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Miscellaneous Roots Flashcards

1
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a-/an-/e-

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without/not

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accessory

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additional/ extra supplementary

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acoustic

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relating to sound/ hearing

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-ae

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multiple

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amphi-

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both

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andro-

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of men, male

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alveolus

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hollow, cavity

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aqua-

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water

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arc-

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rule

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arachnoid

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web-like shape a spider makes, spider like

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arbor

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tree-like (supports or appearance)

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articular

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relating to the joints

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atrium

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cavity or passage

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auto-

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self

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baro-

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relating to pressure

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bio-

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life

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blastos

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bud, sprout embryo formative cell layer

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brevis

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short

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bulbus/bulbal

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bulb-shaped

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caput

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head

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cardinal

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of greatest importance

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chondro-

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relating to cartilage

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chromo-

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color

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cistern-/cisternae

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flattened membrane vesicle

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clad-/clado-

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branch or branching

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crico-

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cricoid cartilage (of or pertaining to)

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cuboid

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referring to cube shaped

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cecum / caecum

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pouch of the junction between the small & large intestines

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deltoid

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triangular (in reference to muscles)

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demi-/hemi-

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half / partial

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di-

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double

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ductus

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convey

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dura-

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hard

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eu-

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good / true

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fenestra

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window

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fissure

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a long narrow opening in the form of a crack or groove

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flexor

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contraction that bends a limb

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foliate

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leaf-like motif

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foramen

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a hole/opening/passage in bone

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fossa

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shallow depression or hollow

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fovea

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shallow depression specifically in the eye

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fundus

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part of a hollow organ furthest from its opening

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-form

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shape of

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glenoid

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shallow dish with multiple morphologies

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gloss- / glossa

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pertaining to the tongue

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hetero-

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different

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holo-

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whole, complete

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hyo-

A

hyoid bone or arch

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innominate

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unnamed

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-iform

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in the form

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icthy-

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pertaining to fish

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-issimus/maximus

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indicating the most/highest point

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labial

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relating to the lips

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labyrinth

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pertaining to bones in the inner ear

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lobe

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a part of something

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magnus

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large in size

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melano-

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in reference to melanin or color

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-morph

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form

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multi-

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multiple

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myo-

A

muscle

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occipital

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relating to the back of the head

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neo-

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new

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ocellus

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small eye

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-oid

A

like

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ostium

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opening to a vessel/cavity in a body

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-lithos

A

stone

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mono-/uni-

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one / single

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-pod/ -poda

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foot

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parietal

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wall

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pia

A

tender

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placoid/placo-

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referring to scaled organisms

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plasti- / plastos

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small body/ structure

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plexus

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an intricate network

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pore

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a minute opening in a surface

75
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process

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projection off a body

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quadra-

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relating to four sides or sections (also a bone between the skill and lower jaw)

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ramus

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branch of bone

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raphe

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groove / ridge / seam in an organ or tissue

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ruga / rugae

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fold(s)

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sacrum / sacral

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shield shaped (also tailbone)

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sagittal

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suture in the skull

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-saur

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relating to a reptile

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septum

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partition between chambers

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serratus

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saw-like / saw shaped

85
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sinus

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cavity in bone or tissue

86
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spiracle

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external respiratory opening

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sulcus

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groove or furrow

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tectum

A

uppermost mid-brain

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tensor

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tighten or stretching muscle

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teres

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one of 2 muscles in the shoulder joint

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trapezoidal

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referring to the shape of a trapezoid

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tunic / tunica

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organ lining

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vagus

A

10th cranial nerve

94
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velum

A

soft-palate

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vesicle

A

small membranous sac filled with liquid

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (3 decks)

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