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Scientific Terms: Word Elements & Meanings

Scientific Terms: Word Elements & Meanings. Set 2. Prefixes. Term: adeno - Meaning: glandular . Term: aero- Meaning: air. Term: cervico - Meaning: neck. Term: derma- Meaning: skin. Term: dorso - Meaning: back. Root Words. Term: - fibro - Meaning: fiber. Term:

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Scientific Terms: Word Elements & Meanings

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  1. Scientific Terms:Word Elements & Meanings Set 2

  2. Prefixes • Term: adeno- • Meaning: glandular

  3. Term: aero- • Meaning: air

  4. Term: cervico- • Meaning: neck

  5. Term: derma- Meaning: skin

  6. Term: dorso- • Meaning: back

  7. Root Words • Term: -fibro- • Meaning: fiber

  8. Term: -histo- • Meaning: tissue

  9. Term: encephal- • Meaning: brain

  10. Term: medio- • Meaning: middle

  11. Term: myo- • Meaning: muscle

  12. Suffixes • Term: -algia • Meaning: pain

  13. Term: -cyte • Meaning: cell

  14. Term: -ize • Meaning: to treat

  15. Term: -oma • Meaning: tumor

  16. Term: -plasty • Meaning: plastic surgery

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