Module 6 Substance Roots Flashcards
acet-
vinegar; acid
aer- (1)
air; gas
pneum-* (2)
air; gas
[See pneum- in Anatomical Roots]
pneumat- (3)
air; gas
phys- (4)
air; gas
amyl-
starch
blenn- (1)
mucus
myx- (2)
mucus
muc- (3)
mucus
calc- (1)
calcium; calcium salts; lime
calcin- (2)
calcium; calcium salts; lime
chol- (1)
bile; gall
chole- (2)
bile; gall
[NOT FOLLOWED BY A CONNECTED VOWEL]
bili- (3)
bile; gall
[NOT FOLLOWED BY A CONNECTING VOWEL]
chyl-
chyle; milky fluid in the intestines
chym-
chyme; gastric pulp
coll- (1)
jelly; gelatin; gluey substance
gluten- (2)
jelly; gelatin; gluey substance
glutin- (3)
jelly; gelatin; gluey substance
copr- (1)
feces
scat- (2)
feces
fec- (3)
feces
fecal- (4)
feces
sterc- (5)
feces
stercor- (6)
feces
frug- (1)
fruit sugar
fruct- (2)
fruit sugar
fructos- (3)
fruit sugar
galact- (1)
milk
lact- (2)
milk
gluc- (1)
sugar
glyc- (2)
sugar
sacchar- (3)
sugar
hal- (1)
salt
sal- (2)
salt
hyal- (1)
glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]
vitri- (2)
glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]
aqu- (1)
water
aqua- (2)
water
aque- (3)
water
hydr-
water; watery substance
kerat-* (1)
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]
[See Mod 4, kerat-]
cerat-* (2)
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]
[See Mod 4, cerat-]
cornu-* (3)
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]
[See Mod 4, cornu-]
corne-* (4)
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]
[See Mod 4, corne-]
lith-*
stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in an organ or other tissue)
[See Mod 12, lith-]
myc- (1)
fungus
mycet- (2)
fungus
nephel-
mist; cloudiness
ole-
oil
oxy-*
oxygen; acid
[NO CONNECTING VOWEL FOLLOWS]
[See Mod 11, oxy-]
pharmac-
drug