Stem quiz 7 Flashcards
chrom
(color)—chrome, chromatic, chromatin, chromosome, polychrome, monochrome
form
(shape)—coliform, formation, formative, formula, uniform, oviform, reform
sequ
(follow)—consecutive, sequence, sequel, obsequious, consequence, subsequent
glyc
(sweet)—glycemia, glycerin, glycerol, glycogen, hypoglycemia, glucose
hemo
(blood)—hemoglobin, hemorrhage, hemophilia, hemolysis, hemoid, hemostat
ultima
(last)—ultimate, ultimatum, penultimate, Ultima Thule, ultimogeniture
infra
(beneath)—infraorbital, infrared, infrasonic, infra dig, infralapsarianism
leuko
(white)—leukocyte, leukemia, leukocytosis, leucite, leucoplast, leucocratic
lys
(break down)—hemolysis, electrolysis, electrolyte, analysis, dialysis, lysis
meso
(middle)—mesophilic, mezzotint, mesomorph, Mesozoic, Mesopotamia, mesophyll
milli
(thousandth)—millimeter, millipede, milligram, milliliter, million, millimicron
mem
(remember)—memory, memorandum, commemorate, memorial, memo, memoir
gress
(step)—congress, egress, digress, progress, aggression, regress, ingress
labor
(work)—labor, laborious, collaborate, laboratory, elaborate, labored
myo
(muscle)—myocardium, myopia, myoglobin, myogram, myocarditis, myotomy
vac
(empty)—vacant, vacuum, vacation, evacuate, vacuous, vacuole, vacuity
oligo
(few or small)—oligosaccharide, oligarchy, oligocarpous, Oligocene, oligoclase
ose
(sugar)—lactose, fructose, sucrose, glucose, dextrose, dextroglucose
osis
(condition)—neurosis, psychosis, ichthyosis, erythroblastosis, thrombosis, meiosis
tude
(state of)—pulchritude, multitude, solitude, turpitude, rectitude, aptitude, similitude
patho
(disease)—pathogenic, psychopath, sociopath, pathological, idiopathic
phag
(eat)—phagocyte, bacteriophage, geophagy, anthropophagite, sarcophagus
phor
(carry)—euphoria, conidiophore, metaphor, chromatophore, dysphoria, anaphora
phyt
(plant)—phytotoxin, sporophyte, neophyte, gametophyte, phytochrome
phyll
(leaf)—chlorophyll, phyllotaxis, phyllopod, phyllophagous, monophyllous
pleo
(more)—pleomorphic, pleonasm, pleochroic, Pliocene, pleophagous, pleopod
pod
(foot)—pseudopod, arthropod, diplopoda, cephalopod, podiatrist, gastropod
soror
(sister)—sorority, sororicide, sorosis, sororize, sororal, sorites
-a
(plural)—data, phenomena, vacteria, Cephalopoda, phyla, effluvia, trivia, Nematoda
val
(worth)—valiant, valid, equivalent, devaluate, evaluate, ambivalent, covalent
para
(beside, near)—parable, parapsychology, parabola, paradigm, paradox, paraphrase
dom
(rule)—dominate, predominant, dominion, domineering, subdominant, domain
erg
(work)—energy, ergonomics, erg-second, ergatocracy, exergonic, synergy
rhiz
(root)—rhizoid, rhizome, rhizomorphous, rhizophagous, rhizanthous
sapro
(rotten)—saprophytic, saprophyte, saprogenic, saprolite, saprophilous
schizo
(divide)—Schizomycetes, schizophrenia, schism, schizocarp, schizoid, schizopod
hippo
(horse)—hippopotamus, hippodrome, hippogriff, hipparch, eohippus
som
(body)—somatic, chromosome, lysosome, somatoplasm, psychosomatic, somatology
spor
(seed)—endospore, sporophyte, sporangia, Sporozoa, sporogenesis, macrospore
sta
(stop)—hemostat, stasis, station, stationary, status quo, apostasy, hypostatize, static
rhodo
(rose)—rhododendron, rhodolite, Rhode Island, rhodium
taxis
(arrangement)—syntax, chemotaxis, taxidermy, phyllotaxis, taxonomy, ataxia
vol
(will)—volunteer, malevolent, benevolent, volition, involuntary
frat
(brother)—fraternity, fraternal, fratricide, fraternize
trich
(hair)—monotrichous, trichina, trichocysts, trichinosis, trichosis
troph
(nourishment)—autotroph, eutrophication, atrophy, dystrophy, trophism
tox
(poison)—toxin, toxoid, nontoxic, antitoxin, detoxification, toxicity, phytotoxins
sect
(cut)—dissect, intersection, vivisection, bisect, section, sectarian, sector
zygo
(yoke)—zygote, zygospore, zygodactyl, zygomorphic, zygoid, zygoptera, syzygy
zym
(foment)—enzyme, zymology, zymurgy, zymogenesis, zymoscope, zymogen