Vocabulary – Week 3 Ab -  Away, apart  Abduct - to carry off or lead away.

Ante-  Before  Anterior - going before in time or sequence.

Carcin-  Cancer  Carcinoma – A cancerous tumor.

Circ-  Around  Circumference – The distance around the edge of a circle.

-cycle  Circle  Bicycle - A vehicle with two wheels (the wheels go around in a circle).

End-  Inner  Endoderm - the innermost body tissue.

Ex-  From, outer  Exterior - being on the outer side.

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Abduct  Anterior  Carcinoma  Circumference  Bicycle  Endoderm  Exterior

Di-  Two or second  Dissect - to cut apart into two pieces.

Diplo-  Double, double folded  Diploid - an organism or cell having double the basic haploid number of chromosomes.

Hemi-  Half  Hemisphere - half of the globe.

Hist-  Tissue  Histology – The study of tissue.

-ic  Of, pertaining to  Metallic – of, pertaining to, or consisting of metal.

-ist  Someone who practices or deals with something  Podiatrist – A doctor who deals with feet.

Mega-  Large  Megamall – A very large mall.

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Dissect  Diploid  Hemisphere  Histology  Metallic  Podiatrist  Megamall

Mito-  Thread  Mitochondria - an organelle in the cytoplasm of cells that functions in energy production. (Looks like a grain of rice with a thread twisted inside).

Oste (on)-  Bone  Osteoporosis - a disorder in which the bones become increasingly brittle.

Phag-  Eat  Phagocyte - any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles

Troph-  Food  Atrophy – Wasting away of the body from a lack of eating enough food.

Zo (on)-  Animal  Zoology - the science or branch of biology dealing with animals.

Visc-  Organ  Viscera – Inner organs of the body.

Bell Ringer What is the prefix, and what does it mean?  Mitochondria  Osteoporosis  Phagocyte  atrophy  Zoology  Viscera