mod 6 Flashcards
acanth-
thorn
anth-
flower; blossom
bacc-
berry
chlor-
green
chrom(at)-
colour; pigment
chrys-
gold; golden
cirrh- -cirrhosis [AN]
orange-yellow
clad-
branch
cocc- -coccus [N]
berry; berry-shaped bacterium
croc-
yellow
cyan-
blue
flav-
golden yellow
flor-
flower; blossom
foli-
leaf
frond-
leafy branch; frond
hyl-
material; wood
leuk-
white; white blood cell sometimes spelled leuc-
lign-
wood
lute-
yellow
nuc-
nut
phyll- -phyll [N]
leaf
ram-
branch
virid-
green
xanth-
yellow
alb-
white
argent-
silver
argyr-
silver
av-
bird combining vowel -i-
felin-
cat
loc-
place (location)
nid-
nest
nigr-
black
platy-
flat; broad
scapul-
shoulder blade
stann-
tin
thi-
sulfur
cupr-
copper
erythr-
red; red blood cell
ferr-
iron
molybd-
lead
plumb-
lead [metal]
porphyr-
purple
purpur-
purple
rub-
red
rube-
reddish
rubr-
red
viol-
violet
amphi•
both; around; on both sides
ailur-
cat
al-
wing
amyl-
starch
ankyl-
fused; stiffened; hooked; crooked occasionally spelled with a C rather than K
anthrac-
anthrax coal; anthrax; carbon
api-
bee no combining vowel
atel-
incomplete a- + tel-
aure-
golden yellow
botan-
plant
bov-
cow; ox; bull
bry-
moss
candid-
white
capn- -capnia [AN]
carbon dioxide
chron-
time; timing
crypt-
hidden; latent
electr-
electricity
entom-
insect
eos-
red (stain)
equin-
horse
formic-
ant
frig-
cold
frigor-
cold
fruct-
fruit
glauc-
glaucus bluish grey
gluc-
sugar
glyc-
sugar
hal-
salt
hipp-
horse
hum-
soil; ground
hyal-
glassy
ichthy-
fish; scaly
iod-
violet; iodine
kal-
potassium
klept-
steal; theft
koni-
dust
lab-
slide; slip
laps- -lapse [N]
slide; slip
lectul-
bed; couch
lei-
smooth
lep- -lepsy [AN]
seizure; attach
lepid-
scale (on an animal)
lex-
read
luc-
light
lumin-
lumen light
meliss-
bee
mis-
aversion
mustel-
weasel
mut-
change; genetic change combining vowel -A-
natr-
sodium
necr- -necrosis [AN]
death; corpse nominal suffix: death of
nema(t)-
thread; roundworm
noct-
night
nyct-
night
ole-
oil
omni-
all; every
orth-
straight; erect; normal; right
oxysm- -oxysm [N]
sudden
pachy-
thick; heavy
pallid-
pale; lacking colour
pedicul-
louse
pest-
plague
petr-
stone; rock
pex- -pexy [AN]
fixing (to); (surgical) attachment usually has a prefix
phos-
light
phot-
light
phrac-
enclose; obstruct also phrag-
phthir-
louse
phyt- -phyte [N]
plant; growth
pisc-
fish
plast- -plasty [AN]
form; develop
plec-
paralyze; strike
pleg- -plegia [AN]
paralyze; strike
poie- -poiesis [AN]
produce; make; form
poli-
grey; grey matter [of the brain / spinal cord]
pt- -ptosis [AN]
prolapse; fall; sag; drop
pur-
pus
py-
pus
rhiz-
root; nerve root
rhod-
rose; pink; red
sacchar-
sugar
sal-
salt
sapr-
rotten; putrid; decaying
sect-
cut
ser-
serum
sol-
sun
somn- -somnia [AN]
sleep
spasm- -spasm [N]
spasm spasm [involuntary muscle contraction]
spor-
spore
squam-
scale
stabil-
stable; fixed
stabl-
stable; fixed
stigm(at)-
point; mark; spot
tax- -taxis [N]
coordination; order
terr-
earth; land
thanat-
death
ther-
animal
top-
place (location)
tox-
poison
toxi- -toxin [N]
poison nominal suffix: poison
trep-
turn; twist
vacc-
cow
venen-
poison also venom-
verm(in)-
worm
xen-
strange; foreign; alien
xer-
dry
xiph-
sword
zym-
fermentation; enzyme
-stalsis [N]
contraction
-toxic [A]
poisonous adjectival suffix: tox- + -ic
-tribe [N] -tripsy [AN]
rub; grind; crush nominal suffix: agent or instrument