Lessons 23 and 24 Flashcards by Rachel Hantman

post-

behind, after

prefix

ex: postpone, postscript, postgraduate

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behind, after

prefix

post-

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pre- (prae-)

before, in front of

prefix

ex: prevent, prepare, precaution

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before, in front of

prefix

pre- (prae-)

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pro-

forward, in front of

prefix

ex: profess, project, prolong

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forward, in front of

prefix

pro-

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re-, red-

back, again, against

prefix

ex: reduce, reject, recede

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back, again, against

prefix

re-, red-

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retro-

backward, behind

prefix

ex: retroactive, retrospect, retrograde

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backward, behind

prefix

retro-

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se-

aside, away

prefix

ex: secede, select, secrete

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aside, away

prefix

se-

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sub-, sus-, suc-

last consonant of the prefix is usually the same as the first constant of the base

under, up from under, somewhat

prefix

ex: submarine, subscript, submerge, suspend, suffer, support

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under, up from under, somewhat

prefix

sub-, sus-, suc-

last consonant of the prefix is usually the same as the first constant of the base

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super-, supra-

above

prefix

ex: supernatural, superstructure, supersonic

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above

prefix

super-, supra-

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trans-, tran-, tra-

across, through

prefix

ex: transmit, transfer, transfusion

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across, through

prefix

trans-, tran-, tra-

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ultra-

beyond

prefix

ex: ultraviolet, ultramoder, ultrasonic

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beyond

prefix

ultra-

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arbor-

tree

base

ex: arboreous, arborization

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tree

base

arbor-

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cal-

to be warm

base

ex: calorie, decalescence, calenture

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to be warm

base

cal-

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carin-

keel base ex: carina, paracrinal, carina nasi

keel base

carin-

cern-, cret-, cre-

to separate, to distinguish, to secrete base ex: incretion, secretagogue, secernment

to separate, to distinguish, to secrete base

cern-, cret-, cre-

cili-

eyelid, eyelash base ex: cilia, ciliospore

eyelid, eyelash base

cili-

corn(u)-

horn base ex: bicornute, corniculate, subconreous

horn base

corn(u)-

cub-, cumb-, cumbit-

to lie base ex: decubitus, succubous, accumbent

to lie base

cub-, cumb-, cumbit-

dorm-, dormit-

to sleep base ex: obdormition, dormidera, dormitive

to sleep base

dorm-, dormit-

fet- (foet-)

offspring, fetus base ex: relation, exfetation, multifetation

offspring, fetus base

fet- (foet-)

frang- (-fring), frag-, fract-

to break, to bend base ex: refract, refractory, diffraction

to break, to bend base

frang- (-fring), frag-, fract-

trud-, trus-

to push, to thrust base ex: detrusor, contrusion, extrusion

to push, to thrust base

trud-, trus-

grad-, gress-

to step, to go base ex: digitigrade, orthograde, antiagressin

to step, to go base

grad-, gress-

lingu-

tongue, language base ex: vermilingual, linguoverson

tongue, language base

lingu-

ment-

chin base ex: mentalis, mentigerous

chin base

ment-

plic-, plicit-

to fold base ex: plica, complicate, conduplicate

to fold base

plic-, plicit-

pot-

to be powerful base ex: totipotent, unipotent, potentiation

to be powerful base

pot-

pur-

pus base ex: purulent, purohepatitis

pus base

pur-

ren-

kidney base ex: adrenal, adrenergic, renotrophic

kidney base

ren-

son-

sound base ex: assonance, asonia, sonification

sound base

son-

sud-

to sweat base ex: sudorific, sudoresis, sudoriferous

to sweat base

sud-

acin-

grapes in a cluster base ex: aciniform, acing, interacinar

grapes in a cluster base

acin-

al-

wing base ex: exalate, saliferous, alinotum

wing base

al-

annul-

ring base ex: annulus, annulose, exannulate

ring base

annul-

apic-

tip, summit, apex base ex: apiculate, subapical, periodical

tip, summit, apex base

apic-

argent-

silver base ex: argenteal, argenteous, argenaffin

silver base

argent-

can-

dog base ex: canicola, caniniform

dog base

can-

capir- (-cipit)

head base ex: capitulum, bicapitate

head base

capir- (-cipit)

dur-

hard, dura mater base ex: duramen, epidural, duroarachnitis

hard, dura mater base

dur-

equ-

horse base ex: equitant, equiline

horse base

equ-

lacrim- (lachrym-)

tear base ex: lacrimal, adlacrimal, nasolacrimal

tear base

lacrim- (lachrym-)

lacun-

small pit base ex: lacuna, lacunae, lacunose

small pit base

lacun-

limin-

threshold base ex: limen, liminal, supraliminal

threshold base

limin-

mal-

cheek, cheekbone base ex: malar, deutomalae

cheek, cheekbone base

mal-

ocul-

eye base ex: oculomotor, monocular, transocular

eye base

ocul-

ocell-

little eye base ex: ocellate

little eye base

ocell-

palat-

palate, roof of the mouth base ex: palatine, salpingopalatine, palatitis

palate, roof of the mouth base

palat-

pulvin-

cushion base ex: pulvinus, pulvination,

cushion base

pulvin-

pulvill-

little cushion base ex: pulvilliform, pulvillus

little cushion base

pulvill-

pariet-

wall base ex: paries, parietal, gastroparietal

wall base

pariet-

plant-

sole of the foot, spout base ex: planta, replantation, autotransplantation

sole of the foot, spout base

plant-

pont-

bridge base ex: pons, cerebropontine, pontobulbar

bridge base

pont-

sen-

old base ex: pre senility, senopia, senium

old base

sen-