Jeopardy Flashcards
pil-
hair
base
ex: neuropile, piliferous, pilose
sangui(n)-
blood
base
ex: sanguiification, sanguimotor, consanguineous
lact-
milk
base
ex: lactation, lactase, lactosuria, ablactation
platy(s)-
broad, flat
base
ex: amphiplatyan, platy cephalic, platydactyl, dolichoplatycephalus
-therapy
treatment of or by
compound suffix
ex: chemotherapy, psychotherapy, heliotherapy . chemotherapy
hedron-
solid figure having a specified number of faces
compound suffix
ex: icosahedron, dodecahedron
inguin-
groin
base
groin
base
inguin
mal(e)-
bad
base
ex: malinger, malocclusion, malpractice
bad
base
mal(e)-
scand- (-scend), scans-
to climb
base
ex: scansorius, scandent
to climb
base
ex: scansorius, scandent
scand- (-scend), scans-
corp-, corpus-, corpor-
body
base
ex: corpus callosum, incorporation, corpuscle , levicorpus
body
base
corp-, corpus-, corpor-
rad-, ras-
to scape
base
ex: rasorial, erasion, rastellus
to scape
base
rad-, ras-
cliv-
slope
base
ex: declive, clivus, postclival, proclivity
slope
base
cliv-
ole-
oil
base
ex: oleophobic, oleocellosis, oleiferous
oil
base
ole-
lev-
light
base
ex: levator, levitation, elevator, levicorpus
light
base
ex: levator, levitation, elevator, levicorpus
lev-
rub(r)-
red
base
ex: rubrospinal, rubella, rubescent
red
base
ex: rubrospinal, rubella, rubescent
rub(r)-
vel-
veil, covering
base
ex: velum, velgar, velamen
veil, covering
base
vel-
dol-
to feel pain, to cause pain
base
ex: dolorogenic, indolent, doloriferous
to feel pain, to cause pain
base
dol-
umbr-
shade, shadow
base
ex: exumbral, obumbrate, umbraculum
shade, shadow
base
umbr-
pisc-
fish
base
ex: piscine, piscivorous
fish
base
pisc-
squam-
scale
base
ex: squats, esquamate, squamiferous
scale
base
squam-
noc-, nox-
harm
base
ex: anociassactiation, nocifensor, nociperpection
harm
base
noc-, nox-
lev-
lefthand
base
ex: levoduction, levogyrate, levophoria
lefthand
base
lev-
solid figure having a specified number of faces
compound suffix
hedron-
cap-, (-cip-), capt- (-cept-)
to take, to seize
base
ex: amboceptor, exteroceptor, conception
to take, to seize
base
cap-, (-cip-), capt- (-cept-)
ans-
jug handles
base
ex: ansa, ansa cervicalis, ansate
jug handles
base
ans-
pector-
breast-
base
ex: pectoral, medio pectoral, pectoriloquy, expectorant
breast-
base
pector-
uter-
womb
base
ex: utergestation, uterismus, utricle, intrauterine
womb
base
uter-
foss-
ditch, trench, to dig
base
ex: fossa, fossorial, fossiform, fossula
ditch, trench, to dig
base
foss-
fa-, fat-
to speak
base
ex: confabulation, infan
to take, to seize
base
cap-, (-cip-), capt- (-cept-)
mort-
death
base
ex: abmortal, mortal, mortality
death
base
mort-
lun(a)-
moon
base
ex: lunate, lunette, semilunar
moon
base
lun(a)-
noct-
night
base
ex: necrophobia, pernoctation, noctivagant
night
base
noct-
can-
dog
base
ex: canicola, caniniform
dog
base
can-
flocc-
tuft, as of wool
base
ex: flocculus, floccose, flocculation
tuft, as of wool
base
flocc-
lat-
to bear, to carry
base
ex: ablation, sublation , flocculation
to bear, to carry
base
lat-
cer-
wax
base
ex: adipocere, cerosis, ceriferous, ceraceous
wax
base
cer-
meat-
to go, to pass
base
ex: meatus, suprameatal, meatitis
to go, to pass
base
meat-
labi-, labr-
lip
base
ex: labiogression, labials, albert
lip
base
labi-, labr-
terti-
third
base
ex: tertiary, tertian
third
base
terti-
quinque-
five
base
ex: quinquetubercular, quinquecostate, quinqeupartile
five
base
quinque-
decem-
ten
base
ex: decemfid
ten
base
decem-
sex-
six
base
ex: sexfid
six
base
sex-
alb-
white
base
ex: albumin, albiduria, albino
white
base
alb-
lumin-
light
base
ex: lumen, luminosity, luminiferous
light
base
lumin-
top-
place
base
ex: atopagnosia, ostectopy, topotype, dystopia
place
base
top-
deut-, deuter-
second
base
ex: deuterium, deuterogenesis, deuterostoma
second
base
deut-, deuter-
enn(a)-
nine
base
ex: ennead, enneagon, enneandrous
nine
base
ex: ennead, enneagon, enneandrous
enn(a)-
ankyl-
bent, stiff, adhesion of parts
base
ex: ankylosis, ankyloglossia, ankyloblepharon, ankylosaurus
bent, stiff, adhesion of parts
base
ankyl-
all-
other, different
base
ex: allesthesia, allocheiria, allochromaic, allergy
other, different
base
all-
saur-
lizard
base
ex: brachiosaur, saurian, saurognathous, ankylosaurus
lizard
base
saur-
hyster-
uterus, hysteria
base
ex: hysterics, hysteria, hysterectomy
uterus, hysteria
base
hyster-
andr-
man, male
base
ex: androgynary, androgyny, andromonecious, andromorphous, androphore, ergatandrous, protandrism, androgenous
man, male
base
andr-
hydr-
water, fluid
base
ex: hydrarthrosis, hydrocarpic, hydropericarditis, hydrophyllium, hydrostome, hydrotropism, prohydrotropism, hydrophilic
water, fluid
base
hydr-
hepat-, hepar-
liver
base
ex: heparin, hepaticoenterostomy, hepatolysin, hepaticoenterostomy
liver
base
hepat-, hepar-
hemi-
half
base
ex: hemiballismus, hemicephalous, hemiopia/hemianopsia, hemigeusia
half
base
hemi-
oct-
eight
base
ex: octane, octant, octopod
eight
base
oct-
pont-
bridge
base
ex: pons, cerebropontine, pontobulbar
bridge
base
pont-
stercor-, sterc-
excrement
base
ex: stercobilin, stercoma, stercoral
excrement
base
stercor-, sterc-
crepit-
to creak, to crackle
base
ex: crepitation, decepitation, subcrepitant
to creak, to crackle
base
crepit-
erg-
work
base
ex: andrenergic, endoergic, ergatandromorph, ergology, hyperergia, hyperergy
work
base
erg-