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LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



brady, slow 

 branch, gill 

 branch, windpipe 

 bucca, cavity of mouth 

 bulla, bubble, flask 

 buno, bill 

 bursa, pouch 



caduci, temporary, disappearing 



caec, blind 



calam, a reed, a pen 



callos, callous 



camp, field 



campanula, bell 



cap, capit, head 



capill, hair 



card, heart 



carin, keel 



earn, flesh 



carotid, producing stupor (because com- 

 pression of this artery was supposed 

 to cause stupor) 



carp, wrist 



cary, nut 



Cauda, tail 



cav, hollow 



ceph, head 



cera, cerat, horn 



cere, horns, lobes, short tail 



cerv, neck 



cheir, hand 



chelon, turtle 



chely, turtle 



chiasm, crossing of line- 



chil, lip 



cAir, hand 



chlamy, an outer garment 



choan, funnel 



choledoch, bile carrying 



chondr, cartilage (originally lump) 



chord, cord 



chorion, membrane 



chrom, color 



cAryj, golden 



chyl, fluid 



cAywj, juice 



cili, eyelash 



ciner, ashy, gray 



cipit, head 



c»rr (tts), tentacle (originally a curl) 



c/<kf, branch 



clast, broken 



clav, key 



c/etd, key 



deist, closed 



cleithr, bar or key 



din, bed, recline 



dist, closed 



cloaca, sewer 



coccy (x-g), cuckoo 



cochl, shell 



coe/, hollow 



col {on), large intestine 



coll, neck 



co//a/, borne together 



columella, little column 



cow, together 



commis, sent out 



con, together, with 



conch, shell 



condyl, knuckle 



conus, cone 



co/TO, dung 



cora (x-c), raven 



cor6, basket 



cord, heart 



coriiim, leather 



corn, horn 



coron, crown 



corp, body 



cor<, bark 



cost, rib 



co/y/, cup 



crani, skull 



crasj, thick 



cremaster, suspender 



crep, shoe, slipjier 



cfiii, sieve 



eric, ring 



crw/, crest 



crosso, tassel, fringe 



crura, crus, shank or shin 



crypt, hidden 



den, comb 



eune, wedge 



cusp, lance, point 



euti, skin 



cycl, circular 



cyn, dog 



cyst, capsule or case 



cyt, cell 



dadyl, finger 



dasy, thick, hairy dense, raw, crude, naked 



