base forms from nouns Flashcards
1
Q
anthrop-
A
Man, human being
Ex: anthropology
2
Q
bi-
A
Life, living
Ex: symbiosis, biology
3
Q
chron-
A
time
Ex: chronic, chronology
4
Q
cicatric-
A
scar
Ex: cicatricectomy
5
Q
dem-
A
people, country
Ex: pandemic
6
Q
dermat-, derm-
A
Skin
Ex: dermatologist, blastodermal
7
Q
eti-
A
cause
Ex: etiology
8
Q
ge-
A
Earth
Ex: geomorphic
9
Q
hypn-
A
sleep
Ex: hypnotic
10
Q
iatr-
A
healing
Ex- geriatrics
11
Q
log-
A
word, understanding
Ex- neologist
12
Q
nyct-
A
Night
Ex- nyctamblyopia
13
Q
ped-
A
Child
Ex- pedodontics
14
Q
pharmac-
A
Drug
Ex- pharmacist
15
Q
phon-
A
sound, voice
Ex- phonics
16
Q
psych-
A
mind
Ex- psychosomatic
17
Q
squam-
A
Flake, scale
Ex- squamous
18
Q
tel-
A
end, completion
Ex- telangiectasis
19
Q
therm-
A
heat, temperature
Ex- hypothermia
20
Q
ton-
A
tension, tone
Ex- isotonic
21
Q
top-
A
place
Ex- toponymic
