Latin Roots 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ac, al, ar, ic | pertaining to |
| agonist | competitor |
| allo | altered |
| alveoli, fovea, glen | pit, cavity |
| angul | angle, corner |
| ani | of the anus |
| ant, anti | against |
| ante | before |
| apo | away |
| areola | little space |
| artic | joint |
| asper | rough |
| asthen | weakness |
| aur, ot, oto | ears |
| auto | self |
| bifid | cleft in two parts |
| blast | precursor |
| brachi | arm |
| buccinator | trumpeter |
| calated | inserted |
| calc | stone |
| call | tough |
| calvar | bald, skull |
| capit, capitis | head |
| carp | wrist |
| cervicis | of the neck |
| choana | funnel |
| chondr, chondri, chondro | cartilage |
| clast | break down |
| cleido | clavicle |
| cnem | leg |
| colla | glue |
| corona | crown |
| corrug | wrinkle |
| costa | rib |
| coxae | of the hip |
| crani | helmet |
| cribri, ethmo | strainer |
| crista | crest |
| dendr | tree |
| dens, odont | tooth |
| depress | to lower |
| derm | skin |
| desmo | bond |
| di, bi | two |
| digit, digitorum | of the fingers, toes, digits |
| dorsi | of the back |
| dura | tough |
| dys | abnormal |
| ecto, ex, exo, ec | outer |
| endo | into |
| erythema | redness |
| fasc | bundle |
| femoris | of the thigh or femur |
| fibro | fiber |
| fid | sectioned, branched |
| fontan | fountain |
| fusi | spindle |
| gemellus | twin |
| gen, genic | producing |
| genio | chin |
| glab | smooth |
| gloss | tongue |
| glut | buttock |
| gracil | slender |
| grav | severe |
| histo | tissue |
| holo | whole |
| hyal | glass |
| iasis | pathological condition |
| ili | flank, loin |
| immuno | free |
| in | without |
| inferior | lower |
| lac, lacuna | cavity |
| lacerum | lacerated |
| lacrim | tear |
| laryng, laryngo | larynx |
| latissumus, lata | broad |
| lemma | husk |
| levat, levator | elevate |
| lumborum | of the lumbar region |
| lupus | wolf |
| macro | big |
| malacia | softening |
| malle | hammer |
| man | hand |
| manubrium | handle |
| masset | chew |
| mast | breast |
| maxim | largest |
| mere, mero | part |
| metr | length |
| minim | smallest |
| mortis | of death |
| mylo | molar teeth |
| necr | death |
| nucha | back of the neck |
| obtur | to close |
| ocul, op | eye |
| opson | to prepare food |
| or, oris | of the mouth |
| orb | circle |
| osis | process |
| ous | like |
| patho, pathy | disease |
| ped | foot |
| pemphigus | blistering |
| penna | feather |
| petr | stone |
| phage | eater |
| phragm | partition |
| phylax | prevention |
| platy | flat |
| plegia | paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| Pneum, pneumo, pneumon | lung |
| poplit | ham (pit) of knee |
| posit | to place |
| propria | one's own |
| psoa | loin |
| pterygo | wing |
| ptosis | falling |
| ramus | branch |
| ret | network |
| retinac | retainer |
| rigor | rigidity |
| rrhea | discharge |
| sartor | tailor |
| scal, treppe | staircase |
| scap | shovel |
| scess | to go |
| sella | saddle |
| serrate | zigzag |
| skelet | dried up |
| som | body |
| sphen, cunei | wedge |
| sphinc | squeeze |
| splenius | bandage |
| squam | flat |
| superficialis | near surface |
| sym, syn | together |
| tars | ankle |
| temporalis | temporal region of the head |
| thorax | chest cavity |
| tit | giant |
| ton | tension |
| tympan | drum |
| vastus | large |
| vulgaris | common |
| xipho, gladiolus | sword |
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