Vocabulary – Week 3 Ab - Away, apart Abduct - to carry off or lead away.

Vocabulary – Week 3Vocabulary – Week 3 Ab Ab--

Away, apartAway, apart

Abduct - to carry off or Abduct - to carry off or lead lead awayaway..

Ante-Ante- BeforeBefore

Anterior - going Anterior - going beforebefore in time or in time or sequence.sequence.

Carcin-Carcin- CancerCancer

Carcinoma – A Carcinoma – A cancerouscancerous tumor. tumor.

Circ-Circ- AroundAround

Circumference – Circumference – The distance The distance aroundaround the edge the edge of a circle. of a circle.

-cycle-cycle CircleCircle

Bicycle - A vehicle Bicycle - A vehicle with two wheels with two wheels (the wheels go (the wheels go around in a around in a circlecircle).).

End-End- InnerInner

Endoderm - the Endoderm - the innerinnermost body tissue.most body tissue.

Ex-Ex- From, outerFrom, outer

Exterior - being on Exterior - being on the the outerouter side. side.

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AbductAbduct AnteriorAnterior CarcinomaCarcinoma CircumferenceCircumference BicycleBicycle EndodermEndoderm ExteriorExterior

Di-Di- Two or secondTwo or second

Dissect - to cut apart into Dissect - to cut apart into twotwo pieces.pieces.

Diplo-Diplo- Double, double Double, double

foldedfolded

Diploid - an Diploid - an organism or cell organism or cell having having doubledouble the the basic haploid basic haploid number of number of chromosomes. chromosomes.

Hemi-Hemi- HalfHalf

Hemisphere - half Hemisphere - half of the globe.of the globe.

Hist-Hist- TissueTissue

Histology – The Histology – The study of tissue.study of tissue.

-ic-ic Of, pertaining toOf, pertaining to

Metallic – Metallic – of, of, pertaining topertaining to, or , or consisting of metal. consisting of metal.

-ist-ist Someone who Someone who

practices or deals practices or deals with somethingwith something

Podiatrist – A doctor Podiatrist – A doctor who deals withwho deals with feet. feet.

Mega-Mega- LargeLarge

Megamall – A very Megamall – A very largelarge mall. mall.

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DissectDissect DiploidDiploid HemisphereHemisphere HistologyHistology MetallicMetallic PodiatristPodiatrist MegamallMegamall

Mito-Mito- ThreadThread

Mitochondria - an Mitochondria - an organelle in the organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy functions in energy production. (Looks like a production. (Looks like a grain of rice with a thread grain of rice with a thread twisted inside).twisted inside).

Oste (on)-Oste (on)- BoneBone

Osteoporosis - a Osteoporosis - a disorder in which disorder in which the bones become the bones become increasingly brittle.increasingly brittle.

Phag-Phag- EatEat

Phagocyte - any Phagocyte - any cell, as a cell, as a macrophage, that macrophage, that ingests and ingests and destroys foreign destroys foreign particles particles

Troph-Troph- FoodFood

Atrophy – Wasting Atrophy – Wasting away of the body away of the body from a lack of from a lack of eating enough eating enough foodfood..

Zo (on)-Zo (on)- AnimalAnimal

Zoology - the Zoology - the science or branch science or branch of biology dealing of biology dealing with with animalsanimals. .

Visc-Visc- OrganOrgan

Viscera – Inner Viscera – Inner organsorgans of the of the body.body.

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