Word Elements from Chapter XXI

Identify the correct meaning for each word element, or vice versa. Then click "Proceed" to check your answer. Click "Proceed" again to move to the next entry. If you know an entry so well that you would like it removed from the stack for the remainder of your study session, perform a term-ectomy and proceed to the next one. All cards are returned to the stack and randomized upon each visit to this page.
all-other, different
allel-other, each other
bacter-rod
cry-cold
diet-, diete-to regulate
esthe- (aesthe-)to feel, to perceive
gangli-knot, mass of tissue
gyr-ring, circle
iatr-doctor, treatment
iod-violet-colored
irid-iris, rainbow
lip-fat, fatty tissue
log-word, speech, study
men-moon, menstruation
meninx, mening-membrane
oph-snake
orth-straight
pharmac-drug
psych-mind, soul
pyg-buttocks
rhabd-rod
sphinc-to bind, to tighten
spor-seed, spore
stig-, stigmat-point, prick
techn-art, skill
ur-, ure-urine