Chapter 17: Greek Prefixes 2 (words) Flashcards
sympathy (sym-path-y)
sym = with, together
path = disease, suffering, feeling
an influence produced in any organ by a disease, disorder, or other change in another part
endoscope (endo-scope)
endo = within, inner
scop = to look at, to view
an instrument for the examination of a body cavity or hollow viscus
hypodermic (hypo-derm-ic)
hypo = below, deficient, less than normal
derm = skin
beneath the skin
metabolism (meta-bol-ism)
meta = after, change, transfer
bol = to throw, to put
the chemical processes by which substances are transformed in an organism (including anabolism and catabolism)
paralysis (para-lys-is)
para = beside, resembling, disordered
lys = to loosen, to dissolve
loss or impairment of motor function in a part due to lesion of the neural or muscular mechanism
anatomy (ana-tom-y)
ana = up, back, again
tom = to cut
the science of the structure of the body and the relation of its parts
apathy (a-path-y)
a = not, without
path = disease, suffering, feeling
lack of feeling or emotion; indifference
entomology (en-tom-ology)
en = in, into, inward
tom = to cut
the branch of zoology dealing with insects
catabolic (cata-bol-ic)
cata = down, against, according to
bol = to throw, to put
having to do with the process by which an organism breaks down material to produce energy
epiphytic (epi-phyt-ic)
epi = upon, on, to, in addition to
phyt = plant, growth
relating to the growth of one plant organism on another
atom (a-tom)
a = not, without
tom = to cut
a particle originally thought to be “uncuttable”
metastasis (meta-sta-sis)
meta = after, change, transfer
sta = to stand, to stop
movement from one location to another (esp. of disease)
paranephric (para-nephr-ic)
para = beside, resembling, disordered
nephr = kidney
located beside the kidneys
catalyst (cata-lyst)
cata = down, against, according to
lys = to loosen, to dissolve
a substance that increases the rate of a reaction
hypotrophic (hypo-troph-ic)
hypo = below, deficient, less than normal
troph = nourishment
characterized by underformation or insufficient growth
anabolic (ana-bol-ic)
ana = up, back, again
bol = to throw, to put
tending to build up or construct
anhydrous (an-hydr-ous)
an = not, without
hydr = water, fluid
having no water
symbiosis (sym-bi-osis)
sym = with, together
bi = life
mutually beneficial relationship of two organisms contributing to each other’s nourishment
epidermis (epi-derm-is)
epi = upon, on, to, in addition to
derm = skin
the outer layer of skin
atonia (a-ton-ia)
a = not, without
ton = stretching, tension
a condition of diminished tension (e.g. of a muscle)
endoderm (endo-derm)
endo = within, inner
derm = skin
an inner lining or layer
acephalous (a-cephal-ous)
a = not, without
cephal = head
having no head
