Bio Word Roots Prefixes Suffixes And Combining Forms

Front 1

a-, an-

Back 1

absence or lack

Hint 1

lack of a heart; anaerobic, in the absence of oxygen

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

departing from; away from

Hint 2

abnormal, departing from normal

Front 3

acou-

Back 3

hearing

Hint 3

the science of sound

Front 4

ac-, acro-

Back 4

extreme or extremity

Hint 4

acrodermatitis, inflammation of the skin of the extremities

Front 5

ad-

Back 5

to or toward

Hint 5

toward the orbit

Front 6

aden-, adeno-

Back 6

gland

Hint 6

resembling a gland in shape

Front 7

adren-

Back 7

toward the kidney

Hint 7

adjacent to the kidney

Front 8

aero-

Back 8

air

Hint 8

respiration; oxygen-requiring metabolism

Front 9

af-

Back 9

toward

Hint 9

affferent neurons, which carry impulses to the central nervous system

Front 10

agon-

Back 10

contest

Hint 10

agonistic and antagonistic muscles, which oppose each other

Front 11

alb-

Back 11

white

Hint 11

corpus albicans of the ovary, a white scar tissue

Front 12

aliment-

Back 12

nourish

Hint 12

alimentary canal, or digestive tract

Front 13

allel-

Back 13

of one another

Hint 13

alleles, alternative expressions of a gene

Front 14

amphi-

Back 14

on both sides; of both kinds

Hint 14

amphibian, an organism capable of living in water and on land

Front 15

ana-

Back 15

apart, up, again

Hint 15

anaphase of mitosis, when the chromosomes separate

Front 16

anastomos-

Back 16

come together

Hint 16

a connection between an artery and a vein

Front 17

aneurysm-

Back 17

a widening

Hint 17

aortic aneurysm, a weak spot that causes enlargement of the blood vessel

Front 18

angi-

Back 18

vessel

Hint 18

angitis, inflammation of a lymph vessel or blood vessel

Front 19

angin-

Back 19

choked

Hint 19

angina pectoris, a choked feeling in the chest due to dysfunction of the heart

Front 20

ant-, anti-

Back 20

opposed to; preventing or inhibiting

Hint 20

anticoagulant, a substance that prevents blood coagulation

Front 21

ante-

Back 21

preceding, before

Hint 21

antecubital, in front of the elbow

Front 22

aort-

Back 22

great artery

Hint 22

aorta

Front 23

ap-, api-

Back 23

tip, extremity

Hint 23

apex of the heart

Front 24

append-

Back 24

hang to

Hint 24

appendicular skeleton

Front 25

aqua-, aque-

Back 25

water

Hint 25

aqueous solutions

Front 26

arbor

Back 26

tree

Hint 26

arbor vitae of the cerebellum, the treelike pattern of white matter

Front 27

areola-

Back 27

open space

Hint 27

areolar connective tissue, aloose connective tissue

Front 28

arrect-

Back 28

upright

Hint 28

arrector pili muscles of the skin, which make the hairs stand erect

Front 29

arthr-, arthro-

Back 29

joint

Hint 29

arthopathy, any joint disease

Front 30

artic-

Back 30

joint

Hint 30

articular surfaces of bones, the points of connection

Front 31

atri-

Back 31

vestibule

Hint 31

atria, upper chambers of the heart

Front 32

auscult-

Back 32

listen

Hint 32

auscultatory mthod for measuring blood pressure

Front 33

aut-, auto-

Back 33

self

Hint 33

autogenous, self-generated

Front 34

ax-, axi-, axo-

Back 34

axis

Hint 34

axial skeleton, axis of bertebral column

Front 35

azyg-

Back 35

unpaired

Hint 35

azygous vein, an unpaired vessel

Front 36

baro-

Back 36

pressure

Hint 36

baroreceptors of monitoring blood pressure

Front 37

basal-

Back 37

base

Hint 37

basal lamina of epithelial basement membrane

Front 38

bi-

Back 38

two

Hint 38

bicuspid, having two cusps

Front 39

bili-

Back 39

bile

Hint 39

bilirubin, a bile pigment

Front 40

bio-

Back 40

life

Hint 40

biology, the study of life and living organisms

Front 41

blast-

Back 41

bud or germ

Hint 41

blastocyte, undifferentiated embryonic cell

Front 42

brachi-

Back 42

arm

Hint 42

brachial plexus of peripheral nervous system supplies the arm

Front 43

brady-

Back 43

slow

Hint 43

bradycardia, abnormally slow heart rate

Front 44

brev-

Back 44

short

Hint 44

peroneus brevis, a short leg muscle

Front 45

broncho-

Back 45

bronchus

Hint 45

bronchospasm, spasmodic contraction of bronchial muscle

Front 46

bucco-

Back 46

cheek

Hint 46

buccolabial, pertaining to the cheek and lip

Front 47

calor-

Back 47

heat

Hint 47

a measure of energy

Front 48

capill-

Back 48

hair

Hint 48

blood and lymph capillaries

Front 49

caput-

Back 49

head

Hint 49

decapitate, remove the head

Front 50

carcin-

Back 50

cancer

Hint 50

carcinogen, a cancer-causing agent

Front 51

cardi-, cardio-

Back 51

heart

Hint 51

cardiotoxic, harmful to the heart

Front 52

carneo-

Back 52

flesh

Hint 52

trabeculae carneae, ridges of muscle in the ventricles of the heart

Front 53

carot-

Back 53

carrot, stupor

Hint 53

carotene, an orange pigment, carotid arteries in the neck, blockage causing fainting

Front 54

cata-

Back 54

down

Hint 54

catabolism, chemical breakdown

Front 55

caud-

Back 55

tail

Hint 55

caudal (directional term)

Front 56

cec-

Back 56

blind

Hint 56

cecum of large intestine, a blind-ended pouch

Front 57

cele-

Back 57

abdominal

Hint 57

celiac artery, in the abdomen

Front 58

cephal-

Back 58

head

Hint 58

cephalometer, an instrument for measuring the head

Front 59

cerebro-

Back 59

brain, especially the cerebrum

Hint 59

cerebrospinal, pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

Front 60

cervic-, cervix-

Back 60

neck

Hint 60

cervix of the uterus