Latin Suffixes 6 (Bases) Flashcards

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1
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anim-
(animal, reanimate)

A

soul, spirit

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capill-
(capillary, intercappilary)

A

hair (on the head)

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cand-
(candida, incandescent)

A

to glow white

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cell-
(intercellular, multicellular)

A

room

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circ-
(circular, circulation)

A

circle, ring

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clav-
(clavicle, sternoclavicular)

A

key

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cut-
(cuticle, subcutaneous)

A

skin

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ferr-
(ferrule, ferrokinetics)

A

iron

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flor-
(floral, florescent)

A

flower

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foll-
(follicle, intrafollicular)

A

bag

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germ-, germin-
(germinal, germinate)

A

sprout, bug, germ

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glabr-
(glabrate, glabrous)

A

smooth

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glob-
(globule, hemoglobin)

A

sphere, lump

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gran-
(granulate, granule)

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grain, seed

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loc-, locat-
(dislocate, localized)

A

place, to place

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mol-
(molality, molecule)

A

mass, bulk

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mort-
(mortiferous, mortuary)

A

death

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plan-
(planar, planula)

A

flat

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pulv-, pulver-
(pulverize, pulverulent)

A

dust

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ret-
(reticulation, retiform)

A

net

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sicc-, siccat-
(desiccate, siccostabile)

A

dry, to dry

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tuber-
(proturberance, tubercle)

A

swelling

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ungu-
(unguiculate, unguiculus)

A

fingernail, toenail

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viscer-
(eviscerate, visceroparietal)

A

entrails