Gr Roots 14-18

Front 1

Pod

Back 1

foot

Front 2

antipodes

Back 2

parts of the globe (or their inhabitants) diametrically opposite (literally, "with the feet opposite")

Front 3

arthropod

Back 3

any invertebrate (animal having no backbone) with jointed legs. example: insects

Front 4

chiropodist

Back 4

one who treats ailments of the human foot

Front 5

dipody

Back 5

verse (line of poetry( consisting of two feet; a diameter

Front 6

podiatrist

Back 6

chiropodist (one who treats ailments of the human foot)

Front 7

podium

Back 7

1. dais; raised platform
2. low wall serving as a foundation

Front 8

pseudopod or pseudopodium

Back 8

(literally, "false foot") temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take in food

Front 9

tripod

Back 9

utensil, stool, or caldron having three legs

Front 10

unipod

Back 10

one-legged support

Front 11

homo

Back 11

one and the same, like

Front 12

hetero

Back 12

different

Front 13

homochromatic

Back 13

having the same color

Front 14

heterochromatic

Back 14

having different colors

Front 15

homogeneous

Back 15

of the same kind; similar; uniform

Front 16

homology

Back 16

fundamental similarity of structure

Front 17

heterology

Back 17

lack of correspondence between parts

Front 18

homomorphic

Back 18

exhibiting similarity of form

Front 19

heteromorphic

Back 19

exhibiting diversity of form

Front 20

homonym

Back 20

word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
ex. principle and principal

Front 21

heteronym

Back 21

word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning ex. bass (pronounced base) and bass (fish)

Front 22

homocentric

Back 22

having the same center; concentric

Front 23

homophonic

Back 23

having the same sound

Front 24

heteroclite (adj.)

Back 24

deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical

Front 25

heteroclite (n.)

Back 25

person of thing deviating from the common rule

Front 26

heterodox

Back 26

opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines; unorthodox

Front 27

hyper

Back 27

over, above, beyond the ordinary

Front 28

hypo

Back 28

under, beneath, less than the ordinary

Front 29

hyperacidity

Back 29

excessive acidity

Front 30

hypoacidity

Back 30

weak acidity

Front 31

hyperglycemia

Back 31

excess of sugar in the blood

Front 32

hypoglycemia

Back 32

abnormally low level of sugar in the blood

Front 33

hypertension

Back 33

abnormally high blood pressure

Front 34

hypotension

Back 34

low blood pressure

Front 35

hyperthermia

Back 35

especially high fever; hyperpyrexia

Front 36

hypothermia

Back 36

subnormal body temperature

Front 37

hyperthyroid

Back 37

marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland

Front 38

hypothyroid

Back 38

marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland

Front 39

hyperactive

Back 39

overactive

Front 40

hyperbole

Back 40

extravagant exaggeration of statement

Front 41

hypercritical

Back 41

overcritical

Front 42

hyperemia

Back 42

superabundance of blood

Front 43

hyperopia

Back 43

farsightedness

Front 44

hypersensitive

Back 44

excessively sensitive; supersensitive

Front 45

hypertrophy

Back 45

enlargement of a body part or organ, as from excessive use

Front 46

hypodermic

Back 46

injected under the skin

Front 47

hypothesis

Back 47

theory or supposition assume as a basis for reasoning (something "placed under")

Front 48

hypothetical

Back 48

assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural

Front 49

heterogenous

Back 49

differing in kind; dissimilar; varied