Part 4 Flashcards
secund-
second; twice [when paired with -gravida, -para; use connecting vowel āIā]
sem-
half
semin-
semen
sept-
septum [a wall that divides two cavities]; seven; seventh
ser-
serum
set-
bristle; seta [pl. setae]
sex-
six
sext-
six; sixth
sial-
saliva
sicc-
dry
sider-
iron
sin-
nasal sinus; sinus; cavity
sinistr-
left
sinu-
nasal sinus; sinus; cavity
sinus-
nasal sinus; sinus; cavity
sit-
food
skelet-
skeletal
sol-
sun
soma-
body
somat-
body
somn-
sleep
sperm-
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
spermat-
semen; spermatozoa; seminal cord; seminal vesicle
sphen-
sphenoid bone; a wedge-shaped bone
sphincter-
sphincter; circular muscle [which closes an orifice]
sphygm-
pulse
spin-
thorn; spinal column; spine
spir-
respiration
splanchn-
viscera; the internal organs [collectively]
splen-
spleen
spondyl-
vertebra [pl. vertebrae]
spor-
spore
staped-
stapes, stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
stapedi-
stapes, stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear
staphyl-
uvula
steat-
fat
sten-
constricted; narrow
sterc-
feces
stercor-
feces
stern-
sternum; breast bone
steth-
chest; thorax
stom-
mouth
stomach-
stomach
stomat-
mouth
sub-
below
sub-
below*; under; less than normal; deficiency of
super-*
above; beyond; superior
supra-
above; beyond; superior
syn-
with; together; fused [This last meaning is used only in particular contexts.]
syndesm-
ligament
synovi-
synovial fluid; synovial membrane; fluid that lubricates the joint
tach-
rapid
tachy-
rapid