Module 6 - Substance Roots

Question 1

acet-

Answer 1

vinegar; acid

Question 2

aer-
pneum-
pneumat-
phys-

Answer 2

air; gas (4)

Question 3

amyl-

Answer 3

starch

Question 4

blenn-
myx-
muc-

Answer 4

mucus (3)

Question 5

calc-

calcin-

Answer 5

calcium; calcium salts; lime (2)

Question 6

chol-
chole-
bili-

Answer 6

bile; gall [neither chole- or bili- followed by connecting vowel] (3)

Question 7

chyl-

Answer 7

chyle; milky fluid in the intestines

Question 8

chym-

Answer 8

chyme; gastric pulp

Question 9

coll-
gluten-
glutin-

Answer 9

jelly; gelatin; gluey substance (3)

Question 10

copr-
scat-
fec-
fecal-
sterc-
stercor-

Answer 10

feces (6)

Question 11

frug-
fruct-
fructos-

Answer 11

fruit sugar (3)

Question 12

galact-

lact-

Answer 12

milk (2)

Question 13

gluc-
glyc-
sacchar-

Answer 13

sugar (3)

Question 14

hal-

sal-

Answer 14

salt (2)

Question 15

hyal-

vitri-

Answer 15

glass or glass-like (2)

Question 16

aqu-
aqua-
aque-

Answer 16

water (3)

Question 17

hydr-

Answer 17

water; watery substance

Question 18

kerat-
cerat-
cornu-
corne-

Answer 18

horn or horn-like (4)

Question 19

lith-

Answer 19

stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in organ or tissue)

Question 20

myc-

mycet-

Answer 20

fungus (2)

Question 21

nephel-

Answer 21

mist; cloudiness

Question 22

ole-

Answer 22

oil

Question 23

oxy-

Answer 23

oxygen; acid [no connecting vowel follows]

Question 24

pharmac-

Answer 24

drug

Question 25

-lith

Answer 25

stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in organ or tissue)