Chapter 10 Practice Flashcards
Give the meaning of: multiciliate
having many eyelashes or eyelash like hairs
Give the meaning of: egocentric
self centered, self absorbed
Give the meaning of: primeval
primitive, relating to the first time period of history
Give the meaning of: febrifuge
a substance used to drive away a fever
Give the meaning of: exfoliate
to come off or take off in thin, leaf like layers
Give the meaning of: lamelliform
having the shape of a small, thin plate
Give the meaning of: pluriseptate
having several partitions
Give the meaning of: herbicide
a chemical agent that is toxic to plants
Give the meaning of: unciform
shaped like a hook
Give the meaning of: equinox
a day in which the duration of nighttime is equal to that of daytime
Give the term for: the murder of one’s mother
matricide
Give the term for: having many nodes
multinodal
Give the term for: shaped like a wing
aliform
Give the term for: the process of making something bigger
magnification
Give the term for: center seeking
centripetal
Give the term for: having to do with the Middle Ages
medieval
Give the term for: having many leaves
plurifoliate
Give the term for: having different forms or shapes
variform
Give the term for: unspotted, unblemished
immaculate
Give the term for: second to last, almost last
penultimate
Fill in the blank: voc- related to the voice
vocal
Fill in the blank: calci- a substance used to remove calcium deposits
calcifuge
Fill in the blank: long- long life or duration
longevity
Fill in the blank: multi- having many little points or spikes
multispicular
Fill in the blank: villi- shaped like hairs
villiform
Fill in the blank: -umbra a partially shaded or almost shaded area
penumbra
Fill in the blank: -potent capable of growing into more than one type of cell
pluripotent
Fill in the blank: -ion a request or prayer
petition
Fill in the blank: -colored having different colors
varicolored
Fill in the blank: -ella a little device for creating shade
umbrella
