week 10 2 Flashcards
ARC(U)-
‘bow’, ‘arch’ (arcus)
ARC-ade; ARCI-FER-ous, applies to the pectoral arch of toads; ARC-iform, shaped like an arch or a bow; ARCU-alia, small, cartilaginous pieces, dorsal and central, fused or free, on the vertebral column of fishes
CALCAR-
‘spur’ (calcar)
CALCAR-ine, a fissure extending to the hypocampal gyrus on the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere; CALCAR-ate, having a spur or spur-like point
NB: Compare calx, calc- ‘lime’.
CING-, CINCT-
‘to bind’, ‘to gird’
pre-CINCT; suc-CINCT; CING-ulum, a girdle or the waist; sub-CING-ulum, the lower lip part of the cingulum of rotifers; CING-ul-ectomy, the surgical removal of the cingulate gyrus (in the brain)
CLIV-
‘slope’ (clivus)
pro-CLIV-ity; de-CLIVE, a lower or descending part; CLIVUS, a slope; post-CLIV-al, the fissure behind the clivus of the cerebellum
CUSPID-
‘point’ (cuspis)
CUSP, a pocket or fold in the wall of the heart or a major blood vessel that fills and distends if the blood flows backwards, so forming part of a valve; a cone-shaped prominence on the surface of a tooth; a sharp rigid point of a leaf; bicuspid, having two cusps or points; a tooth with two cusps, especially a human premolar tooth; bi-CUSP-id, having two cusps, as bicuspid teeth, or as the mitral valve of the heart
FASCI-
‘band’ (fascia)
FASCIA, a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ; FASCI-ated, showing abnormal fusion of parts or organs, resulting in a flattened ribbon-like structure; FASCI-ola, a narrow colour-band; FASC-itis, inflammation of a fascia
FERR-
iron’ (ferrum)
FERR-ic, relating to iron; FERR-ule, a ring or cap, typically a metal one, which strengthens the end of a handle, stick, or tube and prevents it from splitting or wearing; FERR-ous, containing or consisting of iron; FERRI-HAEMO-GLOB-in, haemoglobin in which the iron is normally in a ferrous state
GLABR-
‘hairless’, ‘smooth’ (glaber)
GLABR-ous, free from hair or down, smooth (chiefly of the skin or a leaf); GLAB-ella, the smooth part of the forehead above and between the eyebrows
LIEN-
‘spleen’ (lien)
LIEN-al, pertaining to the spleen (applies to an artery, vein,
NUC-
nut
os or
mouth
palli
mantle covering
pron
inclined
sin(u)
curve hollow cavity
vitr
glass
cox
hip
fibul
outer bone of leg
fren
rein bridle
furc
fork
fus
spindle
fisc
dark brown
nar
nostrils
papill
nipple
pectin
comb
pinn penn
feather
rad ras raz
scrape
vagin
sheath