Flashcards Lesson 3 Roots

ARACHN-

Spider, web; arachnoid membrane (a protective membrane which looks like a spider's web)

CHLOR-

Green

CHONDR-

Cartilage

DACTYL-

Finger, toe (note that ancient Greek lacks a name for 'toe')

DERM(AT)-, -DERMA

Skin

(H)ELC-

Ulcer

HIDR(O)-, -IDR-

Sweat

HIST(O)-

Tissue

HYDR-

Water, fluid

HYPN-

Sleep

ICTER-

Jaundice (yellowish eye/skin condition)

IN-, INOS-

Fiber, muscle (specifically *muscle fiber)

IS-

Equal, same, similar, alike

MENING-, -MENINX

Meningeal membrane, meninges

MY(S)-

Muscle

MYC(ET)-

Fungus

MYEL-

Bone marrow, spinal cord

NARC-

Stupor, numbness

NECR-

Corpse; dead

OLIG-

Few, deficient

ONYCH-

Fingernail, toenail

POD-

Foot

POLI-

Gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

POLY-

Many, excessive

POR-

Passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

PSYCH-

Mind

SOM(AT)-, -SOMA

Body

STHEN-

Strength

TRACHEL-

Neck, cervix

XANTH-

Yellow