Module 12 Flashcards
(223 cards)
1
Q
flocc-
A
tuft of hair
2
Q
silver [mineral]
A
argent-
3
Q
al-
A
wing
4
Q
physi-
A
nature [essence, character, NOT mother nature]
5
Q
pyret-
A
fever [‘internal fire’]
6
Q
hoof
A
onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-
7
Q
ichthy-
A
fish; scaly [adj] [Greek]
8
Q
animal
A
zo- [always follow w/ conn. vowel; Greek zoōn = “animal” => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]
9
Q
lith-
A
stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in an organ or other tissue) [substance root]
OR rock; stone [mineral root]
10
Q
ge-
A
the earth; land [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]
11
Q
xyl-
A
wood
12
Q
night
A
nyct-, nyctal-, noct-
13
Q
nut
A
nuc-
14
Q
whip
A
flagell-
15
Q
seta(e)
A
set-
-seta(e)
16
Q
reptile
A
herp-, herpet-
17
Q
cry-
A
extreme cold; extremely cold [adj]
[EXTREME, vs. psychr-]
18
Q
chrys-
A
golden [adj (colour)]; gold [noun (mineral)]
19
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ram-
A
branch [botanical OR otherwise]
20
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verm-
A
worm
21
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cupr-
A
copper
22
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blossom
A
anth- [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of ‘flowers’ (best works)]
flor-
23
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saur-
A
lizard
24
Q
a turning [root]
A
trop-
25
spider web
arachn- [Latin]
26
spin- [non-anatomical]
thorn; spine
27
earth [not 'the earth', but dirt]
hum-
28
light
phot-, luc-, lumen-
29
prickle
acanth- [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]
30
insect-
insect [Latin]
31
chemical
chem-
32
the earth [Latin]
terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]
33
fish
ichthy- [Greek], pisc-
34
-vorous
feeding on (something)
35
cortic- [non-human]
bark; outer layer [Latin; 'bark' is original meaning]
36
weather
meteor-
37
noct-
night [noun] OR during the night [adv]
38
nid-
nest
39
fire
pyr-
40
meliss-
bee
41
formic-
ant
42
morb-
disease [NOT death]
43
felin-
cat
44
aur- [non-anatomical noun]
gold [mineral]
45
heli-
sun
46
coal
anthrac-
47
amygdal-
almond OR tonsil [Greek]
48
ornith-
bird
49
wood
lign-, hyl-, xyl-
50
ungul-
nail; hoof; claw
51
fruit
carp-
52
frond-
frond; leaf; leafy branch
53
arachn-
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like [Latin, may function as noun OR adj]
OR
arachnoid mater; arachnoid; interior (middle) layer of the meninges
54
herpet-
reptile; snake; spreading blister [from Greek herpō = "to creep"]
55
loc-
place; location
56
-vore
one which feeds on (something)
57
dog
can- [Latin], cyn- [Greek]
58
horse
hipp-
59
wing
al-, pter-, pteryg-
60
argent-
silver [either adj (colour) OR noun (mineral)]
61
sider-
iron
62
av-
bird
63
bacter-
bacteria
64
corpus
corpor- [Latin; may refer to the 'entire body' of an organ]
65
phyll-
leaf
66
zo-
animal; living organism
67
stone [root]
petr-, lith-
68
terr-
the earth; land
69
nail
onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-
70
outer layer
cortic- [Latin, from cortex, corticis]
71
change
trop-
| meta- [PREFIX; refers to a change of state]
72
branch
clad-, ram- [botanical OR otherwise]
73
worm
helminth- [uses suffix -iasis, NOT -osis],
| verm-, vermin-
74
disease
nos-, morb-, path-, -pathy
75
cat
felin-, ailur-
76
hum-
soil; earth
77
growth
phyt-
-genesis [natural, reproductive context]
troph-, -trophy [nutritive process]
-plasia [w.r.t. number of cells/tissues, not whole organs]
78
extreme cold
cry-
79
cocc-
berry
80
seta [pl. setae] [root]
set-
81
living organism
zo- [always follow w/conn. vowel; Greek zoōn = "animal" => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]
82
anth-
flower; blossom [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of 'flowers' (best works)]
83
plant
phyt-
84
carp-
[anatomical] carpus; carpal bone; WRIST; WRIST BONE [either joint or 1+ of bones in the joint]
[non-anatomical] fruit; seed
85
insect
entom- [Greek], insect- [Latin]
86
flesh
sarc-, carn-
87
lumen-
light
88
spor-
spore
89
the earth [Greek]
ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]
90
tuft of hair
flocc-, floccul-
91
seta(e) [termination]
-seta(e)
92
lead
plumb- [plumb line = hanging heavy chunk of lead to determine vertical line; plumbing = (lead) pipes]
93
whip-like appendage
flagell-
94
carbon
carbon-
95
tree
arbor-
96
meteor-
weather; atmosphere
97
anthrac-
coal [noun]; black [adj]
98
spreading blister
herp-, herpet-
99
nuc-
nut
100
cold [adj]
psychr- [always followed by conn. vowel, even if vowel/'h' after; less extreme than cry-]
101
trop-
a turning; change
102
chrys- [noun]
gold [mineral]
103
spider-like
arachn- [Latin]
104
helminth-
worm
105
land [Latin]
terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]
106
onych-
nail; hoof; claw
107
argent- [noun]
silver [mineral]
108
bacteria
bacter-
109
bacc-
berry
110
hair
trich-
111
thi-
sulphur
112
therm-
heat; temperature
113
bee
api- [no conn. vowel],
| meliss-
114
growth [root]
phyt-,
| troph- [nutritive process]
115
the earth
terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]
| ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]
116
ant
formic- [uses suffix -iasis, NOT -osis]
117
bark
cortic- [Latin, from cortex, corticis]
118
-seta(e)
seta(e); bristle(s)
119
can-
dog [Latin]
120
heat [not therm-]
pyr-
121
hyl-
wood
122
nature [essence, character, NOT mother nature]
physi-
123
foli-
leaf
124
sun
sol-, heli-
125
flor-
flower; blossom
126
spine
spin-, echin-
127
pisc-
fish
128
almond
amygdal-
129
bristle [root]
set-
130
disease [terms that don't use path-]
nos-, morb-
131
bry-
moss
132
leafy branch
frond-
133
entom-
insect [Greek, "cut into pieces"]
134
pteryg-
wing
135
location
loc-, top-
136
one which feeds on (something)
-vore [preceded by conn. vowel 'i']
137
acanth-
thorn; prickle [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]
138
frond
frond-
139
rock
petr-, lith-
140
hipp-
horse
141
aur-
Golden [adj root]
ear; hearing [senses context]
gold [mineral]
142
disease [root]
nos-, morb-, path-
143
iron
sider-, ferr-
144
gold [mineral]
aur-, chrys-
145
soil
hum-
146
seed
carp-
147
psychr-
cold [noun or adj; less extreme than cry-]
148
change [root]
trop-
149
lith- [non-substance]
rock; stone
150
flagell-
whip; whip-like appendage
151
api-
bee
152
bristle
set-
| -seta(e)
153
leaf [not foli-, phyll-]
frond-
154
web-like
arachn- [Latin]
155
carn-
flesh
156
bird
av- [conn. vowel 'i'],
| ornith-
157
flower
anth- [anthology =/= study of flowers, but COLLECTION of 'flowers' (best works)]
flor-
158
copper
cupr-
159
during the night
nyct-, nyctal-, noct-
160
berry
bacc-, cocc-
161
body [not a term starting with 's']
corpor- [Latin; may refer to the 'entire body' of an organ]
162
atmosphere
meteor-
163
ge-
land; the earth
164
vermin-
worm
165
fever [not a term starting with 'f']
pyret- ['internal fire']
166
phyt-
plant; growth
167
nest
nid-
168
cortic-
[anatomical] cortex [pl. cortices]; the outer layer (of an organ or biological structure)
[non-anatomical; original] bark; outer layer
[Latin]
169
lizard
saur-
170
top-
place; location
171
cold [noun]
psychr- [always followed by conn. vowel, even if vowel/'h' after; less extreme than cry-]
172
pyr-
heat; fire
173
arachn- [non-anatomical]
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like [Latin, may function as noun OR adj]
174
spore
spor-
175
clad-
branch [botanical OR otherwise]
176
nyct-
night [noun] OR during the night [adv]
177
heat [not pyr-]
therm-
178
scaly
ichthy- [Greek]
179
cyn-
dog [Greek; Cynics = philosophers trying to live virtuously by living on street & rejecting material possessions, 'close to nature' => 'like dogs']
180
land [Greek]
ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]
181
carp- [non-anatomical]
fruit; seed
182
zo-
animal; living organism [Greek zoōn = "animal" => zoo = zoological (animal) garden]
183
feeding on (something)
-vorous [preceded by conn. vowel 'i']
184
onyx-
nail; hoof; claw
185
herp-
reptile; snake; spreading blister [from Greek herpō = "to creep"]
186
nos-
disease [NOTHING TO DO WITH 'nose']
187
carbon-
carbon
188
arbor-
tree
189
bristle(s) [termination]
-seta(e)
190
ailur-
cat
191
claw
onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul-
192
chem-
chemical
193
floccul-
tuft of hair
194
growth [termination]
- genesis [natural, reproductive context]
- trophy [nutritive process]
- plasia [w.r.t. number of cells/tissues, not whole organs]
195
trich-
hair
196
pter-
wing
197
moss
bry-
198
ferr-
iron
199
plumb-
lead [plumb line = hanging heavy chunk of lead to determine vertical lead; plumbing = (lead) pipes]
200
phot-
light
201
thorn
acanth- [b/c acanthus has prickly leaves; shown on top of Corinthian (Greek) columns]
spin-
202
lign-
wood
203
set-
bristle; seta [pl. setae]
204
sol-
sun
205
leaf
foli-, phyll-, frond-
206
land
terr- [Roman Terra = goddess of the Earth]
| ge- [Greek Gaia = Gaea = Ge = goddess of the Earth, wife of Uranus, mother of all the gods]
207
place
loc-, top-
208
petr-
rock; stone
209
a turning
trop-, -strophe
210
anthrac- [noun]
coal
211
sulphur
thi-
212
extremely cold
cry-
213
amygdal- [non-anatomical]
almond
214
nyctal-
night [noun] OR during the night [adv]
215
snake
herp-, herpet-
216
spider
arachn- [Latin]
217
temperature
therm-
218
corpor-
body; corpus [Latin; often used on own to mean the 'entire' organ]
219
ungu-
nail; hoof; claw
220
luc-
light
221
fever
febr- [followed by conn. vowel 'i'],
| pyret- ['internal fire']
222
heat
therm-, pyr-
223
body
soma-, somat-, corpor-
