HSS 390 Final Word Stems

Dendrite-/dendri-

Little tree/branch

Glia-

Glue

Ganglion-

Knot

Effero-

To carry out/away

Affero-

To carry toward

Viscera-

Organs, pertaining to the organs

Astro-

Star

Saltare-

To leap

Cune-

Wedge

Gracile-

Thin

Decuss-

To cross

Contra-

Opposite

Meninges-

Membranes

Dura-

Tough

Pia-

Delicate

Arachnoid-

Spider-like

Mater-

Mother

Vagus-

Wandering

Trigeminal-

Three twins

Rostral-

Toward the nose

Nigra-

Black

Cortex-

Bark, tree bark

Gyrus-

Twist, turn

Ataxia-

Without order

Cerebellum-

Little brain

Encephalo-/cerebro-

Brain

Amygdala-

Almond

Proprio-

One’s own

Cervi-/cervical-

Neck

Cauda-

Tail, toward the tail

Equina-

Horse

Colliculi-

Little hills

Plexus-

Braid

Phrenic-

Diaphragm

Noci-

Pain

Autonomic-

Self-governing

Ad-/para-

Next to, near, nearby

Vaso-

Vessel

Splanchnic-

Of the viscera

Renal-

Kidneys

Olfact-

Smell

Gust-

Taste

Ocul-/ops-

Eye

Photo-

Light

Iris-

Rainbow

Lutea-/luteum-

Yellow

Fovea-

Pit

Malleus-

Hammer-

Incus-

Anvil

Stapes-

Stirrup

Tympan-

A drum

Cochlea-

Snail shell

Scala-

Stairway

Tectum-/tecto-

Roof, cover, covering

Hormone-

To excite, to rouse, to set in motion

Crine-

Secrete

Tropic-

Turning

Andro-

Man

Lact-

Milk

Oxy-

Sharp, to rise to a point

Islet-

Island

Gluco-/glyco-

Sugar

Neo-

New

Genesis-

Creation

Lyso-/lysis-

Breaking

Nephro-

Kidney

Minor-

Small, smaller

Major-

Large, larger

Calyx-

Cup

Erythro-

Red

-poiesis

Forming, producing

Natri-

Sodium

Anti-

Against

Mictur-/uresis-

Urination, to urinate

Glomerulus-

Little ball

Podocyte-

Foot cell

Angio-

Vessel

Tensin-

Tense, constrict

Amyl-

Starch

Lipo-

Fat

-ase

Enzyme

Coli-

Of the colon/large intestine

Peri-

Around

-stalsis

Squeezing, constricting

Porta-

Gateway

Hepato-

Liver

Gastro-/gastric-

Stomach

Pharynx-

Throat

Entero-

Intestine

Metra-

Uterus, mother

Myo-

Muscle

Endo-

Inside, within

Oo-/ovi-

Egg

Gonad-

Sex organ

Didymus-

Twin

Cremaster-

A suspender

Gamete-

Marriage, reproduction, husband/wife

Corpus-

Body