UNIT 3 ROOTS Flashcards
acid
a substance which gives off hydrogen ions
active
requires energy
agonist
fighter, champion (Greek agonistes)
amino
chemical group containing the element nitrogen
archaea
greek arkaios “ancient”, the oldest and most primitive form of living things
bio
life
cancer
a disease characterized by by uncontrolled cell division and/or the unusual appearance of cells
capsid
latin capsa “box”
cell
unit of living things bounded by cellular membrane
centr/i
centr/o
center
chondr
granule
chrom/at
chrom/o
color
clone
a cell that is an exact genetic copy of a parent cell
deoxyrib/o
sugar similar to ribose, but is missing oxygen
dox
opinion or belief
electron
subatomic particle, used in microscopes to visualize molecular sized objects
feedback
information in the body used to monitor a state or condition
Golgi apparatus
Golgi bodies
Golgi complex
three names for the same organelle (19th century Italian anatomist, Camillo Golgi)
karyon
nucleus
lys/o
lytic
breakdown or destruction
malignant
invasive or destructive
meion
to lessen or reduce
mito
thread
myel/o
marrow, especially bone marry which makes the bodies defensive cells
necr/o
dead
nucleus
center of a cell, usually bound by a another membrane
onc/o
cancer
organ
tool or instrument
paradox
against prevailing opinion
unexpected
passive
does not require energy
phag/o
phage
eating
pin/o
drinking
plasm
jelly
ptosis
drooping
respiration
the process of turning oxygen into energy
ret/e
net
rib/o
sugar which is the basis for many molecules
soma
body
stasis
stopping or holding
transcript
changing a form without changing the language
translate
changing the language
transmissibilty
ability of a disease to move from one person to another
ves
bladder
virulence
severity of a disease
virus
(Latin) “slimy liquid” OR “poison”
zym/o
leavening
