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Leuco




Leococyte

White




White Blood Cell


Loc




Locus

Place




Place on a chromosome where a specific gene is found

Logy




Mycology, Virology

Study/Science of




Study of fungi, Study of viruses

Lys




Lyses, Cytolysis

To loosen




Process of loosening up or digesting a cell membrane causing cell death

Macro, Mega




Macromolecule, Megafauna

Large




Large molecules (lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids)


Big Animals



Mal, Dis, Dys




Malnutrition, Disease, Dystrophy

Bad or Sick




The tumor was malignant

Mar




Marine Biology

Sea




Study of life in the sea

Medi, Meso




Medial, Mesoderm

Middle




Middle, Middle layer of tissue during embryo development

Meta




Metamorphosis, Metastasis

Change




Change in shape or location; cancer cells that change location (spread)

Meter




Spirometer, Sphygmomanometer

Measurement




Measures inhalation and exhalation, measures blood pressure

Micro




Microsporangia

Small




Small spore carriers (male), Study of microbes (bacteria, viruses, etc.)

Morph




Mesomorph, Metamorphosis

Shape, Form




Middle form, change in shape (tadpole to frog)

Multi, Myria, Poly




Multicellular, Myriapod, Polysaccharide

Many




Organism made of many cells, Organism with many feet, many monosaccharides

Muta




Mutation

Change




Change in the number or sequence of DNA

Myo




Myofibril, Fibromyaglia

Muscle




Muscle Cell, Muscle Pain





Nasal, Rhin, Probose




Nasal septum, rhinoplasty, proboscis

Nose




Wall dividing nasal cavity, surgery of reshaping the nose, elephant's trunk

Neo




Neonatal

New




Newborn

Nephr, Renal




Nephron, Renal Vein

Kidney




Part of the kidney that filters/cleans blood, vessel taking blood to the kidney

Nom




Binomial Nomenclature

Name




Two name naming system

Oct




Octopus

8




Eight feet

Oma




Carcinoma, Lymphoma

Tumor, Swelling




Cancer-causing tumor, tumor of the lymphatic system

Omni, Toti




Omnivore, Totipotent

All




Eats all, All important cell (zygote) becomes all cells

oo, ov




Oogonia, Oviduct, Oviparous



Egg




Egg stem cells, Egg carrying tube, Eggs that are hatched outside the mother

Orth




Orthoptera, Orthodontist

Straight




Straight-winged insect order (grasshoppers) , Doctor who straightens teeth

Ose, Gly, Sacchar




Glucose

Sugar




A simple sugar or monosaccharide made by photosynthesis in autotrophs

-osis




Acidosis

Act, Condition




Too much acid in body fluids

Oste-




Osteoarthritis, Osteocyte

Bone




Inflammation where bones meet (joint) , Bone cell