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