Module 12
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62 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acanth- | thorn; prickle |
| al-, pter-, pteryg- | wing |
| amygdal-* | almond |
| annul- | ring |
| anth-, flor- | flower; blossom |
| api-, meliss- | bee [no CV follows api-] |
| arachn-* | spider; spider-like; spider web; web-like |
| arbor- | tree |
| av- | bird [CV is "i"] |
| bacc-, cocc- | berry |
| blast-* | bud; germ; embryonic cell |
| carp-* | fruit; seed |
| clad-, ram- | branch |
| cortic-* | bark; outer layer |
| cyn-, can- | dog |
| flagell- | whip; ship-like appendage |
| flocc-, floccul- | tuft of hair |
| foli- | leaf |
| formic- | ant [This root will use suffix -iasis, NOT -osis] |
| frond- | leaf; leafy branch; frond |
| helminth-, verm-, vermin- | worm [helminth- will use suffix -iasis, NOT -osis] |
| herp-, herpet- | reptile; snake; spreading blister |
| ichthy-, pisc- | fish [ichthy- can also mean "scaly," as an adjective root] |
| lign-, hyl-, xyl- | wood |
| nid- | nest |
| nuc- | nut |
| onych-, onyx-, ungu-, ungul- | nail; hoof; claw |
| phyt- | plant; growth |
| set- | bristle; seta [pl. setae] |
| spin-* | thorn; spine |
| spor- | spore |
| trich- | hair |
| zo- | animal; living organism |
| anthrac-* | coal |
| argent-* | silver |
| carbon- | carbon |
| chrys-, aur- | gold |
| cupr- | copper |
| petr- | rock |
| plumb- | lead |
| sider-, ferr- | iron |
| thi- | sulphur |
| chem- | chemical |
| corpor- | body; corpus |
| cry- | extreme cold; extremely cold [adj. root] |
| electr- | electricity; electrical [adj. root] |
| erg-, ergasi- | work |
| hum- | soil; earth |
| loc-, top- | place; location |
| meteor- | weather; atmosphere |
| nos-, morb- | disease |
| nyct-, nyctal-, noct- | night; during the night |
| phot-, luc-, lumen- | light |
| phyl- | group; tribe; race |
| psychr- | cold [always followed by a CV, even if attachment to termination which begins with vowel of h] |
| pyr- | heat; fire |
| pyret- | fever |
| sol-, heli- | sun |
| ge-, terr- | the earth; land |
| therm- | heat; temperature |
| trop- | a turning; change |
| -ergasia, -ergia, -urgy | work (termination) |
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