LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



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morph, form 



motor, that which moves 



multi, many 



myel, marrow 



mylo, mill 



myo, muscle, or to close 



mys, muscle, sucker 



myx, mucous 



myz, sucker 



nar, nose 



nas, nose 



necro, dead body 



met, swimming 



neo, new, recent 



nephr, kidney 



neur, nerve 



nictitat, winking 



non, not 



noth, spurious 



noto, back 



nuch, neck, back of neck 



nucle, little nut 



obtect, concealed 



obturat, closed 



occip, back part of head 



oct, eight 



odac (odax), biting 



oid, like 



odont, tooth 



oesoph, gviiltt 



olecran, skull of elbow 



olfact, smelling 



oliva, olive 



otnasu, paunch 



otnent, fat skin 



omm, eye 



omo, shoulder 



omphalo, navel 



onto, being 



00 in), egg 



opAt, snake 



ophlhalm, eye 



opercul, little cover 



opoler, either 



o^j, vision, eye 



opt, vbion, eye 



orbi, circle 



orch, testicle 



or {al, is), mouth 



ornith, bird 



OS, mouth 



OSS, bone 



ossicul, little bone 

 ost, bone 

 oj/t, mouth 

 ostrac, shell 

 or/Ao, straight 

 0/ (i, 0), ear 

 or (ar, «»»), egg 



palce, ancient 



palli, mantle 



pannicul, little doth 



para, beside, near 



parie, wall 



parol, beside the ear 



patella, small dish 



parv, small 



pecten {pectin), comb 



pect {us, or), breast 



ped, foot 



peduncl, little foot 



pellucid, shining through 



pene, almost 



pente, five 



peri, around 



perine, region around anus 



perenni, through the year, permanent 



petr, rock 



phaeo, dark, dusky 



phalan (g, x), close formation of 6ghtiDg 



men 

 pher, bear, carry 

 phil, loving 

 phor, to bear or carry 

 phot, light 



phragtn, fence, partition 

 phren, diaphragm, mind 

 phyl, tribe 

 phyll, leaf 

 phyo, to produce 

 physa, bladder 

 physio, nature 

 phyto, plant 

 pia, pious 

 p»/, hair 



pinea, pine cone 

 pinna, feather 

 pis (», «), pea 

 ^><«(/, secretion of mucus 

 plac, plate tablet 

 plagio, oblique 



