Bases (Latin)

Question 1

atri-

Answer 1

chamber

ex: atrial, atrioventricular

Question 2

aur-

Answer 2

ear

ex: aural, auricle

Question 3

caud-

Answer 3

tail

ex: caudal, bicaudal

Question 4

cord-

Answer 4

heart

ex: cordate, concordant

Question 5

cost-

Answer 5

rib

ex: costal, costocervical

Question 6

dent-

Answer 6

tooth

ex: dentate, linguodental

Question 7

dors-

Answer 7

back

ex: dorsal, dorsocaudal

Question 8

faci-

Answer 8

face

ex: facial, facioplegia

Question 9

fasci-

Answer 9

band, bundle

ex: fascia, facioplegia

Question 10

febr-

Answer 10

fever

ex: febrifuge, febrile

Question 11

front-

Answer 11

forehead

ex: frontal, frontonasal

Question 12

gingiv-

Answer 12

gums

ex: gingival, gingivitis

Question 13

lact-

Answer 13

milk

ex: lactic, lactiferous

Question 14

lingu-

Answer 14

tongue

ex: linguogingival, translingual

Question 15

mamm-

Answer 15

breast

ex: mammary, mammogram

Question 16

nas-

Answer 16

nose

ex: nasal, nasociliary

Question 17

or-

Answer 17

mouth

ex: oral, orifice

Question 18

ov-

Answer 18

egg

ex: ovate, ovulate

Question 19

palat-

Answer 19

palate, roof of the mouth

ex: nasopalatine, palatal

Question 20

pector-

Answer 20

chest

ex: expectorate, pectoral

Question 21

ped-

Answer 21

foot

ex: bipedal, impediment

Question 22

pulmon-

Answer 22

lung

ex: pulmonary, pulmonitis

Question 23

ren-

Answer 23

kidney

ex: renal, renopulmonary

Question 24

seb-

Answer 24

fat, grease

ex: sebaceous, sebum

Question 25

spin-

Answer 25

spine

ex: spinal, spinous

Question 26

ventr-

Answer 26

belly, stomach

ex: ventral, ventricle

Question 27

adip-

Answer 27

fatty tissue

ex: adipose

Question 28

act-, ag-

Answer 28

to do, to act

ex: active, agile

Question 29

aqu(a)-

Answer 29

water

ex: aquatic, aqueous