Substance Roots

Question 1

Acet-

Answer 1

vinegar; acid

Question 2

aer-

Answer 2

air; gas

Question 3

pneum-

Answer 3

air; gas (see pneum- anatomical root)

Question 4

pneumat-

Answer 4

air; gas

Question 5

phys-

Answer 5

air; gas

Question 6

amyl-

Answer 6

starch

Question 7

blenn-

Answer 7

mucus

Question 8

myx-

Answer 8

mucus

Question 9

muc-

Answer 9

mucus

Question 10

calc-

Answer 10

calcium; calcium salts; lime

Question 11

calcin-

Answer 11

calcium; calcium salts; lime

Question 12

chol-

Answer 12

bile; gall [neither chole- or bili- followed by connecting

vowel]

Question 13

chole-

Answer 13

bile; gall

Question 14

bili-

Answer 14

bile; gall [neither chole- or bili- followed by connecting

vowel]

Question 15

chyl-

Answer 15

chyle; milky fluid in the intestines

Question 16

chym-

Answer 16

chyme; gastric pulp

Question 17

gli-*

Answer 17

glue [see Mod 5., Gli- = glia]

Question 18

coll-

Answer 18

jelly; gelatin; glue

Question 19

gluten-

Answer 19

jelly; gelatin; glue

Question 20

glutin-

Answer 20

jelly; gelatin; glue

Question 21

copr-

Answer 21

feces

Question 22

scat-

Answer 22

feces

Question 23

fec-

Answer 23

feces

Question 24

fecal-

Answer 24

feces

Question 25

sterc-

Answer 25

feces

Question 26

stercor-

Answer 26

feces

Question 27

frug-

Answer 27

fruit sugar

Question 28

fruct-

Answer 28

fruit sugar

Question 29

fructos-

Answer 29

fruit sugar

Question 30

galact-

Answer 30

milk

Question 31

lact-

Answer 31

milk

Question 32

gluc-

Answer 32

sugar

Question 33

glyc-

Answer 33

sugar

Question 34

sacchar-

Answer 34

sugar

Question 35

hal-

Answer 35

salt

Question 36

sal-

Answer 36

salt

Question 37

hyal-

Answer 37

glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]

Question 38

vitri-

Answer 38

glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]

Question 39

aqu-

Answer 39

water

Question 40

aqua-

Answer 40

water

Question 41

aque-

Answer 41

water

Question 42

hydr-

Answer 42

water; watery substance

Question 43

kerat-; cerat-; cornu-; corne-

Answer 43

horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective] —– in module 4? cornea

Question 44

Lith-

Answer 44

stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in an organ or other tissue) [see mod. 12 lith-]

Question 45

myc-

Answer 45

fungus

Question 46

mycet-

Answer 46

fungus

Question 47

nephel-

Answer 47

mist; cloudiness

Question 48

ole-

Answer 48

oil

Question 49

oxy-*

Answer 49

oxygen; acid [no connecting vowel follows] [see Mod 11 oxy-]

Question 50

pharmac-

Answer 50

drug