vocab #15 Flashcards
tropo
turn (heliotrope, troposphere, trophy)
gastro
stomach (gastronomy, gastropod)
arthro
joint (arthritis, arthropod, arthroscopic)
ventri
belly (ventriloquist, ventral, ventricle)
dors
back (dorsal, dorsum, dorsoventral)
macro
large (macrobiotic, macrocephalic, macron)
dextro
right or clockwise (dextrose, dexterity, dextral)
brachy
short (brachycranic, brachyology)
brachio
arm (brachiopod, brachiation)
branchio
gills (branchiopod, branchia)
kin
motion (kinetic, kinescope, telekinesis)
phylo
kind (phylum, phylogeny, phyla)
blasto
embryo (blastocyst, blastogenesis)
dactylo
finger (pterodactyl, dactylic)
phos
light (phosphorus, phosphene)
gon
angle (pentagon, tetragon, diagonal)
lite
mineral or fossil (perlite, cryolite, halite)
vore
eating (omnivore, herbivore, devour)
holo
whole (holocaust, hologram, holograph)
haplo
single or simple (haploid, haplology)
opia
sight (myopia, synopsis, biopsy)
lent
full of (corpulent, virulent, turbulent)
ef
out (effusive, efficacy, effeminate)
ium
an element (radium, sodium, uranium)
dicho
in two parts (dichotomy, dichotomize, dichotomist)