Substance Roots Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
Acet-
A
vinegar; acid
2
Q
aer-
A
air; gas
3
Q
pneum-
A
air; gas (see pneum- anatomical root)
4
Q
pneumat-
A
air; gas
5
Q
phys-
A
air; gas
6
Q
amyl-
A
starch
7
Q
blenn-
A
mucus
8
Q
myx-
A
mucus
9
Q
muc-
A
mucus
10
Q
calc-
A
calcium; calcium salts; lime
11
Q
calcin-
A
calcium; calcium salts; lime
12
Q
chol-
A
bile; gall [neither chole- or bili- followed by connecting
vowel]
13
Q
chole-
A
bile; gall
14
Q
bili-
A
bile; gall [neither chole- or bili- followed by connecting
vowel]
15
Q
chyl-
A
chyle; milky fluid in the intestines
16
Q
chym-
A
chyme; gastric pulp
17
Q
gli-*
A
glue [see Mod 5., Gli- = glia]
18
Q
coll-
A
jelly; gelatin; glue
19
Q
gluten-
A
jelly; gelatin; glue
20
Q
glutin-
A
jelly; gelatin; glue
21
Q
copr-
A
feces
22
Q
scat-
A
feces
23
Q
fec-
A
feces
24
Q
fecal-
A
feces
25
sterc-
feces
26
stercor-
feces
27
frug-
fruit sugar
28
fruct-
fruit sugar
29
fructos-
fruit sugar
30
galact-
milk
31
lact-
milk
32
gluc-
sugar
33
glyc-
sugar
34
sacchar-
sugar
35
hal-
salt
36
sal-
salt
37
hyal-
glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]
38
vitri-
glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]
39
aqu-
water
40
aqua-
water
41
aque-
water
42
hydr-
water; watery substance
43
kerat-; cerat-; cornu-; corne-
horn [noun]; horn-like [adjective] ----- in module 4? cornea
44
Lith-
stone; calculus [pl. calculi] (in an organ or other tissue) [see mod. 12 lith-]
45
myc-
fungus
46
mycet-
fungus
47
nephel-
mist; cloudiness
48
ole-
oil
49
oxy-*
oxygen; acid [no connecting vowel follows] [see Mod 11 oxy-]
50
pharmac-
drug
