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Root Quiz O-Q

Terms in this set (86)

occiput
back part of the head
ocul-
eye
oct-
eight
odont-
tooth
-oid
form, appearance
olf-
smell
oligo-
few, small, scant
-oma
abnormal condition, tumor
omni-
all
onc-
mass, tumor
oo-
egg
ophis (GK)
serpent
opthalm-, opt-
referring to the eye
orb-
circle, round, ring
organon (GK)
tool, implement
ornith-
bird
orth-
straight, correct, right
oscu-
small mouth
-osis
abnormal condition
oste-, ost
bone
ostrakon (GK)
shell
oura, ura (GK)
tail
oto-
ear
-ous
full of
ov-
egg
oxy-
oxygen, sharp, acid
pachy-
thick
paleo-
ancient, old
palm-
broad, flat
pan (GK)
all
para-, par-
beside, near, beyond
parthenos (GK)
virgin
path-, -pathy
disease, suffering
pausere (L)
to rest
-ped-, pes
foot
-ped-
child
pell
skin
pendere (L)
to hang
pent-
five
per-, permea-
through, pass, go
peri-
around
period
a cycle
phage-
to eat
pheno-
to show
phaios (GK)
dusky
phase (GK)
stage, appearance
-phil-
loving, fond of
phloe
inner bark
phos-, photo-
light
phor-, pher
carry, bear
phyc-
seaweed, algae
-phyll
leaf
phylo-, phyl-
related group
physi-
nature, natural qualities
-phyte, -phyt-
plant
pinax (GK)
tablet
pino-
to drink
pinna, pinni
feather
plank
wandering
plasm-, -plast
mold, form
plast
formed object
platy-
flat
plax (GK)
plate
pleur-
side, lung, rib
plicare (L)
to fold
pneumo-
lungs, air
-pod
foot
poly-
many, several
pom-
fruit
por-
opening, channel
port-
carry
post (L)
after, behind
pre-
before, ahead of time
prim-
first
pro-
before, forward, favoring
proboskis (GK)
trunk
producere (L)
to bring forth
proto-
first, primary
pseudo-
false, deceptive
psych-
mind
pter-
having wings or fins
pulmo-
lung
puls-
drive, push
punctus (L)
a point
pupa (L)
doll
quadr-
four
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