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I. Match the roots with the part of the body. Notice that some parts of the body use two
or three roots.
aur-
brachi-
dactylor-
bucca-
digit-
ot-
capit-
carp-
cephal-
cervic-
faci- mamm-
man-
mast-
nas-
pect-
ped-
pod-
rhin-
somat-
steth-
cheirocul-
stoma(at)-
corporophthalmthorac-
trachel-
1. arm
brachi-
2. body
__________________
___________________
3. breast
__________________
___________________
4. cheek
__________________
5. chest
__________________
___________________ ____________________
6. ear
__________________
___________________
7. eye
__________________
___________________
8. face
__________________
9. finger/toe __________________
___________________
10. foot
__________________
___________________
11. hand
__________________
___________________
12. head
__________________
___________________
13. mouth
__________________
___________________
14. neck
__________________
___________________
15. nose
__________________
___________________
16. wrist
__________________
II. What do the prefixes mean? Choose from the words in the box. You will have to use
two of them twice.
fat
milk
PREFIX
potassium
sodium
EXAMPLE
starch
MEANING
stone
sugar
water
1.
hydro-
hydrotherapy
2.
lact-
lactation
formation of _______________
3.
sacchar-
saccharine
like _______________
4.
amyl-
amylase
5.
steat-
steatogenous
producing _________________
6.
adip-
adipose
contains ________________
7.
glyc-
glycoside
derivative of _________________
8.
natr-
hypernatraemia
9.
kal-
kaliuresis
10.
calc-
calculus
a ____________
enzyme
precursor
substance
sugar
PREFIX
MEANING
EXAMPLE
1.
-ose
a. _______________
glucose, lactose
2.
-ase
an _______________
lactase, enterokinase
3.
-ide
_______________ of sugar
disaccharide, glycoside
4.
-in
pepsin, glycerine
5.
-gen
a ______________
pepsinogen, trypsinogen