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Latin 123

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All terms in BYU Latin 123 - Pre-med Greek and Latin

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Language - Latin

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Undergraduate 1

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11/24/2010

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Term

ACANTH-

Definition

thorn, spine

Term

ALG-

Definition

pain

Term

ALGES-

Definition

sensitivity to pain

Term

ALL-

Definition

other, divergence, difference from

Term

ANGI-

Definition

(blood) vessel, duct

Term

ARTERI-

Definition

[air passage] artery

Term

ARTHR-

Definition

joint

Term

BI-

Definition

life

Term

BRADY-

Definition

slow

Term

CARDI-

Definition

heart

Term

CEPHAL-

Definition

head

Term

CRANI-

Definition

skull

Term

CYT-

Definition

[hollow container] cell

Term

ENCEPHAL-

Definition

brain

Term

ERYTHR-

Definition

red, red blood cell

Term

LEPT-

Definition

thin, fine, slight

Term

LEUK-

Definition

white, white blood cell

Term

LITH-

Definition

stone

Term

LOG-

Definition

word, study

Term

MALAC-

Definition

soft

Term

MES-

Definition

middle, secondary, partial

Term

-METER, METR-

Definition

measure, measuring device

Term

NEPHR-

Definition

kidney

Term

NEUR-

Definition

[tendon] nerve, nervous system

Term

OSTE-

Definition

bone

Term

PROSOP-

Definition

face

Term

PROT-

Definition

first, primitive, early

Term

SCLER-

Definition

hard

Term

STEN-

Definition

narrow

Term

STERE-

Definition

solid, 3D

Term

TACHY-

Definition

rapid

Term

TOX(I)-

Definition

poison

Term

ACR-

Definition

[highest point] extremities

Term

AMBLY-

Definition

dull, faint

Term

CARCIN-

Definition

[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Term

-CEL-

Definition

hernia, tumor, swelling

Term

CHEIR-, CHIR-

Definition

hand

Term

CHOL(E)-

Definition

bile, gall

Term

COL(I)-, COLON-

Definition

colon

Term

CYAN-

Definition

blue

Term

CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

Definition

bladder, cyst

Term

DIPLO-

Definition

double, twin

Term

ENTER-

Definition

(small) intestine

Term

ERG-

Definition

action, work

Term

GASTR-

Definition

stomach

Term

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

Definition

blood

Term

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

Definition

liver

Term

LIP-

Definition

fat

Term

MACR-

Definition

abnormally large or long

Term

MEGA-, MAGAL-

Definition

abnormally large or long

Term

MELAN-

Definition

dark, black

Term

MICR-

Definition

abnormally small

Term

NYCT-

Definition

night

Term

ODYN-

Definition

pain

Term

ONC-

Definition

tumor

Term

PACHY-

Definition

thick

Term

PSEUD-

Definition

false

Term

PY-

Definition

pus

Term

SARC-

Definition

flesh, soft tissue

Term

SPASM-

Definition

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

Term

SPLEN-

Definition

spleen

Term

STOM-, STOMAT-

Definition

mouth, opening

Term

ARACHN-

Definition

spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Term

CHLOR-

Definition

green

Term

CHONDR-

Definition

cartilage

Term

DACTYL-

Definition

finger, toe

Term

DERM(AT)-, -DERMA

Definition

skin

Term

(H)ELC-

Definition

ulcer

Term

HIDR(OT)-, -IDR-

Definition

sweat

Term

HIST(I)-

Definition

[web], tissue

Term

HYDR-

Definition

water, fluid

Term

HYPN-

Definition

sleep

Term

ICTER-

Definition

jaundice

Term

IN-, INOS-

Definition

fiber, muscle

Term

IS-

Definition

equal, same, alike

Term

MENING-, -MENINX

Definition

meningeal membrane, meninges

Term

MY(S)-

Definition

[mouse] muscle

Term

MYC(ET)-

Definition

[mushroom] fungus

Term

MYEL-

Definition

bone marrow, spinal cord

Term

NARC-

Definition

stupor, numbness

Term

NECR-

Definition

corpse; dead

Term

OLIG-

Definition

few, deficient

Term

ONYCH-

Definition

fingernail, toenail

Term

POD-

Definition

foot

Term

POLI-

Definition

[gray] gray matter of the CNS

Term

POLY-

Definition

many, excessive

Term

POR-

Definition

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Term

PSYCH-

Definition

[soul] mind

Term

SOM(AT)-, -SOMA

Definition

body

Term

STHEN-

Definition

strength

Term

TRACHEL-

Definition

neck, cervix

Term

XANTH-

Definition

yellow

Term

AUT-

Definition

self

Term

CRIN-

Definition

[separate] secrete, secretion

Term

ESTHE(S)-

Definition

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Term

GEN(E)-, -GEN

Definition

come into being, produce

Term

GRAM-

Definition

[something written] a record

Term

GRAPH-

Definition

write, record

Term

IATR-

Definition

healer, physician; treatment

Term

IDI-

Definition

of one's self

Term

KINE-

Definition

move

Term

KINES(I)-

Definition

movement, motion

Term

LY(S)-

Definition

destroy, break down

Term

MYX-

Definition

mucus

Term

ORTH-

Definition

straight, erect, normal

Term

OT-

Definition

ear

Term

PATH-

Definition

[suffering] disease

Term

PHIL-

Definition

love; have an affinity for

Term

PT-

Definition

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Term

PYR-

Definition

[fire] fever, burning

Term

PYRET-

Definition

fever

Term

PYREX-

Definition

be feverish

Term

RHE-

Definition

[run] flow, secrete

Term

RHAG-

Definition

[burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

Term

RHEX-

Definition

rupture

Term

RHIN-

Definition

nose

Term

SCOP-

Definition

look at, examine

Term

SEP-

Definition

[be putrid] be infected

Term

TA-

Definition

stretching

Term

TEL-

Definition

end, completion

Term

TEN-, TENON(T)-

Definition

tendon

Term

THERAP(EU)-

Definition

treat medically, heal

Term

TOM-

Definition

a cutting, slice, incision

Term

TON-

Definition

[a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension

Term

ACOU(S)-, ACU(S)-

Definition

hear

Term

AMNI-

Definition

fetal membrane, amniotic sac

Term

ASC-, ASCIT-

Definition

[leather bag] bladder, sac, bag

Term

BARY-

Definition

heavy, dull, hard

Term

CENTE-

Definition

pierce

Term

CHROM- CHROMAT-

Definition

color, pigment

Term

DIPS-

Definition

thirst

Term

ECHO-

Definition

echo, reverberating sound

Term

EDEMA-, EDEMAT-

Definition

swelling

Term

EME-

Definition

vomit

Term

GNO(S)-

Definition

know

Term

LAL-

Definition

talk

Term

LAPAR-

Definition

abdomen, abdominal wall

Term

LEX-

Definition

read

Term

MNE-

Definition

remember

Term

NE-

Definition

new

Term

NO-

Definition

mind, mental activity, comprehension

Term

OREC-, OREX-

Definition

have an appetite

Term

OX(Y)-

Definition

acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen

Term

PHA-

Definition

speak, communicate

Term

PHAG-

Definition

swallow, eat

Term

PHARMAC(EU)-

Definition

medicine, drug

Term

PHEM-

Definition

speech

Term

PHOB-

Definition

abnormal fear

Term

PHON-

Definition

voice, sound

Term

PHRAC-, PHRAG-

Definition

enclose, obstruct

Term

PHRAS-

Definition

speak

Term

PHREN-

Definition

mind; diaphram

Term

PHYLAC-

Definition

protection (against disease)

Term

PHYS(I)-

Definition

nature, appearance

Term

PHYT-

Definition

plant (organism), growth

Term

POIE-

Definition

produce, make

Term

SAPR-

Definition

rotten, putrid, decaying

Term

STEAR-, STEAT-

Definition

fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

Term

ANDR-

Definition

man, male

Term

ANKYL-, ANCYL-

Definition

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Term

APHRODIS(I)-

Definition

sexual desire

Term

BRACHY-

Definition

short

Term

CRYPT-

Definition

hidden, latent

Term

DEM-

Definition

population, people

Term

DOLICH-

Definition

long, narrow, slender

Term

DROM-

Definition

a running

Term

ER-, EROT-

Definition

sexual desire

Term

GYN(EC)-

Definition

women, female

Term

HELMINT(H)-

Definition

(intestinal) worm

Term

NEMAT-

Definition

thread (worm)

Term

NOS-

Definition

disease, illness

Term

ODONT-

Definition

tooth

Term

PALI(N)-

Definition

back, again

Term

PAN(T)-

Definition

all, entire, every

Term

PHOR-

Definition

bearing, carrying

Term

PHOS-, PHOT-

Definition

light, daylight

Term

PLEC-, PLEG-

Definition

strike, paralyze

Term

R(H)ACHI-

Definition

spine

Term

SCHIZ-, SCHIST-, -SCHISIS

Definition

split, cleft, fissure

Term

SPONDYL-

Definition

vertebra

Term

-STAXIS, -STAXIA

Definition

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Term

THAN(AT)-

Definition

death

Term

THE-

Definition

place, put

Term

TRICH-

Definition

hair

Term

TROPH-

Definition

nourishment

Term

ADEN-

Definition

gland

Term

AER-

Definition

air, gas

Term

BLENN-

Definition

mucus

Term

CEL(I)-

Definition

abdomen

Term

CH(E)IL-

Definition

lip

Term

CHRON-

Definition

time, timing

Term

CLA(S)-, -CLAST

Definition

break up, destroy

Term

-DESIS

Definition

binding

Term

DESM-

Definition

[binding] ligament, connective tissue

Term

DYNAM-

Definition

force, power, energy

Term

GER-

Definition

old age

Term

GNATH-

Definition

(lower) jaw

Term

ISCH-, -SCHE-

Definition

suppress, check

Term

KLEPT-

Definition

steal

Term

LEI-

Definition

smooth

Term

LEP-

Definition

attack, seizure

Term

MAN-

Definition

to be mad

Term

MEL-

Definition

limb

Term

MORPH-

Definition

form, shape

Term

NOM-

Definition

law

Term

OMPHAL-

Definition

navel, umbilicus

Term

PED-

Definition

child

Term

PEN-

Definition

decrease, deficiency

Term

-PEX-

Definition

fixing, (surgical) attachment

Term

PLAS(T)-

Definition

form, develop

Term

PRESBY-

Definition

old, old age

Term

PROSTAT-

Definition

prostate gland [one who stands before]

Term

PTY-

Definition

spit

Term

PTYAL-

Definition

saliva

Term

-RRHAPH-

Definition

suture

Term

SIT-

Definition

food

Term

STA(T)-

Definition

stand, stop

Term

TAX-

Definition

(muscular) coordination

Term

THERM-

Definition

heat, temperature

Term

TROP-

Definition

turning

Term

ABDOMIN-

Definition

belly, abdomen

Term

ADIP-

Definition

fat

Term

AUR-

Definition

ear

Term

BACILL-

Definition

[rod, staff] bacillus

Term

BURS-

Definition

[leather sack] bursa

Term

CALC-

Definition

stone, calcium, lime

Term

CALOR-

Definition

heat, energy

Term

CAPIT-

Definition

head

Term

CEREBR-

Definition

brain

Term

COST-

Definition

rib

Term

DENT-

Definition

tooth

Term

DORS-

Definition

back (of the body)

Term

EXTERN-

Definition

outer

Term

FIBR-

Definition

fiber, filament

Term

FISTUL-

Definition

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

Term

FRIG-, FRIGOR-

Definition

cold

Term

INSUL-

Definition

island

Term

INTERN-

Definition

inner

Term

MEAT-

Definition

passage, opening, meatus

Term

NAS-

Definition

nose

Term

PUR-

Definition

pus

Term

RADIC-, RAD-, RADIX-

Definition

root

Term

REN-

Definition

KIDNEY

Term

SANGUI(N)-

Definition

blood

Term

SON-

Definition

sound

Term

SYNOV-

Definition

synovial fluid

Term

TUB-

Definition

[trumpet] tube

Term

TUSS-

Definition

cough

Term

VACC-

Definition

cow

Term

VIR-, VIRUS-

Definition

[poison, venom] virus

Term

VISCER-

Definition

internal organ(s)

Term

ANTER-

Definition

front, in front

Term

BRACHI-

Definition

upper arm

Term

-CID-, -CIS-

Definition

cut, kill

Term

-CIP-, -CEPT-

Definition

take

Term

CRESC-, -CRET-

Definition

begin to grow

Term

DIGIT-

Definition

finger, toe

Term

DUC-, DUCT-

Definition

lead, bring, conduct

Term

FAC-, -FIC-, -FECT

Definition

make

Term

FACI-, -FICI-, -FACIES

Definition

face, appearance, surface

Term

FEBR-, -FEBRIS

Definition

fever

Term

FER-, LAT-

Definition

carry, bear

Term

FLECT-, FLEX-

Definition

bend

Term

FUNG-

Definition

fungus

Term

FUS-

Definition

pour

Term

GENIT-

Definition

bring forth, give forth

Term

GER-, GEST-

Definition

carry, bear

Term

IMMUN(I)-

Definition

safe, protected

Term

INFERIOR-

Definition

below

Term

LAB-, LAPS-

Definition

slide, slip

Term

LATER-

Definition

side

Term

OR-, OS

Definition

mouth, opening

Term

OSS-

Definition

bone

Term

PEDICUL-

Definition

louse

Term

POSTER-, -POSTERIOR

Definition

behind, in back

Term

SECT-

Definition

cut

Term

SOMN-

Definition

sleep

Term

STABIL-, STABL-

Definition

stable, fixed

Term

SUPERIOR-

Definition

above

Term

TUM(E)-

Definition

be swollen

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