Unit 3 - roots Flashcards
acid
a substance which gives of 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 (archaic)
bio
life
cancer
a diease characterized by uncontrolled cell division and/or the unusual appearance of cells
capsid
Latin capsa, “box”
cell
unit of living things, bounded by a cellular membrane
centr/i
centr/o
center
chrondr
granule (small particle of something)
chrom/at
chrom/o
color
clone
a cell which is an exact genetic copy of its parent cell
deoxyrib/o
a sugar which is similar to ribose but is missing an oxygen
dox
opinion; belief
electron
subatomic particle, used in microscopes for visualizing molecular-size objects
feedback
information in the body usd to monitor a state or condition
Golgi apparatus
Golgi bodies
Golgi complex
three names for the same organelle
karyon
nucleus
lys/o
lytic
breakdown; destruction
malignant
invasive or destructive
meion
lessen; reduce
mito
thread
myel/o
marrow
necr/o
death
nucleus
the center of a cell
onc/o
cancer
organ
tool; instrument
paradox
against prevailing opinion; unexpecting
passive
does not require energy
phag/o
phage
eating
pin/o
drinking
plasm
jelly
ptosis
drooping
respiration
literally “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
Latin, “slimy liquid”, “poison”
