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UBC CLST301-Module 10 Bones and Brawn
Adjective Roots and Terminations
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Classics
Undergraduate 3
04/05/2011

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Term
anykl-
Definition
crooked; bent; stiff; fixed; fused; imperforated
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lei-
Definition
smooth
Term
phylact-
Definition
protective (of something) [with suffix -ic]; protective against (something) [with suffix -ic]; protective by means of (a substance or process)
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rhabd-
Definition
rod; rod-shaped; skeletal; striated
[when rhabd- precedes the root my-, it denotes skeletal or striated muscle; when it is used with other roots, it denotes a rod or rod-shaped structure]
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skelet-
Definition
skeletal
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-agra
Definition
sudden and severe pain
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-asthenia
Definition
absence of strength; weakness
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-clast
Definition
instrument used to break
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-desis
Definition
surgical immobilization; surgical fusion
[if this termination is used with the prefix syn-, avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix]
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-ferous
Definition
bearing; containing [preceded by the connecting vowel "i"]
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-paresis
Definition
slight paralysis
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-phylaxis
Definition
protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process)
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-sthenia
Definition
strength
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