| Term | Definition |
|
anti- |
against |
|
arterio- |
having to do with arteries |
|
bio- |
life |
|
calor- |
heat |
|
chromo |
color |
|
dissect |
cut |
|
electro- |
referring to electricity |
|
endo- |
within, inside |
|
exo- |
without, outside |
|
-graph |
write or draw |
|
hemi- |
half |
|
hyper |
over, above, excessive |
|
hypo- |
under, beneath, below, less than |
|
inter- |
between, among |
|
itis- |
inflammation |
|
kilo- |
one thousand |
|
-lysis |
dissolution, destruction |
|
micro- |
small, minute; one-millionth |
|
mono- |
one, single |
|
period |
a regularly occurring event |
|
-phoresis |
transmission, carrying |
|
photo- |
light |
|
-plasm |
the fluid substance of a cell |
|
sclero- |
hard |
|
-scope |
an instrument for seeing or observing |
|
stereo- |
solid, firm, three-dimensional |
|
synthesis |
a putting together |