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Module 12 Flashcards

1
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flocc-

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tuft of hair

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silver [mineral]

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argent-

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al-

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wing

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physi-

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nature [essence, character, NOT mother nature]

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pyret-

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fever [‘internal fire’]

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hoof

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onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-

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ichthy-

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fish; scaly [adj] [Greek]

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animal

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zo- [always follow w/ conn. vowel; Greek zoōn = “animal” => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]

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lith-

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stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in an organ or other tissue) [substance root]
OR rock; stone [mineral root]

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ge-

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the earth; land [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]

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xyl-

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wood

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night

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nyct-, nyctal-, noct-

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nut

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nuc-

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whip

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flagell-

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seta(e)

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set-

-seta(e)

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reptile

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herp-, herpet-

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cry-

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extreme cold; extremely cold [adj]

[EXTREME, vs. psychr-]

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chrys-

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golden [adj (colour)]; gold [noun (mineral)]

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ram-

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branch [botanical OR otherwise]

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verm-

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worm

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cupr-

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copper

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blossom

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anth- [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of ‘flowers’ (best works)]
flor-

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saur-

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lizard

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a turning [root]

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trop-

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spider web

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arachn- [Latin]

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spin- [non-anatomical]

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thorn; spine

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earth [not ‘the earth’, but dirt]

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hum-

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light

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phot-, luc-, lumen-

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29
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prickle

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acanth- [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]

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insect-

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insect [Latin]

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chemical

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chem-

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32
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the earth [Latin]

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terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]

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fish

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ichthy- [Greek], pisc-

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34
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-vorous

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feeding on (something)

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cortic- [non-human]

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bark; outer layer [Latin; ‘bark’ is original meaning]

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weather

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meteor-

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noct-

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night [noun] OR during the night [adv]

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nid-

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nest

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39
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fire

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pyr-

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meliss-

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bee

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formic-

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ant

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42
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morb-

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disease [NOT death]

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felin-

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cat

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aur- [non-anatomical noun]

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gold [mineral]

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45
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heli-

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sun

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coal

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anthrac-

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47
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amygdal-

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almond OR tonsil [Greek]

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ornith-

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bird

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49
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wood

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lign-, hyl-, xyl-

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ungul-

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nail; hoof; claw

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51
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fruit

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carp-

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52
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frond-

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frond; leaf; leafy branch

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53
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arachn-

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spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like [Latin, may function as noun OR adj]
OR
arachnoid mater; arachnoid; interior (middle) layer of the meninges

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herpet-

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reptile; snake; spreading blister [from Greek herpō = “to creep”]

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loc-

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place; location

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-vore

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one which feeds on (something)

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57
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dog

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can- [Latin], cyn- [Greek]

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horse

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hipp-

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wing

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al-, pter-, pteryg-

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argent-

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silver [either adj (colour) OR noun (mineral)]

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sider-

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iron

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62
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av-

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bird

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bacter-

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bacteria

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corpus

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corpor- [Latin; may refer to the ‘entire body’ of an organ]

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phyll-

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leaf

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zo-

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animal; living organism

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67
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stone [root]

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petr-, lith-

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68
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terr-

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the earth; land

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69
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nail

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onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-

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outer layer

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cortic- [Latin, from cortex, corticis]

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71
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change

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trop-

meta- [PREFIX; refers to a change of state]

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72
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branch

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clad-, ram- [botanical OR otherwise]

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worm

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helminth- [uses suffix -iasis, NOT -osis],

verm-, vermin-

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74
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disease

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nos-, morb-, path-, -pathy

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75
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cat

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felin-, ailur-

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76
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hum-

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soil; earth

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77
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growth

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phyt-
-genesis [natural, reproductive context]
troph-, -trophy [nutritive process]
-plasia [w.r.t. number of cells/tissues, not whole organs]

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78
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extreme cold

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cry-

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79
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cocc-

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berry

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80
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seta [pl. setae] [root]

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set-

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81
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living organism

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zo- [always follow w/conn. vowel; Greek zoōn = “animal” => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]

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anth-

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flower; blossom [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of ‘flowers’ (best works)]

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plant

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phyt-

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carp-

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[anatomical] carpus; carpal bone; WRIST; WRIST BONE [either joint or 1+ of bones in the joint]
[non-anatomical] fruit; seed

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insect

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entom- [Greek], insect- [Latin]

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86
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flesh

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sarc-, carn-

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87
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lumen-

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light

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spor-

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spore

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89
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the earth [Greek]

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ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]

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90
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tuft of hair

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flocc-, floccul-

91
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seta(e) [termination]

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-seta(e)

92
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lead

A

plumb- [plumb line = hanging heavy chunk of lead to determine vertical line; plumbing = (lead) pipes]

93
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whip-like appendage

A

flagell-

94
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carbon

A

carbon-

95
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tree

A

arbor-

96
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meteor-

A

weather; atmosphere

97
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anthrac-

A

coal [noun]; black [adj]

98
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spreading blister

A

herp-, herpet-

99
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nuc-

A

nut

100
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cold [adj]

A

psychr- [always followed by conn. vowel, even if vowel/’h’ after; less extreme than cry-]

101
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trop-

A

a turning; change

102
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chrys- [noun]

A

gold [mineral]

103
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spider-like

A

arachn- [Latin]

104
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helminth-

A

worm

105
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land [Latin]

A

terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]

106
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onych-

A

nail; hoof; claw

107
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argent- [noun]

A

silver [mineral]

108
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bacteria

A

bacter-

109
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bacc-

A

berry

110
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hair

A

trich-

111
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thi-

A

sulphur

112
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therm-

A

heat; temperature

113
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bee

A

api- [no conn. vowel],

meliss-

114
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growth [root]

A

phyt-,

troph- [nutritive process]

115
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the earth

A

terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]

ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]

116
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ant

A

formic- [uses suffix -iasis, NOT -osis]

117
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bark

A

cortic- [Latin, from cortex, corticis]

118
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-seta(e)

A

seta(e); bristle(s)

119
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can-

A

dog [Latin]

120
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heat [not therm-]

A

pyr-

121
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hyl-

A

wood

122
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nature [essence, character, NOT mother nature]

A

physi-

123
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foli-

A

leaf

124
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sun

A

sol-, heli-

125
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flor-

A

flower; blossom

126
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spine

A

spin-, echin-

127
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pisc-

A

fish

128
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almond

A

amygdal-

129
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bristle [root]

A

set-

130
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disease [terms that don’t use path-]

A

nos-, morb-

131
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bry-

A

moss

132
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leafy branch

A

frond-

133
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entom-

A

insect [Greek, “cut into pieces”]

134
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pteryg-

A

wing

135
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location

A

loc-, top-

136
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one which feeds on (something)

A

-vore [preceded by conn. vowel ‘i’]

137
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acanth-

A

thorn; prickle [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]

138
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frond

A

frond-

139
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rock

A

petr-, lith-

140
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hipp-

A

horse

141
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aur-

A

Golden [adj root]
ear; hearing [senses context]
gold [mineral]

142
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disease [root]

A

nos-, morb-, path-

143
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iron

A

sider-, ferr-

144
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gold [mineral]

A

aur-, chrys-

145
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soil

A

hum-

146
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seed

A

carp-

147
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psychr-

A

cold [noun or adj; less extreme than cry-]

148
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change [root]

A

trop-

149
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lith- [non-substance]

A

rock; stone

150
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flagell-

A

whip; whip-like appendage

151
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api-

A

bee

152
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bristle

A

set-

-seta(e)

153
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leaf [not foli-, phyll-]

A

frond-

154
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web-like

A

arachn- [Latin]

155
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carn-

A

flesh

156
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bird

A

av- [conn. vowel ‘i’],

ornith-

157
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flower

A

anth- [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of ‘flowers’ (best works)]
flor-

158
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copper

A

cupr-

159
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during the night

A

nyct-, nyctal-, noct-

160
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berry

A

bacc-, cocc-

161
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body [not a term starting with ‘s’]

A

corpor- [Latin; may refer to the ‘entire body’ of an organ]

162
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atmosphere

A

meteor-

163
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ge-

A

land; the earth

164
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vermin-

A

worm

165
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fever [not a term starting with ‘f’]

A

pyret- [‘internal fire’]

166
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phyt-

A

plant; growth

167
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nest

A

nid-

168
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cortic-

A

[anatomical] cortex [pl. cortices]; the outer layer (of an organ or biological structure)
[non-anatomical; original] bark; outer layer
[Latin]

169
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lizard

A

saur-

170
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top-

A

place; location

171
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cold [noun]

A

psychr- [always followed by conn. vowel, even if vowel/’h’ after; less extreme than cry-]

172
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pyr-

A

heat; fire

173
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arachn- [non-anatomical]

A

spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like [Latin, may function as noun OR adj]

174
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spore

A

spor-

175
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clad-

A

branch [botanical OR otherwise]

176
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nyct-

A

night [noun] OR during the night [adv]

177
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heat [not pyr-]

A

therm-

178
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scaly

A

ichthy- [Greek]

179
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cyn-

A

dog [Greek; Cynics = philosophers trying to live virtuously by living on street & rejecting material possessions, ‘close to nature’ => ‘like dogs’]

180
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land [Greek]

A

ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]

181
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carp- [non-anatomical]

A

fruit; seed

182
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zo-

A

animal; living organism [Greek zoōn = “animal” => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]

183
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feeding on (something)

A

-vorous [preceded by conn. vowel ‘i’]

184
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onyx-

A

nail; hoof; claw

185
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herp-

A

reptile; snake; spreading blister [from Greek herpō = “to creep”]

186
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nos-

A

disease [NOTHING TO DO WITH ‘nose’]

187
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carbon-

A

carbon

188
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arbor-

A

tree

189
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bristle(s) [termination]

A

-seta(e)

190
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ailur-

A

cat

191
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claw

A

onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-

192
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chem-

A

chemical

193
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floccul-

A

tuft of hair

194
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growth [termination]

A
  • genesis [natural, reproductive context]
  • trophy [nutritive process]
  • plasia [w.r.t. number of cells/tissues, not whole organs]
195
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trich-

A

hair

196
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pter-

A

wing

197
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moss

A

bry-

198
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ferr-

A

iron

199
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plumb-

A

lead [plumb line = hanging heavy chunk of lead to determine vertical lead; plumbing = (lead) pipes]

200
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phot-

A

light

201
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thorn

A

acanth- [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]
spin-

202
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lign-

A

wood

203
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set-

A

bristle; seta [pl. setae]

204
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sol-

A

sun

205
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leaf

A

foli-, phyll-, frond-

206
Q

land

A

terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]

ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]

207
Q

place

A

loc-, top-

208
Q

petr-

A

rock; stone

209
Q

a turning

A

trop-, -strophe

210
Q

anthrac- [noun]

A

coal

211
Q

sulphur

A

thi-

212
Q

extremely cold

A

cry-

213
Q

amygdal- [non-anatomical]

A

almond

214
Q

nyctal-

A

night [noun] OR during the night [adv]

215
Q

snake

A

herp-, herpet-

216
Q

spider

A

arachn- [Latin]

217
Q

temperature

A

therm-

218
Q

corpor-

A

body; corpus [Latin; often used on own to mean the ‘entire’ organ]

219
Q

ungu-

A

nail; hoof; claw

220
Q

luc-

A

light

221
Q

fever

A

febr- [followed by conn. vowel ‘i’],

pyret- [‘internal fire’]

222
Q

heat

A

therm-, pyr-

223
Q

body

A

soma-, somat-, corpor-

CLST 301 (11 decks)

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