Lessons 15 and 16 Flashcards by Rachel Hantman

brachy-

short

base

ex: brachydont, branchypodous, brachystasis

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short

base

brachy-

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cac- (kak-)

bad

base

ex: cacesthesia, cacosmia, stomatocace

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bad

base

cac- (kak-)

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cau-, caus-

to burn

base

ex: cauterize, cryocautery, caumesthesia

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to burn

base

cau-, caus-

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cli-, clei-

to close

base

ex: coreclisis, iridenclasis

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to close

base

cli-, clei-

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cleist-

closed

base

ex: cleistogamy, cleistothecium, acleistocardia

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closed

base

cleist-

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cly(s)-

to wash

base

ex: enteroclysis, hypodermoclysis, venoclysis

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to wash

base

cly(s)-

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crot-

pulse beat

base

ex: anacrotism, catacrotism, tricrotism

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pulse beat

base

crot-

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dolich-

long

base

ex: dolichoplatycephalus, dolichorrhine, dolichstylous

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long

base

dolich-

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ede-

to swell

base

ex: edema, arthredema, trophedema

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to swell

base

ede-

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lept-

thin, delicate

base

ex: dolicholeptocephalous, leptocyte, leptodermatous

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thin, delicate

base

lept-

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log-

word, speech, reason

base

ex: dyslogia, logamnesia, logoplegia

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word, speech, reason

base

log-

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mes-

middle

base

ex: dolichoeuromesocephalus, mesentery, mesoderm

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middle

base

mes-

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myx-

mucus, slime

base

ex: myasthenia, myxoma, lycopodium

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mucus, slime

base

myx-

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oxy-. ox-

sharp, acid, oxygen

base

ex: oxycephalous, oxyblepsia, oxydactyl

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sharp, acid, oxygen

base

oxy-. ox-

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petr-

rock

base

ex: osteopetrosis, petrophilous, petrobasilar

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rock

base

petr-

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phon-

sound, voice

base

ex: dysphonia, heterophonia, baryphonia

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sound, voice

base

phon-

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phot-

light

base

ex: photolytic, photophore, photrophic

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light

base

phot-

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poie-

to make

base

ex: angiopoiesis, hidropoiesis, nephropoietin

to make

base

poie-

presby-

old

base

ex: presbycusis, presbyophrenia, presbyatrics

old

base

presby-

pyr-, pyret-

fire

base

ex: pyretogenic, pyretolysis, pyridoxin

fire

base

pyr-, pyret-

pyrex-

fever

base

ex:

fever

base

pyrex-

rhiz-, -rrhiz

root

base

ex: polyrrhizal, rhizoneure, rhizosphere

root

base

rhiz-, -rrhiz

glauc-

silvery, gray-green

base

ex: glaucoma, glaucophane, aglaucopsia

silvery, gray-green

base

glauc-

gon(y)-, gonat-

knee

base

ex: gonalgia, gonarthritis, gonatocele

knee

base

gon(y)-, gonat-

(h)apt-

to touch

base

ex: synapse, haptodysphoria, haptics

to touch

base

(h)apt-

(h)aph-

sense of touch

base

ex: aphephobia, haphalgesia

sense of touch

base

(h)aph-

kary-, cary-

nucleus, nut

base

ex: eukaryote, karyochrome, karyogamy

nucleus, nut

base

kary-, cary-

kerat-, cerat-, ker-, cer-

horn, horny tissue, cornea

base

ex: kerotin, keratomalacia, brachycerous

horn, horny tissue, cornea

base

kerat-, cerat-, ker-, cer-

lepid-

scale

base

ex: homolepidous, lepidosteoid

scale

base

lepid-

nem-, nemat-

thread

base

ex: nematode, trophonemata, chromonema

thread

base

nem-, nemat-

nos-

disease

base

ex: nosogeography, nostalgic, photonosus

disease

base

nos-

onc-, -oncus

tumor, swelling

base

ex: mastoncus, adenoncus, gonyoncus

tumor, swelling

base

onc-, -oncus

phra-

to speak

base

ex: aphrasia, paraphrasia, embolophrasia

to speak

base

phra-

pneum-, pneumat-

air, gas

base

ex: pneumatization, pneumatocele, pneumatophore

air, gas

base

pneum-, pneumat-

phylac(t)-

to guard, to protect

base

ex: cataphylaxis, exophylaxis, phylacobiosis

to guard, to protect

base

phylac(t)-

porphyr-

purple

base

ex: porphyrin, porphyria, porphyrinuria

purple

base

porphyr-

sarc-

flesh

base

ex: chonodrosarcoma, sarcoma, sarcostyle

flesh

base

sarc-

scler-

hard

base

ex: otosclerosis, sclera, scleromeninx

hard

base

scler-

sep-

to rot, to putrify

base

ex: antiseptic, aseptic, septic

to rot, to putrify

base

sep-

sit-

food

base

ex: apositia, autosite, sitotropism

food

base

sit-

splen-

spleen

base

ex: splenization, gastrosplenic, splenalgia

spleen

base

splen-

sten-

narrow

base

ex: stenocoriasis, stenostomatous, dacrystenosis

narrow

base

sten-

stere-

solid, three-dimensional

base

ex: stereoblastula, stereotropism, stereotaxy

solid, three-dimensional

base

stere-