Etymology Page 4

plasm formed material
pnea breath
pneumo breath, air
ped foot
poly many
post after
pre prior to
pro before
pseudo false
psycho mind
pulmo lung
renal relating to kidneys
rrhea to flow
sarco flesh
semi partial
soma body of organism
-some body
-stasis stable state
stoma- mouth
sub- under
super, supra over, above
sym, syn together, same
tetra four
-thrombo clot
-tome, -tomy cut
toxi, toxo poison
trans across
-trophic nourishment
-tropic turning
ultra- beyond ordinary
-ule little
-uria uring
-uris tail
vaso- vessel, tube
-verse turning
visc- ability to flow
zygo- yolk

Etymology Page 3

inter between
intra within
itis inflammation
iso equal
kata, cata down, under
kin class, variety
lac acid
leuco, leuko without color
loco place
logy study of
lymph clear fluid
lysis, lytic to break, burst
macro large
mal bad
meta with
meter measure
micro small
mono one
myo muscle
nares opening to nasal cavity
neo new
nephr relating to kidney
neur relating to nerve
oid resembles
ole chemical
oma swelling, tumor
oo- egg
opia vision, relating to eye
org living
osis disease
os, oste, bone
ovi egg
para along side
patho feeling, disease
peri around
phago to eat
phil to love

Welcome to North Central

Week of August 13

Wednesday:  Introductions, Expectations

Thursday:  Finish Expectations, Pass out books, Begin etymology

Friday:  Computer Lab "What is Life?"