438 



Index 



form (L. suffix, shape) e.g. fusiform, i.e. 

 shaped like a spindle. 



Genetic (G. to produce) e.g. pathogenetic, 

 i.e. to produce disease. 



Hemi (G. prefix, half) e.g. hemisphere, 

 i.e. half a sphere. 



Hyper (G. prefix, above or beyond) e.g. 

 hypertrophy, i.e. an overgrowth. 



Hypo (G. prefix, under) e.g. hypoglossal, 

 i.e. under the tongue. 



Infra (L. prefix, below) e.g. infraorbital, 

 i.e. beneath the orbit. 



Inter (L. prefix, between) e.g. intercellu- 

 lar, i.e. between the cells. 



Intra (L. prefix, within) e.g. intracellu- 

 lar, i.e. within the cell. 



Laterad (L. side), used only in an ad- 

 verbial sense, as "toward a side." 



lysin (G. suffix, a loosing or dissolving) 

 e.g. bacteriolysin, i.e. a substance 

 which dissolves bacteria. 



Macro (G. prefix, large) e.g. macro- 

 cephalon, i.e. a large head. 



Major (L. greater) e.g. pectoralis major, 

 i.e. the greater of the pectoral mus- 

 cles. 



Mega (G. great) e.g. megaspore, i.e. the 

 larger of the spores. 



Mesiad (G. middle), used only in an ad- 

 verbial sense, as "to grow mesiad" or 

 toward the center of the body. 



Meso (G. prefix, middle) e.g. mesoderm, 

 i.e. the middle germ-layer. 



Meta (G. prefix, after) e.g. metaphase, i.e. 

 the phase in mitosis coming after the 

 prophases. 



Micro (G. prefix small) e.g. micro-organ- 

 isms, i.e. organisms not seen by the 

 naked eye. - 



Minor (L. lesser) e.g. pectoralis minor 

 muscle, i.e. the lesser pectoral mus- 

 cle. 



Mono (G. prefix, alone) e.g. monogamy, 



i.e. marrying but one spouse. 

 Multi (L. prefix, many) e.g. multicolored, 



i.e. many-colored. 

 Myxo (G. prefix, slime) e.g. myxophyceae, 



i.e. slime-algae, 

 oid (G. suffix), to be added to make an 



adjective, e.g. odontoid, i.e. like a 



tooth. 

 Para (G. prefix, beside) e.g. parachordal, 



i.e. lying beside the notochord. 

 Peri (G. prefix, around) e.g. pericardium, 



i.e. around the heart. 

 Poly (G. prefix, many) e.g. polymorphic, 



i.e. many-formed. 

 Post (L. prefix, after) e.g. postbranchial, 



i.e. behind the gills. 

 Pre (L. prefix, before) e.g. pre-oral, i.e. 



before the mouth. 

 Pro (G. prefix, first, or early) e.g. pro- 



branchia, i.e. the first gills that form. 

 Pseudo (G. prefix, false) e.g. pseudopods, 



i.e. false feet. 

 Retro (L. prefix, backward) e.g. retro- 

 lingual, i.e. backward from the tongue. 

 Semi (L. prefix, half) e.g. semicircular, 



i.e. half circle. 

 Sub (L. prefix, under) e.g. submandibular, 



i.e. under the mandible. 

 Supra (L. prefix, above) e.g. supratem- 



poral, i.e. above the temporal bone. 

 Sur (same as supra) e.g. surangulare, i.e. 



above the angulare bone. 

 Tera ( G. prefix, monster ) e.g. teratology, 



i.e. the study of monstrosities. 

 Tetra (G. prefix, four) e.g. tetrapoda, i.e. 



four-footed animals. 

 Toxic (G. poison] e.g. toxemia, i.e. toxic + 



haemia, blood-poison. 

 Uni (L. prefix, one) e.g. uniramous, i.e. 



single branch. 

 Ventrad (L. belly) used only as an adverb 



of direction, as "to grow ventrad." 



