Root words Flashcards
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Etymos
True sense (Greek)
Logos
Well, good (Greek)
Taxonomy
taxo
nomos
Taxo = arrange,
Nomos = knowledge/science of
Nomenclature
nomen
calare
Nomen = name,
Calare = call
Phylogenic
phyl
gen
Phyl = tribe,
Gen = to create
Cladistics
clados
Clados = branch
Dichotomously branching
dich
tomos
Dich = split in two,
Tomos = cut
Synapomorphies
syn
apo
morph
Syn = together, united;
Apo = away from;
Morph = form, shape
Autapomorphies
aut
Aut = self
Polytomies
poly
Poly = many
Symmetry
syn
metr
Syn = together,
Metr = measure
Asymmetrical
A(n)
A(n) = not
Oral–aboral
oral
ab
Oral = mouth,
Ab = away from
Isolecithal
iso
lecith
Iso = same,
Lecith = yolk
Telolecithal
tel
Tel = distant
Parthenogenesis
partheno
Partheno = virgin
Holoblastic
holo
Holo = entire
Meroblastic
mer
Mer = in part
Coeloblastula
coel
Coel = cavity
Diploblastic
diplo
Diplo = double
Triploblastic
triplo
Triplo = triple
Endoderm
endo
Endo = inside
Ectoderm
ecto
Ecto = outside
Epiderm
epi
Epi = upon