Bio Word Roots Prefixes Suffixes And Combining Forms Pt2

Front 1

caud-

Back 1

tail

Hint 1

caudal (directional term)

Front 2

cec-

Back 2

blind

Hint 2

cecum of large intestine, a blind-ended pouch

Front 3

cele-

Back 3

abdominal

Hint 3

celiac artery, in the abdomen

Front 4

cephal-

Back 4

head

Hint 4

cephalometer, an instrument for measuring the head

Front 5

cerebro-

Back 5

brain, especially the cerebrum

Hint 5

cerebrospinal, pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

Front 6

cervic-, cervix

Back 6

neck

Hint 6

cervix of the uterus

Front 7

chiasm-

Back 7

crossing

Hint 7

optic chiasma, where optic nerves cross

Front 8

chole-

Back 8

bile

Hint 8

cholesterol; cholecystokinin, a bile-secreting hormone

Front 9

chondr-

Back 9

cartilage

Hint 9

chondrogenic, giving rise to cartilage

Front 10

chrom-

Back 10

colored

Hint 10

chromosome, so named because they stain darkly

Front 11

cili-

Back 11

small hair

Hint 11

ciliated epithelium

Front 12

circum-

Back 12

around

Hint 12

circumnuclear, surrounding the nucleus

Front 13

clavic-

Back 13

key

Hint 13

a "skeleton key"

Front 14

co-, con-

Back 14

together

Hint 14

concentric, common center, together in the center

Front 15

coccy-

Back 15

cuckoo

Hint 15

coccyx, which is beak-shaped

Front 16

cochlea-

Back 16

snail shell

Hint 16

the cochlea of the inner ear, which is coiled like a small shell

Front 17

coel-

Back 17

hollow

Hint 17

coelom, the ventral body cavity

Front 18

commis-

Back 18

united

Hint 18

gray commissure of the spinal cord connects the two columns of gray matter

Front 19

concha

Back 19

shell

Hint 19

nasal conchae, coiled shelves of bone in the nasal cavity

Front 20

contra-

Back 20

against

Hint 20

the contraceptive, agent preventing contraception

Front 21

corn-, cornu-

Back 21

horn

Hint 21

stratum corneum, outer layer of the skin composed of horny cells

Front 22

corona

Back 22

crown

Hint 22

coronal suture of the skull

Front 23

corp-

Back 23

body

Hint 23

corpse, corpus luteum, hormone-secreting body in the ovary

Front 24

cort-

Back 24

bark

Hint 24

cortex, the outer layer of the brain, kidney, adrenal gtlands, and lymph nodes

Front 25

cost-

Back 25

rib

Hint 25

intercostal, between the ribs

Front 26

crani-

Back 26

skull

Hint 26

craniotomy, a skull operation

Front 27

crypt-

Back 27

hidden

Hint 27

cryptomenorrhea, a condition in which menstrual symptoms are experienced buy no external loss of blood occurs

Front 28

cusp-

Back 28

pointed

Hint 28

bicuspid, tricuspid valves of the heart

Front 29

cutic-

Back 29

skin

Hint 29

cuticle of the nail

Front 30

cyan-

Back 30

blue

Hint 30

cyanosis, blue color of the skin due to lack of oxygen

Front 31

cyst-

Back 31

sac, bladder

Hint 31

cystitis, inflammation of the urinary bladder

Front 32

cyt-

Back 32

cell

Hint 32

cytology, the study of cells

Front 33

de-

Back 33

undoing, reversal, loss, removal

Hint 33

deactivation, becoming inactive

Front 34

decid-

Back 34

falling off

Hint 34

deciduous (milk) teeth

Front 35

delta

Back 35

triangular

Hint 35

deltoid muscle, roughly triangular in shape

Front 36

den-, dent-

Back 36

tooth

Hint 36

dentin of the tooth

Front 37

dendr-

Back 37

tree, branch

Hint 37

dendrites, telodendria, both branches of a neuron

Front 38

derm-

Back 38

skin

Hint 38

dermis, deep layer of the skin

Front 39

desm-

Back 39

bond

Hint 39

desmosome, which binds adjacent epithelial cells

Front 40

di-

Back 40

twice,double

Hint 40

dimorphism, having two forms

Front 41

dia-

Back 41

through

Hint 41

diaphragm, the wall through or between two areas

Front 42

dialys-

Back 42

separate, break apart

Hint 42

kidney dislysis, in which waste products are removed from the blood

Front 43

diastol-

Back 43

stand apart

Hint 43

cardiac diastole, between successive contractions of the heart

Front 44

diure-

Back 44

urinate

Hint 44

diuretic, a drug that increases urine output

Front 45

dors-

Back 45

the back

Hint 45

dorsal; dorsum; dorsiflexion

Front 46

duc-, duct-

Back 46

lead, draw

Hint 46

ductus deferens which carries sperm from the epididymis into the urethra during ejaculation

Front 47

dura-

Back 47

hard

Hint 47

dura mater, tough outer meninx

Front 48

dys-

Back 48

difficult, faulty, painful

Hint 48

dyspepsia, disturbed digestion

Front 49

ec-, ex-, ecto-

Back 49

out, outside, away from

Hint 49

excrete, to remove materials from the body

Front 50

ectop-

Back 50

displaced

Hint 50

ectopic pregnancy, etcopic focus for initiaion the heart contraction

Front 51

edem-

Back 51

swelling

Hint 51

edema, accumulation of water in body tissues

Front 52

ef-

Back 52

away

Hint 52

efferent nerve fibers, which carry impluses away from the central nervous system

Front 53

ejac-

Back 53

to shoot forth

Hint 53

ejaculation of semen

Front 54

embol-

Back 54

wedge

Hint 54

embolus, an obstructive object raveling in the bloodstream

Front 55

en-, em-

Back 55

in, inside

Hint 55

encysted, enclosed in a cyst or capsule

Front 56

enceph-

Back 56

brain

Hint 56

encephalitis, imflammation of the brain

Front 57

endo-

Back 57

within, inner

Hint 57

endocytosis, taking particles into a cell

Front 58

entero-

Back 58

intestine

Hint 58

enterologist, one who specializes in the study of intestinal disorders

Front 59

epi-

Back 59

over, above

Hint 59

epidermis, outer layer of skin

Front 60

erythr-

Back 60

red

Hint 60

erthema, redness of the skin; erythrocyte, red blood cell