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LEAP: Anatomy Latin and Greek Terms
Introduction
1. –therm- “heat”
2. cyto-, -cyte “cell”
3. –osis “process”
4. –derm- “skin or covering”
thermometer, endothermic, ectotherm, thermoregulation
cytology, cytologist, cytoskeleton, endocytosis, osteocyte
osmosis, endocytosis, exocytosis, mitosis, symbiosis
dermatologist, epidermis, endoderm, echinoderm
Homeostasis
5. homeo-, homo- (G) “same, like or similar”
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homosexual, homogeneous, homeostasis,
homozygous, homologous
–stat-, –stasis “standing or standstill”
homeostasis, biostasis, metastasize
epi- “upon or above”
epidermis, epicenter, epiglottis, epidemic,
epithelial (tissue)
–itis “inflammation of or swelling” dermatitis, gingivitis, hepatitis, conjunctivitis, endocarditis
–zyg- “tied together”
zygote, homozygous, heterozygous
-patho(s)- “disease or suffer”
sympathy, pathetic, apathy, psychopath, pathology,
pathogen, forensic
sens“feeling, senses”
sense, sensitive, sensor, sensory
#1 Control System
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“around”
dendrihypoendo–tion
“branched like a tree”
“under or below”
“into”
“changes a verb to a noun”
periphery, periscope, peristalsis, peripheral
nervous system (PNS)
dendrites
hypotonic, hypotension, hypoglycemic
endogenous, endocrine
graduation, direction, celebration, diffusion,
sensation
#2 Nervous System
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abneuroad–crine
“away from or not”
“having to do with nerves or nervous system”
“to something or toward”
“liquid coming out (secretion)”
abnormal, abscess
neurology, neuron
adversary, adverse, advertise, addition
endocrine, exocrine, neurocrine
#3 Nervous System
21. syn- “together or with”
synchronize
22. chemo- “chemical”
23. photo“light”
Extra
24. micro25. –scope
“small”
“tool or instrument”
symphony, sympathy, symbiosis, synonym, synapse,
chemoreceptor, chemotherapy, chemistry
photoreceptor, photography, photosynthesis
micromanage, microscope, microbe,
microbiology, microtubule
microscope, telescope, stethoscope, periscope,
colonoscopy
Respiration
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CO2 “carbon dioxide”
O “oxygen”
bronchi- “air tubes in the lungs”
pneum-, “air”
pulmo- “lungs”
H2O = hydrogen and oxygen
bronchus, bronchiole, bronchitis
pneumonia, pneumatic drill
pulmonary, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cardiovascular
31. cardi“ heart”
cardiac, cardiovascular, myocardial, pericardial
32. –emia, hem-, hemo-, hemato- “ blood”
hematology, anemia, hematoma, hemophilia
33. -pnea
“ breathing”
apnea
34. a- “ without, not”
apnea, asymmetric
35. ven-, veno- “ vein”
venous
36. arteri-, arterio- “ artery”
artery, arteriole, arteriosclerosis
37. vas-, vaso- “ vessel, duct (tube in the body)”
vascular, vasodilator, cardiovascular
Lymph/Immune System #1
38. gen-, -gen “to bring to life or create”
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phago“eater”
macro- “very big”
leuko“white”
erythro- “red”
toxi- “poison”
genesis, generator, generation, genetics, genes,
mutagen, carcinogen, pathogen
sympathy, pathetic, apathy, psychopath, pathology,
pathogen,
phagocyte, phagocytosis, macrophage
macroeconomics, macrophage
leukocyte, leukemia
erythrocyte
detox (center), toxic, toxin, toxicology
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viru- “slime, ooze (poison)”
vacc- “cow”
bac- “rod or stick”
–cide “to kill”
-cocc- “round”
spira-, spiri- “coil”
cilia- “little hairs”
virus, virology, virulent
vaccine, vaccination, vaccinal
bacteria, bacillus, bacteriocide
homicide, suicide, insecticide, pesticide, herbicide
streptococcus, pneumococcus
spiral, spirillum
cilium, cilia, ciliate, ciliophoran
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“disease or suffer”
Ch. 33
52. calci- “calcium”
53. –ology “to study, the study of”
54. osteo- “bone”
55. fibro- “has fibers or strings”
56. myo- “muscle”
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calcium, calcification
biology, cytology, geology, dermatology
osteoporosis, osteology, osteocyte, periosteum
fiber, fibroblast, fibrous
myocyte, myosin, myocardium, myopathy
Chapter 34
endo- “inner”
endothermic, endotherm, endoderm, endosperm, endometrium
metra“uterus”
endometrium
blasto“begin”
blastocyst
–cyst“hollow vessel”
blastocyst, cystic fibrosis
–ary
“belongs to”
ovary
ovum
“egg”
ovum, ovary, ovarian
-mensis“month”
menstruation, menopause
tri- (G)
“three”
triangle, tricycle, tripod, adenosine triphosphate (ATP),
trisomy 21