LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



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squam, scale 



stalsis, constriction 



stapes, stirrup 



slat, standing 



steg, covering 



stell, star 



sten, narrow 



stereo, solid 



stern, breastbone 



stom, mouth 



strcU, spread, layer 



strept, turned, twisted 



strial, marked with furrows 



stroph, turning 



styl, column 



sub, under, below 



stdc, furrow 



sup (e) r, above 



sutur, seam 



syn, together 



syrm (g, x), pipe 



tact, touch 



tcmia, band or ribbon 



talus, ankle 



tapetum, carpet 



tars {us, al), ankle 



tect, covered 



legmen, covering 



tela, web 



teleo, complete, perfect 



tele, far, end 



temno, cut 



tenacul, holding 



tentor, spread like a tent 



teres, round, cylindrical 



terli, third 



telra, four 



thalam, chamber, bed 



theca, case 



thel, teat, nipple 



thely, female 



thero, beast, mammal 



thym, thyme 



Ihyreo, large shield 



torn, cut, section 



torpe, numb 



trab, beam 



Irabecul, little beam 



trachy, rough 



trapet, four sided, table 



tretna, hole 



tri, three, thrice 



trich, hair 



troch, wheel, pulley 



trochanter, a runner 



troph, food 



trap, turning 



tunic, body garment 



turb, a thing which spins, a top 



turcic, Turkish 



tympan, drum 



ulo, woolly 

 ulna, elbow 

 ultra, beyond 

 umbilic, navel 

 unc, hook 

 ungui, nail, claw 

 ungul, hoof, claw, talon 

 u»i, one, single 

 ure, urine 

 «ffl, urine, tail 

 utricl, little skin bag 

 uv (e) a, grapes 



vagina, sheath 



vagus, wandering 



vas, vessel 



vascul, little vessel 



vent (e) r, belly 



ven, vein 



te/ (a, «m), veil 



cerw, worm 



vesic, blister, bladder 



vill, shaggy hair; later, velvet 



vise (viscus, viscera), organs of body cavity 



Vila, life 



vitell, yolk 



vitr, glassy 



vomer, ploughshare 



vara, devour 



sen, stranger, different 

 xiphi, sword 



ypsU, U or Y shaped 



son, girdle 



to (a, 0), animal 



zyg, yoke 



