Substance Roots

Question 1

hydr-

Answer 1

water; watery substance

Question 1

salt

Answer 1

hal-

sal-

Question 2

calc-

calcin-

Answer 2

calcium; calcium salts; lime

Question 2

air; gas

[See pneum- in Anatomical Roots]

Answer 2

aer-

pneum-*

pneumat-

phys-

Question 3

lith-

Answer 3

stone; calculus [pl. calculi]

[See Mod. 12, lith-]

Question 3

water; watery substance

Answer 3

hydr-

Question 4

calcium; calcium salts; lime

Answer 4

calc-

calcin-

Question 4

water

Answer 4

aqu-

aqua-

aque-

Question 5

bile; gall

[neither chole- nor bili- are followed by connecting vowels]

Answer 5

chol-

chole-

bili-

Question 6

hyal-

vitri-

Answer 6

glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]

Question 6

starch

Answer 6

amyl-

Question 6

milk

Answer 6

galact-

lact-

Question 7

frug-

fruct-

fructos-

Answer 7

fruit sugar

Question 9

acet-

Answer 9

vinegar; acid

Question 10

pharmac-

Answer 10

drug

Question 11

sugar

Answer 11

gluc-

glyc-

sacchar-

Question 12

aer-

pneum-*

pneumat-

phys-

Answer 12

air; gas

[See pneum- in Anatomical Roots]

Question 13

vinegar; acid

Answer 13

acet-

Question 13

mucus

Answer 13

blenn-

myx-

muc-

Question 14

kerat-*

cerat-*

cornu-*

corne-*

Answer 14

horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective]

[See Mod. 4, kerat-, cerat-, cornu-, corne-]

Question 16

amyl-

Answer 16

starch

Question 16

ole-

Answer 16

oil

Question 17

feces

Answer 17

copr-

scat-

fec-

fecal-

sterc-

stercor-

Question 18

stone; calculus [pl. calculi]

[See Mod. 12, lith-]

Answer 18

lith-

Question 19

glue [See Mod. 5, gli-]

Answer 19

gli-\*

Question 21

chyl-

Answer 21

chyle; milky fluid in the intestines

Question 23

galact- lact-

Answer 23

milk

Question 24

glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]

Answer 24

hyal- vitri-

Question 26

hal- sal-

Answer 26

salt

Question 27

gli-\*

Answer 27

glue [See Mod. 5, gli-]

Question 28

chyme; gastric pulp

Answer 28

chym-

Question 29

horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective] [See Mod. 4, kerat-, cerat-, cornu-, corne-]

Answer 29

kerat-\* cerat-\* cornu-\* corne-\*

Question 30

drug

Answer 30

pharmac-

Question 31

jelly; gelatin; glue

Answer 31

coll- gluten- glutin-

Question 33

blenn- myx- muc-

Answer 33

mucus

Question 35

aqu- aqua- aque-

Answer 35

water

Question 36

mist; cloudiness

Answer 36

nephel-

Question 37

chol- chole- bili-

Answer 37

bile; gall [neither chole- nor bili- are followed by connecting vowels]

Question 38

fungus

Answer 38

myc- mycet-

Question 39

coll- gluten- glutin-

Answer 39

jelly; gelatin; glue

Question 40

oil

Answer 40

ole-

Question 42

fruit sugar

Answer 42

frug- fruct- fructos-

Question 43

myc- mycet-

Answer 43

fungus

Question 44

nephel-

Answer 44

mist; cloudiness

Question 45

oxy-\*

Answer 45

oxygen; acid [no connecting vowel follows] [See Mod. 11, oxy-]

Question 46

chyle; milky fluid in the intestines

Answer 46

chyl-

Question 47

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

Answer 47

feces

Question 48

chym-

Answer 48

chyme; gastric pulp

Question 49

gluc- glyc- sacchar-

Answer 49

sugar

Question 50

oxygen; acid [no connecting vowel follows] [See Mod. 11, oxy-]

Answer 50

oxy-\*