Answer Key • APPENDIX B 563ContinuedTerm Meaning
circum/duction act of leading around (movement of a part, such as an extremity,
sĕr-kŭm-DŬK-shŭn in a circular direction)
-duction: act of leading, bringing, conducting
peri/odont/al pertaining to around a tooth
pĕr-ē-ō-DŎN-tăl
odont: teeth
-al: pertaining to
dia/rrhea flow through
dī-ă-RĒ-ă
-rrhea: discharge, flow
trans/vagin/al pertaining to across the vagina
trăns-VĂJ-ĭn-ăl
vagin: vagina
-al: pertaining to
dipl/opia double vision
dĭp-LŌ-pē-ă
-opia: vision
diplo/bacteri/al pertaining to bacteria linked together in pairs
dĭp-lō-băk-TĒR-ē-ăl
bacteri: bacteria
-al: pertaining to
endo/crine secrete within
ĔN-dō-krīn
-crine: secrete
intra/muscul/ar pertaining to within the muscle
ĭn-tră-MŬS-kū-lăr
muscul: muscle
-ar: pertaining to
homo/graft literally means transplantation of same (transplantation of tissue
HŌ-mō-grăft between the same species)
-graft: transplantation
homeo/plasia formation or growth of new tissue similar to that already existing
hō-mē-ō-PLĀ-zē-ă in a part
-plasia: formation, growth
hypo/derm/ic pertaining to under the skin (under or inserted under the skin, as
hī-pō-DĔR-mĭk in a hypodermic injection)
derm: skin
-ic: pertaining to
macro/cyte abnormally large cell (usually erythrocyte), such as those found in
MĂK-rō-sīt pernicious anemia
-cyte: cell
micro/scope instrument for examining minute objects
MĪ-krō-skōp
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