What’s that Latin/Greek Root/Prefix
What is the greek root for light?
Photo
A device good for looking at very small objects
Microscope
When you get to cold you get ____.
Hypothermia
____gon; shape with five sides
pentagon
What does telekinesis mean?
the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other nonphysical means
What is the greek root for far?
tele
Plants do this when they need energy
Photosynthesis
Specialized cells that transfer electric signals throughout the body.
Neuron
___potent; having unlimited power; able to do anything
omnipotent
What does homonym mean?
Words with the same spelling or pronunciation but with different meanings
What is the greek root for life?
viv
Beliefs or practices that can be thought of as scientific or factual but are false and incorrect.
Pseudoscience
The study of blood is called ____.
Hematology
dehydrate
What does pantheon mean?
A group of particularly respected, famous, or important people
What is the greek root for first?
proto
Conductor
A surgical process that causes you to lose your appendix.
Appendectomy
____ulum; a weight hung from a fixed point that swings back and forth, ex: grandfather clock
pendulum
What does panoply mean?
A complete or impressive collection of things
What is the greek root for cut?
tomy
The different forms of light (microwave, UV, visible) can be organized into what is known as a ___.
Spectrum
A temporary protrusion of the surface of an eukaryotic cell for movement and feeding
Pseudopod
___orama; an unbroken view of the whole region surrounding an observer
What does monolithic mean?
formed of a single large block of stone