prokaryote

Pseudo-

False Pseudopod

Psycho-

Mind Psychiatrist

Ptero-, pterygo

Wing Pterygoid

-ptosis

Dropping Apoptosis

Pulmo-

Lung Pulmonary

Puncto-

Point Puncture

Pyro-

Fire Pyrogen

Quadri-

Four Quadriceps

Quater-

Fourth Quaternary

Radiat-

Radiating Radiation

Rami-

Branch Ramus

Re-

Again Reflex

Recto-

Straight rectum

Reno-

Kidney Renal

Reti-

Network Reticular

Retro-

Behind Retrovirus

Rhin(o)

Nose Rhinocerous

Rubo-, rubro-

Red Bilirubin

Rugo-

Fold Rugae

Sacculo-

Little Sac Saccule

Sarco-

Flesh sarcolemma

Sclera-

Hard Sclerosis

Scopo-

See Microscope

Secto-

Cut Dissection

Semi-

Half Semiautomatic

Sepsi-

Infection Antiseptic

-sis

Process Osmosis

Soma-, somato

Body Somatic

Spheno-

Wedge Sphenoid

Spiro-

Breathing Inspiration

Splanchno-

Viscera Splanchnic

Spleen(o)-

Spleen Splenectomy

Squamo-

Flat Squamous

Stasi-, stati-

Stay the same Homeostasis

Steno-

Narrow Stenosis

Sterno-

Breast Sternum

-stomy

Creation of an opening tracheostomy

Stria-

stripe striated

sub-

below submarine

sulc-

furrow sulcus

supra-. super-

above superficial

sym-

together symbiosis

syn-

together synostosis

tachy-

fast tachypnea

telo-

last telophase

tempo-

time temporal

terti-

third tertiary

thermo-

heat thermogenesis

thorac(o)-

chest thoracic

thrombo-

blood clot thrombin

tomo-

segment tomography

tono-

force isotonic

topo-

place ectopic

toxi-

poison toxicology

trache(o)-

trachea tracheotomy

trans-

across transdermal

tri-

three triceps

tricho-

hair trichocyst

trocho-

wheel trochlea

troph-

growth trophoblast

tropo-

change gonadotropin

tunica-

coat tunica intima

tympano-

drum tympanic

-ul-

small tubule

-uncle, -unculus

small caruncle

Uni-

one unipolar

uri-,-uria

urine urinary

vagino-

sheath invaginate

vago-

wander vagus

Vaso-

Vessel vascular

Ventro-

belly ventral

vermi-

worm vermis

vertebr(o)-

spine vertebrae

vitre-

glass in vitro

vivi-

life revive

zygo-

join zygote