Med Terms Exam 2

adip-

fatty tissue

act-, ag-

to do, to act

aqu(a)-

water

aud-, audit-

to hear

cern-, cret-

to separate, to distinguish

cad-, cis-

to fall

cid-, cis-

to cut, to kill

duc-, duct-

to lead, to draw

fibr-

fiber

flect-, flex-

to bend

ger-, gest-

to carry, to bear

grad-, gress-

to go, to step

her-, hes-

to stick

liqu-

liquid

me-, meat-

to go, to pass through

morb-

disease

nasc-, nat-

to be born

nutr-, nutrit-

to nourish

pur-

pus

sens-, sent-

to feel, to perceive

somn-

sleep

ten- (tin-), tent-

to hold

trem-

to tremble

varic-

twisted, swollen

vir-

virus

vitr-

glass

ac-, acu-

sharp, sour

brev-

short

bulli(t)-

to boil

cav-

hollow

dorm-, dormit-

to sleep

err-

to wander

fac- (-fic-), fact- (-fect-)

to make, to do

fer-, lat-

to bear, to produce

flu-, -flux

to flow

fract-, frag-, frang- (-fring)

to break, to bend

fur-

to be angry

grav-

heavy

luc-

light, to shine

proxim-

near, nearest

rig-

stiff, to be stiff

san-, sanit-

healthy, to be healthy

sci-

to know

sec-, sect-, seg-

to cut

sist-

to stand

sorb-, sorpt-

to suck in

tend-, tens-, tent-

to stretch

tum-

to swell

und-

wave

vac-, vacu-

empty, to be empty

vig-

to thrive, to be lively

ambul-

to walk

cer-

wax

clos-, clud-, clus-

to shut, to close

fid-, fiss-

to split

fil-

threat

for-

to bore, to pierce

hal-, halit-

to breathe

hi-, hiat-

to stand open, to gape

lig-, ligat-

to bind

mov-, mot-, mo-

to move

pig-

to paint, to dye

press-

to press

punct-, pung-

to prick

rupt-

to break, to burst

sciss-

to cut, to split

sed- (-sid-), sess-

to sit, to settle

spec-, spect-

to look at

stimul-

to urge, to goad

tect-, teg-

to cover

temper-, temperat-

to moderate, to blend

tinn-, tinnit-

to ring

tract-

to draw, to drag

volv-, volu-, volut-

to roll

aper-, apert-

to open

av-

bird

crem-, cremat-

to burn

dilat-

to spread out

don-, donat-

to give

firm-

strong, able

habit-, habitat-

to dwell

i-, it-

to go

lubric-, lubricat-

to make smooth

moll-

soft

oper-, operat-

to work

ori-, ort-

to rise

oscill-, oscillat-

to swing

oss-

bone

pati-, pass-

to suffer, to endure

pend-, pens-

to hang, to weigh, to pay

pil-

hair

pred-, predat-

prey, to hunt

reg- (-rig-), rect-

to rule, to make straight

rod-, ros-

to gnaw

spir-, spirat-

to breathe

string-, strict-

to draw tight

tribu-, tribut-

to assign, to allot

vit-, viv-

life, to live

anim-

soul, spirit

capill-

hair (on the head)