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ACh

acetylcholine

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ANS

Automatic nervous system

ATP

Adenosine triphosphate

AMP

Andenosine monophosphate

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

ECG/EKG

Electrocardiogram

FAD

Flavin adenine diphosphate

FADH2

Reduced flavin adenine diphosphate

GMP

Guanosine monophosphate

cGMP

cyclic guanosine monophosphate

H+

Hydrogen ion (acid)

H2CO3

carbonic acid

H2CO3-

bicarbonante acid

H2O2

hydrogen peroxide

HCl

Hydrochloric acid

HDL

High-density lipoprotein

HR

heart rate

LDL

low-denisty lipoprotein

mOsm

milliosmole

mV

millivolt

Na+

Sodium ion

NaCl

Sodium chloride

NAD+

nicotinaminde adenine dinucletide

NADH

reduced nitotinaminde adenine dinucletide

NH3

ammonia

NH4

ammonium

NO

nitric oxide

OH-

hydroxide

Pi

inorganic phosphate

-able

capable

-algia

pain (i.e. fibromyalgia)

-blast

bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature (i.e. chondroblast)

-clast

pertaining to the breaking or tearing down (i.e. osteoclast)

-cyte

cell (i.e. hepatocyte)

-duct

to lead or draw (i.e. adduct and abduct)

-emia

blood (i.e. leukemia)

-genesis

origin or production (i.e. glycogenesis)

-gram

a drawing (i.e. sonogram)

-graph

instrument used to record (i.e. anigography)

-itis

inflammation (i.e. tonsilitis)

-logy

study of

-lysis

to break down or decompose (i.e. glycogenolysis)

-oid

resembling (i.e. arachnoid mater)

-oma

tumor (i.e. carcinoma)

-pathy

disease or disorder (i.e. cardiomyopathy)

-phag

to eat or feed (i.e. phagocytosis)

-phil

to love or have an affinity for (i.e. hydrophillic)

-stasis

stop or stable state (i.e. homeostasis)

-stomy

surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is est. (i.e. colonstomy)

a- or an-

without or lacking (i.e. anorexia)

ab-

away from (i.e. abduct)

ad-

toward or adjacent to (i.e. adduct)

anti-

against, opposed, or inhibitive (i.e. antihistamine)

arthr-

joint (i.e. arthroscopy)

auto-

self (i.e. autoimmune diseases)

bi-

two

bio-

life

carcin-

cancer or tumor (i.e. carcinogen)


cardio-

heart

cephal-

head (i.e. enecephalictis)

cerebro-

brain (i.e. cerebrovascular accident, or CVA)

chondr-

cartilage (i.e. chondrogenesis)

circum-

around or round about (i.e. circumcision)

co-

with or together (ie. cofactor)

contra-

against or in opposition to (i.e. contradication)

derm-

skin

di-

two

dys-

difficult or abnormal (i.e. dyslexia)

ecto-

outside or external (i.e. ectopic)

ectomy-

to excuse or cut out (i.e. cholecystectomy)


endo-

inside or within (i.e. endocardium)


epi-

upon or above (i.e. epidermis)


erythro-

red (i.e. erythrocyte)

eu-

well, good, or true (i.e. eukaryote)

ex-

out of or outside (ie. excretion)

glyco-

sugar or sweet (ie. glycogenolysis)

hemi-

half (i.e. hemipalegia)

hepat-

liver (i.e. hepatocyte)

hist-

tissue (ie. histology)


hydro-

water (ie. hydrocele)

hyper-

in excess (ie. hyperglyemia)

hypo-

below normal or under (ie. hypoglycemia)

infra-

beneath or underneath (ie. infrapatellar)

inter-

between (ie. interosseous)

intra-

within or inside of (ie. intramuscular)

iso-

equal (ie. isotope)

leuko-

white (ie. leukocytosis)

melano-

black (ie. melanoma)

myo-

muscle (ie. myocardial infarction)

neo-

new (ie. neovascularization)


nephro-

kidney (ie. cystic nephron)

neuro-

nerve (ie. neuroglia)

oculo-

eye (ie. ocular)

oligo-

deficient or few (i.e oligochromemia)

opthalm-

eye (ex: ophalmalology)

ostea-

bone (ex: osteoporosis

oto-

ear (ex: otology)

para-

alongside or beyond (ex: parathyroid glads)

peri-

around (ie. percardium)

pneumo-

air or gas; pertaining to the lungs

pod-

foot (ie. podiatrist)

poly-

many or much

post-

behind or after (ie. post-tramumatic)

pseudo-

false (ie. pseudostratifed epithelium)

sacro-

flesh (sarcomere)

sclero-

hard (scleroderma)

somato-

body (somatic)

steno-

narrow or close (aoritc stenosis)

sub-

below or under (subclavian)

sym- or syn-

with or together (ie. symphysis publis and synchondrosis)

tachy-

fast or rapid (tachycardia)

trans-

across or through (transcutaneous)


viscer-

pertaining to internal organs (ie. visceral fat)