Latin List #2

Opt/o

Eye, vision

Metr/o

Measure

-y

State, quality, act

Phon/o

Sound

Bi

Two

Therm/o

Heat

Graph

Write, written

De

Away, down, not

Hydr/o

Water

-ate

To make, to act

-ant

One who, that which

Pathy

Feeling, disease

Nom/o

Law, order

Optometry

Healthcare profession that involves examining the eyes (Noun)

Synoptic

Relating to the synoptic gospels (same views) (Adjective)

Optical

Related to sight, especially in the physical action of light (Adjective)

Optophone

An instrument designed to enable the blind to read (Noun)

Biopsy

A procedure to take a sample of tissue or cells to be treated in a lab (Noun)

Biometric

Unique, physical characteristics, like fingerprints, for recognition (Adjective)

Biogenic

Produced or brought by living organisms (Adjective)

Chronothermal

Relating to both time and temperature (Adjective)

Thermometer

An instrument for measuring temperature (Noun)

Hypothermia

A condition when the core body temperature drops below 95 degrees F. (Noun)

Thermal

Relating to heat (Adjective)

Thermography

A technique for detecting and measuring heat into visibility (Noun)

Thermogenic

Tending to produce heat (Adjective)

Dehydrate

Cause one to lose a large amount of water (Verb)

Hydrant

A water fixture in the street where a hose may be attached (Noun)

Hydrothermal

Relating to or produced by hot water, especially heated water in the Earth’s crust (Adjective)

Hydrogenic

Like hydrogen in nuclear composition (Adjective)

Hydrophone

An instrument or detecting sound underwater (Noun)

Hydrogeology

The study of how water in the Earth interacts with the surrounding soil and rock (Noun)

Hydropathy

A method of treating disease with water (Noun)

Hydrograph

A mechanism for recording water level on a chart (Noun)

Hydronomy

Names of bodies of water (Noun)