Module 12 - Animals and Plants

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Medical Terminology


 
  
Created Apr 4, 2011
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acanth-
 
thorn; prickle
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al-
 
wing
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pter-
 
wing
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pteryg-
 
wing
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amygdal-*
 
almond[See Mod. 11, amygdal-]
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annul-
 
ring
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anth-
 
flower; blossom
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flor-
 
flower; blossom
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api-
 
bee[no connecting vowel follows]
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meliss-
 
bee
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arachn-*
 
spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like[See Mod. 5, arachn-]
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arbor-
 
tree
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av-
 
bird[connecting vowel is "i"]
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bacc-
 
c
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cocc-
 
flower; blossom
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blast-*
 
bud; germ; embryonic cell[See Mod. 7, -blast]
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carp-*
 
fruit; seed[See Mod. 10, carp-]
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clad-
 
branch
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ram-
 
branch
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cortic-*
 
bark; outer layer[See Mod. 5, cortic-]
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cyn-
 
dog
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can-
 
dog
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flagell-
 
whip; whip-like appendage
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flocc-
 
tuft of hair
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floccul-
 
tuft of hair
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foli-
 
leaf
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formic-
 
ant[This root will use suffix -iasis, not -osis]
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frond-
 
leaf; leafy branch; frond
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helminth-
 
worm[This root will use suffix -iasis, not -osis]
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verm-
 
worm
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vermin-
 
worm
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herp-
 
reptile; snake; spreading blister
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herpet-
 
reptile; snake; spreading blister
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ichthy-
 
fish [Grk.][ichthy- can also mean "scaly," as an adjective root]
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pisc-
 
fish [Lat.]
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lign-
 
wood
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hyl-
 
wood
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xyl-
 
wood
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nid-
 
nest
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nuc-
 
nut
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onych-
 
nail; hoof; claw
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onyx-
 
nail; hoof; claw
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ungu-
 
nail; hoof; claw
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ungul-
 
nail; hoof; claw
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phyt-
 
plant; growth
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set-
 
bristle; seta [pl. setae]
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spin-*
 
thorn; spine[See Mod. 10, spin-]
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spor-
 
spore
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trich-
 
hair
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zo-
 
animal; living organism [Grk.]
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anthrac-*
 
coal[See Mod. 8, anthrac-]
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argent-*
 
silver[See Mod. 8, argent-]
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carbon-
 
carbon
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chrys-*
 
gold[see Mod. 8, chrys-]
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aur-*
 
gold[See Mod. 8 and 4, aur-]
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cupr-
 
copper
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petr-
 
rock
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plumb-
 
lead
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sider-
 
iron
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ferr-
 
iron
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thi-
 
sulphur
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chem-
 
chemical
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corpor-
 
body; corpus [Lat.]
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cry-
 
extreme cold; extremely cold [adjective root]
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electr-
 
electricity; electrical [adjective root]
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erg-
 
work
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ergasi-
 
work
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hum-
 
soil; earth
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loc-
 
place; location
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top-
 
place; location
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meteor-
 
weather; atmosphere
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nos-
 
disease
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morb-
 
disease
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nyct-
 
night; during the night
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nyctal-
 
night; during the night
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noct-
 
night; during the night
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phot-
 
light
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luc-
 
light
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lumen-
 
light
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phyl-
 
group; tribe; race
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psychr-
 
cold[always followed by a connecting vowel. even if attached to termination which being with...
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pyr-
 
heat; fire
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pyret-
 
fever
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sol-
 
sun
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heli-
 
sun
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ge-
 
the earth; land
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terr-
 
the earth; land
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therm-
 
heat; temperature
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trop-
 
a turning; change
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-ergasia
 
work
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-ergia
 
work
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-urgy
 
work

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