U.3 Roots Flashcards
acid
a substance that gives off hydrogen ions
active
requires energy
agonist
fighter, champion
amino
chemical group containing the element nitrogen
archaea
the oldest and most primitive form of living things
bio
life
cancer
disease from uncontrolled cell division or unusual appearance of cells
capsid
“box” -protein cell of a virus
cell
unit of living things, bounded by a cellular membrane
centr/i/o
center
chondr
granule
chrom/at/o
color
clone
a cell which is an exact genetic copy of its parent cell
deoxyrib/o
a sugar (similar to ribose but missing an oxygen)
dox
opinion/belief
electron
subatomic particle, used in microscopes for visualizing molecular-size objects
feedback
information in the body used to monitor a state or condition
Golgi apparatus/bodies/complex
an organelle (discovered by Camillo Golgi)
karyon
nuleus
lys/o , lytic
breakdown; deconstruction
malignant
invasive or destructive
meion
lessen; reduce
mito
thread
myel/o
marrow, especially bone marrow
necr/o
death
nucleus
the center of a cell (often bound by another membrane
onc/o
cancer
organ
tool; instrument
paradox
against prevailing opinion; unexpected
passive
does not require energy
phag/o
eating
phage
eating
pin/o
drinking
plasm
jelly
ptosis
drooping
respiration
“breathing”, used to describe the process of turning oxygen into energy
ret/e
net
rib/o
a sugar which is the basis for many molecules
soma
body
stasis
stopping; holding
transcript
changing the form without changing the language
translate
changing the language
transmissability
the ability of a disease to move from one person to another
ves
bladder
virulence
the severity of a disease
virus
“slimy liquid” , “poison”
zym/o
leavening (the chemical process that makes bubbles in bread and beer)
