Roots of Common Terms in Animal Systems
Roots
All Below Roots Are Greek, Except Where Indicated
Autonomic
auto = self
Cytokines
cyto = cell, kinos = movement
Cytotoxic
cyto = cell, toxikon = toxic
Dendrite
dendron = tree
Endocrine
endo = within, -crine = separate
Histocompatibility
histo = tissue
Leukocyte
leuko = white
Macrophage
macro = great, -phagous = devouring
Neurotransmission
transmissio = passage, crossing (Latin)
Peripheral
peri = around
Phagocytosis
phagein = to devour, cyto = cell, -osis = process
Roots
All Below Roots Are Greek, Except Where Indicated
Autonomic
auto = self
Cytokines
cyto = cell, kinos = movement
Cytotoxic
cyto = cell, toxikon = toxic
Dendrite
dendron = tree
Endocrine
endo = within, -crine = separate
Histocompatibility
histo = tissue
Leukocyte
leuko = white
Macrophage
macro = great, -phagous = devouring
Neurotransmission
transmissio = passage, crossing (Latin)
Peripheral
peri = around
Phagocytosis
phagein = to devour, cyto = cell, -osis = process
Somatic
soma = the body
Sympathetic
sym = with, pathetic = to suffer
Somatic
soma = the body
Sympathetic
sym = with, pathetic = to suffer