Miscellaneous Roots Flashcards
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a-/an-/e-
A
without/not
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accessory
A
additional/ extra supplementary
3
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acoustic
A
relating to sound/ hearing
4
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-ae
A
multiple
5
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amphi-
A
both
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andro-
A
of men, male
7
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alveolus
A
hollow, cavity
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aqua-
A
water
9
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arc-
A
rule
10
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arachnoid
A
web-like shape a spider makes, spider like
11
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arbor
A
tree-like (supports or appearance)
12
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articular
A
relating to the joints
13
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atrium
A
cavity or passage
14
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auto-
A
self
15
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baro-
A
relating to pressure
16
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bio-
A
life
17
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blastos
A
bud, sprout embryo formative cell layer
18
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brevis
A
short
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bulbus/bulbal
A
bulb-shaped
20
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caput
A
head
21
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cardinal
A
of greatest importance
22
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chondro-
A
relating to cartilage
23
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chromo-
A
color
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cistern-/cisternae
A
flattened membrane vesicle
25
clad-/clado-
branch or branching
26
crico-
cricoid cartilage (of or pertaining to)
27
cuboid
referring to cube shaped
28
cecum / caecum
pouch of the junction between the small & large intestines
29
deltoid
triangular (in reference to muscles)
30
demi-/hemi-
half / partial
31
di-
double
32
ductus
convey
33
dura-
hard
34
eu-
good / true
35
fenestra
window
36
fissure
a long narrow opening in the form of a crack or groove
37
flexor
contraction that bends a limb
38
foliate
leaf-like motif
39
foramen
a hole/opening/passage in bone
40
fossa
shallow depression or hollow
41
fovea
shallow depression specifically in the eye
42
fundus
part of a hollow organ furthest from its opening
43
-form
shape of
44
glenoid
shallow dish with multiple morphologies
45
gloss- / glossa
pertaining to the tongue
46
hetero-
different
47
holo-
whole, complete
48
hyo-
hyoid bone or arch
49
innominate
unnamed
50
-iform
in the form
51
icthy-
pertaining to fish
52
-issimus/maximus
indicating the most/highest point
53
labial
relating to the lips
54
labyrinth
pertaining to bones in the inner ear
55
lobe
a part of something
56
magnus
large in size
57
melano-
in reference to melanin or color
58
-morph
form
59
multi-
multiple
60
myo-
muscle
61
occipital
relating to the back of the head
62
neo-
new
63
ocellus
small eye
64
-oid
like
65
ostium
opening to a vessel/cavity in a body
66
-lithos
stone
67
mono-/uni-
one / single
68
-pod/ -poda
foot
69
parietal
wall
70
pia
tender
71
placoid/placo-
referring to scaled organisms
72
plasti- / plastos
small body/ structure
73
plexus
an intricate network
74
pore
a minute opening in a surface
75
process
projection off a body
76
quadra-
relating to four sides or sections (also a bone between the skill and lower jaw)
77
ramus
branch of bone
78
raphe
groove / ridge / seam in an organ or tissue
79
ruga / rugae
fold(s)
80
sacrum / sacral
shield shaped (also tailbone)
81
sagittal
suture in the skull
82
-saur
relating to a reptile
83
septum
partition between chambers
84
serratus
saw-like / saw shaped
85
sinus
cavity in bone or tissue
86
spiracle
external respiratory opening
87
sulcus
groove or furrow
88
tectum
uppermost mid-brain
89
tensor
tighten or stretching muscle
90
teres
one of 2 muscles in the shoulder joint
91
trapezoidal
referring to the shape of a trapezoid
92
tunic / tunica
organ lining
93
vagus
10th cranial nerve
94
velum
soft-palate
95
vesicle
small membranous sac filled with liquid
