Lessons 23 and 24 Flashcards
post-
behind, after
prefix
ex: postpone, postscript, postgraduate
behind, after
prefix
post-
pre- (prae-)
before, in front of
prefix
ex: prevent, prepare, precaution
before, in front of
prefix
pre- (prae-)
pro-
forward, in front of
prefix
ex: profess, project, prolong
forward, in front of
prefix
pro-
re-, red-
back, again, against
prefix
ex: reduce, reject, recede
back, again, against
prefix
re-, red-
retro-
backward, behind
prefix
ex: retroactive, retrospect, retrograde
backward, behind
prefix
retro-
se-
aside, away
prefix
ex: secede, select, secrete
aside, away
prefix
se-
sub-, sus-, suc-
last consonant of the prefix is usually the same as the first constant of the base
under, up from under, somewhat
prefix
ex: submarine, subscript, submerge, suspend, suffer, support
under, up from under, somewhat
prefix
sub-, sus-, suc-
last consonant of the prefix is usually the same as the first constant of the base
super-, supra-
above
prefix
ex: supernatural, superstructure, supersonic
above
prefix
super-, supra-
trans-, tran-, tra-
across, through
prefix
ex: transmit, transfer, transfusion
across, through
prefix
trans-, tran-, tra-
ultra-
beyond
prefix
ex: ultraviolet, ultramoder, ultrasonic
beyond
prefix
ultra-
arbor-
tree
base
ex: arboreous, arborization
tree
base
arbor-
cal-
to be warm
base
ex: calorie, decalescence, calenture
to be warm
base
cal-
carin-
keel
base
ex: carina, paracrinal, carina nasi
keel
base
carin-
cern-, cret-, cre-
to separate, to distinguish, to secrete
base
ex: incretion, secretagogue, secernment
to separate, to distinguish, to secrete
base
cern-, cret-, cre-
cili-
eyelid, eyelash
base
ex: cilia, ciliospore
eyelid, eyelash
base
cili-
corn(u)-
horn
base
ex: bicornute, corniculate, subconreous
horn
base
corn(u)-
cub-, cumb-, cumbit-
to lie
base
ex: decubitus, succubous, accumbent
to lie
base
cub-, cumb-, cumbit-
dorm-, dormit-
to sleep
base
ex: obdormition, dormidera, dormitive
to sleep
base
dorm-, dormit-
fet- (foet-)
offspring, fetus
base
ex: relation, exfetation, multifetation
offspring, fetus
base
fet- (foet-)
frang- (-fring), frag-, fract-
to break, to bend
base
ex: refract, refractory, diffraction
to break, to bend
base
frang- (-fring), frag-, fract-
trud-, trus-
to push, to thrust
base
ex: detrusor, contrusion, extrusion
to push, to thrust
base
trud-, trus-
grad-, gress-
to step, to go
base
ex: digitigrade, orthograde, antiagressin
to step, to go
base
grad-, gress-
lingu-
tongue, language
base
ex: vermilingual, linguoverson
tongue, language
base
lingu-
ment-
chin
base
ex: mentalis, mentigerous
chin
base
ment-
plic-, plicit-
to fold
base
ex: plica, complicate, conduplicate
to fold
base
plic-, plicit-
pot-
to be powerful
base
ex: totipotent, unipotent, potentiation
to be powerful
base
pot-
pur-
pus
base
ex: purulent, purohepatitis
pus
base
pur-
ren-
kidney
base
ex: adrenal, adrenergic, renotrophic
kidney
base
ren-
son-
sound
base
ex: assonance, asonia, sonification
sound
base
son-
sud-
to sweat
base
ex: sudorific, sudoresis, sudoriferous
to sweat
base
sud-
acin-
grapes in a cluster
base
ex: aciniform, acing, interacinar
grapes in a cluster
base
acin-
al-
wing
base
ex: exalate, saliferous, alinotum
wing
base
al-
annul-
ring
base
ex: annulus, annulose, exannulate
ring
base
annul-
apic-
tip, summit, apex
base
ex: apiculate, subapical, periodical
tip, summit, apex
base
apic-
argent-
silver
base
ex: argenteal, argenteous, argenaffin
silver
base
argent-
can-
dog
base
ex: canicola, caniniform
dog
base
can-
capir- (-cipit)
head
base
ex: capitulum, bicapitate
head
base
capir- (-cipit)
dur-
hard, dura mater
base
ex: duramen, epidural, duroarachnitis
hard, dura mater
base
dur-
equ-
horse
base
ex: equitant, equiline
horse
base
equ-
lacrim- (lachrym-)
tear
base
ex: lacrimal, adlacrimal, nasolacrimal
tear
base
lacrim- (lachrym-)
lacun-
small pit
base
ex: lacuna, lacunae, lacunose
small pit
base
lacun-
limin-
threshold
base
ex: limen, liminal, supraliminal
threshold
base
limin-
mal-
cheek, cheekbone
base
ex: malar, deutomalae
cheek, cheekbone
base
mal-
ocul-
eye
base
ex: oculomotor, monocular, transocular
eye
base
ocul-
ocell-
little eye
base
ex: ocellate
little eye
base
ocell-
palat-
palate, roof of the mouth
base
ex: palatine, salpingopalatine, palatitis
palate, roof of the mouth
base
palat-
pulvin-
cushion
base
ex: pulvinus, pulvination,
cushion
base
pulvin-
pulvill-
little cushion
base
ex: pulvilliform, pulvillus
little cushion
base
pulvill-
pariet-
wall
base
ex: paries, parietal, gastroparietal
wall
base
pariet-
plant-
sole of the foot, spout
base
ex: planta, replantation, autotransplantation
sole of the foot, spout
base
plant-
pont-
bridge
base
ex: pons, cerebropontine, pontobulbar
bridge
base
pont-
sen-
old
base
ex: pre senility, senopia, senium
old
base
sen-
