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Chapters 25-26
Bioscientific Terminology: Ayers
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Classics
Undergraduate 2
02/12/2012

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-ic, -tic

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like

Term

 

 

-ary

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, connected with, having the character of

Term

 

 

-an, -ane

Definition

 

 

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

Term

 

 

-form

Definition

 

 

like, having the shape of

Term

 

 

AQU(A)-

Definition

 

 

water

Term

 

 

BREV-

Definition

 

 

short

ex: brevity

Term

 

 

CAPILL-

Definition

 

 

hair

ex: capillary

Term

 

 

COLL-

Definition

 

 

neck

ex: collar

Term

 

 

CORON-/COROLL-

Definition

 

 

crown/little crown

ex: corolla

Term

 

 

CORTIC-, CORT-

Definition

 

 

bark, outer layer

ex: cortex

Term

 

 

CRUC-

Definition

 

 

cross

ex: crucifix

Term

 

 

CUNE-

Definition

 

 

wedge

ex: cuneiform

Term

 

 

ENS-

Definition

 

 

sword

ex: ensiform

Term

 

 

FALC-

Definition

 

 

sickle

ex: defalcate

Term

 

 

FUG-

Definition

 

 

to flee, put to flight

ex: refugee

Term

 

 

LINE-

Definition

 

 

line

Term

 

 

LUC-

Definition

 

 

light, to shine

ex: translucid


Term

 

 

MATR-, MATERN-

Definition

 

 

mother

ex: maternal

Term

 

 

MONT-

Definition
 
 
mountain
ex: monticulus
Term

 

 

MULT-

Definition

 

 

many

ex: mulicolored

Term

 

 

RET-

Definition

 

 

net, network

ex: rete

Term

 

 

ROSTR-

Definition

 

 

beak

ex: rostrulate

Term

 

 

TORQ-, TORT-, TORS-

Definition

 

 

to twist

ex: torque

Term

 

 

VERM-

Definition

 

 

worm

ex: vermin

Term

 

 

-ate

 

Definition

 

 

having to, having the shape of, characterized by having

Term

 

 

-(u/o)lent

Definition

 

 

full of, disposed to

Term

 

 

-ose

Definition

 

 

full of

Term

 

 

-(i/e)ous

Definition

 

 

full of, having the character of

Term

 

 

-aceous

Definition

 

 

belonging to, resembling

Term

 

 

BULL-/BULLI-

Definition

 

 

bubble, blister/to boil

ex: bulla

Term

 

 

COL-

Definition

 

 

to inhabit

ex: fungicolous

Term

 

 

CORI-

Definition

 

 

skin

ex: corium

Term

 

 

CRIST-

Definition

 

 

crest

ex: crista

Term

 

 

FEC-

Definition

 

 

excrement, sediment

ex: feces

Term

 

 

FLA-, FLAT-

Definition

 

 

to blow

ex: souffle

Term

 

 

FLOR-

Definition

 

 

flower

ex: florist

Term

 

 

FORNIC-

Definition

 

 

arch

ex: fornical

Term

 

 

GER-, GEST-

Definition

 

 

to bear, carry

ex: gestation

Term

 

 

GUTT-

Definition

 

 

drop

ex: gutter

Term

 

 

NEV-

Definition

 

 

birthmark, mole

ex: nevus

Term

 

 

NID-

Definition

 

 

nest

ex: nidation

Term

 

 

PULVER-, PULV-

Definition

 

 

dust

ex: pulveraceous

Term

 

 

RADIC-

Definition

 

 

root

ex: radicle

Term

 

 

RAM-

Definition

 

 

branch

ex: biramose

Term

 

 

SAX-

Definition

 

 

rock

ex: saxicavous

Term

 

 

SCUT-

Definition

 

 

shield

ex: scutate

Term

 

 

SERR-

Definition

 

 

saw, saw-tooth

ex: subserrate

Term

 

 

STERCOR-, STERC-

Definition

 

 

excrement

ex: stercoma

Term

 

 

SULC-

Definition

 

 

furrow, groove 

ex: sulcate

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