Greek and Latin Roots of English. Practice. Lesson 13. KNOW THESE FORMS.

Define the words below from the lists beneath each section.

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brachy-

xero-

malaco-

platy-

sclero-

brady-

tachy-

lepto-

pachy-

list of definitions:

short, slow, slender, soft, thick, broad, hard, hard, fast, dry

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adeno-

tricho-

myelo-

histo-

cysto-

-cyte; cyto-

-blast; blasto-

list of definitions:

tissue, gland, germ/seed, cell, sac, hair, bone marrow

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-phage; phago-

-geusia

-orexia

-trophy

list of definitions:

appetite, taste (noun), food/nourish, eat

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pancreato-

cholecysto-

colo-

recto-

pyloro-

jejuno-

ileo-

list of definitions:

gall bladder, colon, jejunum, rectum, pancreas, ileum, pylorus

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pneo-

pharyngo-

tracheo-

phreno-

pleuro-

bronchio-

lympho-

corono-

vasculo-

arterio-

phlebo-

veno-

list of definitions:

lymph, bronchia (air passages for lungs), windpipe, coronary (artery 'crowns' a heart), throat, breathe, pleura (membrane around lungs), vessel, artery, vein, vein, diaphragm/mind

Practice Vocabulary. Green, Lesson 13. Define and divide the words properly.

arteriosclerosis

pharyngodynia

pharyngorhinoscopy

pharyngorrhea

pharyngotomy

adenosis

adenoma

adenopathy

adermia

histography

histonomy

trichotrophy

leptocephalus

phagocyte

vasculopathy

lymphatology

lymphenteritis

lymphadenectomy

lymphadenotomy

bronchitis

bronchostomy

cholecystnephrostomy

myelography

myeloencephalic

myelitis

malacosis

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Words for practice: Chapter 13 Green. FLAN 3002. D. B. Levine

Digestion

peptic ulcer, dyspepsia, peptone, peptonuria

Taste

dysgeusia, cacogeusia

Dry

xerocyte, xeroderma, xerosis, xerostomia

Soft

malacia, malacosarcosis, malacotomy, malacosteon

Fast

tachygastria, tachyphrasia, tachylalia, tachyphrenia, tachypnea, tachyrhythmia

Slow

bradyphagia, bradylexia, bradylogia, bradyphrasia, bradyphrenia, bradypnea, bradytachycardia

Slender

leptocephalia, leptodactyly, leptophonia, leptoprosopia

Short

brachybasia, brachydactylia, bracycephalic, brachycheilia, brachygnathia, brachymorphic, brachyphalangia

Broad

platyopia, platypnea, platycephaly, platyglossal

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