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Medical/Biological Sciences
General Roots
114
Language - Latin
Undergraduate 1
09/20/2006

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Term
andr-
Definition
male
Term
gam-
Definition
marriage, (or) sexual union
Term
ger-
geront-
Definition
old people, (or) old age
Term
anthrop-
L. hom-
L. homin
Definition
human being
Term
dem-
Definition
people
Term
gyn-
gynec-
gyne-
gynaec-
Definition
female
Term
nat-
Definition
birth, (or) born
Term
ped-
paed-
Definition
child
Term
mon-
Definition
one
Term
pan-
Definition
all
Term
bi-
L. vit
Definition
life
Term
mis-
Definition
aversion to
Term
narc-
Definition
sleep, (or) stupor
Term
necr-
Definition
death, (or) dead tissue, (or) dead cells, (or) corpse
Term
thanat-
Definition
death
Term
ambly-
Definition
dull, blunt
Term
arche-
archae-
Definition
ancient, primitive
Term
aut-
Definition
spontaneous, itself, own, self (almost always at the beginning of the term)
Term
crypt-
Definition
hidden
Term
dips-
Definition
thirst
Term
echin-
Definition
spine(s), spiny
Term
erot-
Definition
sexual desire, the sexual act
Term
esthesi-
Definition
sensation
Term
gymn-
Definition
naked
Term
hygien-
Definition
health
Term
di-
dipl-
bi-
bin-
Definition
two, double
Term
mon-
un-
Definition
one
Term
null-
Definition
none, no
Term
prim-
Definition
first
Term
secund-
Definition
second, twice
Term
amph-
amb-
(using the connecting vowel 'i')
Definition
both
Term
hem-
sem-
(using the connecting vowel 'i')
Definition
half
Term
brachy-
Definition
short
Term
brady-
Definition
slow
Term
lei-
Definition
smooth
Term
lept-
Definition
thin
Term
macr-
Definition
large, long
Term
megal-
Definition
large
Term
micr-
Definition
small
Term
pachy-
Definition
thick
Term
pariet-
Definition
wall of a cavity or an organ
Term
scirrh-
Definition
hard, a hard cancerous tumour
Term
scoli-
Definition
laterally curved, crooked
Term
sten-
Definition
narrow, constricted
Term
tachy-
Definition
rapid
Term
frug-
fruct-
fructos-
Definition
fruit sugar
Term
galact-
lact-
Definition
milk
Term
hex-
sex-
Definition
six
Term
pent-
Definition
five
Term
quadr-
Definition
four
Term
quarti-
Definition
fourth, four
Term
quint-
Definition
fifth, five
Term
sext-
Definition
six, sixth
Term
sext-
Definition
six, sixth
Term
sext-
Definition
six, sixth
Term
tert-
Definition
third, three
Term
tri-
Definition
three
Term
tripl-
Definition
triple, three
Term
hydr-
aqu-
aqua-
aque-
Definition
water
Term
hydr-
aqu-
aqua-
aque-
Definition
water
Term
kerat-
cerat-
cornu-
corne-
Definition
horn, horn like
Term
lith-
Definition
stone
Term
myc-
mycet-
Definition
fungus
Term
myx-
muc-
Definition
mucous
Term
ole-
Definition
oil
Term
chlor-
Definition
green
Term
chromat-
chrom-
Definition
colour
Term
cyan-
Definition
blue
Term
erythr-
rub-
rubr-
rube-
Definition
red
Term
erythr-
rub-
rubr-
rube-
Definition
red
Term
leuc-
leuk-
alb-
albid-
Definition
white
Term
melan-
nigr-
Definition
black
Term
poli-
Definition
whitish grey
Term
xanth
Definition
yellow
Term
chyl-
Definition
chyle
Term
chym-
Definition
chyme
Term
coll-
gluten-
glutin-
Definition
glue, jelly, gelatin
Term
copr-
scat-
fec-
fecal-
sterc-
stercor-
Definition
feces
Term
lith-
Definition
stone
Term
adip-
Definition
fat
Term
crin-
Definition
secretion
Term
gli-
Definition
glue
Term
hidr-
Definition
sweat
Term
hygr-
Definition
moisture
Term
lip-
seb-
steat-
Definition
fat
Term
onc-
Definition
tumour
Term
py-
Definition
pus
Term
tox-
toxic-
toxon-
ven-
venen-
venom-
Definition
poison
Term
zym-
Definition
enzyme, fermentation
Term
meteor-
Definition
weather, atmosphere
Term
chem-
Definition
chemical
Term
nos-
Definition
disease
Term
nyct-
noct-
Definition
night
Term
phot-
Definition
light
Term
phyl-
Definition
tribe, race, group
Term
psychr-
Definition
cold
Term
pyr-
Definition
heat, fire
Term
pyret-
Definition
fever
Term
sept-
saept-
Definition
septum
Term
sthen-
Definition
strength
Term
syphil-
Definition
syphilis
Term
tax-
Definition
ordeer, classification, co-ordination
Term
therm-
Definition
heat, temperature
Term
ton-
Definition
tone, tension
Term
trich-
Definition
hair
Term
trop-
Definition
the act of turning
Term
anthrac-
Definition
coal
Term
argyr
Definition
silver
Term
chrys-
aur-
Definition
gold
Term
cupr-
Definition
copper
Term
petr-
Definition
rock
Term
plumb-
Definition
lead
Term
sider-
ferr-
Definition
iron
Term
thi-
Definition
sulphur
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