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Medical/Biological Sciences
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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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