Word within a Word LIST 13

#13 SHADED

FORM - shape Formation: the act of forming a shape Formative: shaping or forming

SEQU - Follow Sequence: following of one thing after another Consecutive: following in uninterrupted order

HEMO - blood Hemophilia: medical condition in which the blood does not easily clot Hemostat: instrument used to prevent blood flow from an open blood vessel

MESO - middle Mesophilic: bacteria that grows best at middle/moderate temperatures Mesophyll: tissue in the middle section of a leaf

MILLI - thousandth Millimeter – one thousandth of a meter Millimicron – one thousandth of a micron

MEM - Remember Memory: the mental capacity of remembering facts/events/impr essions, etc. Memoir: a record of events written as the author remembers them

LABOR - work Laboratory: a building equipped for scientific work Elaborate: to work out and develop with great care; to expand

VAC - empty Vacant: empty Vacuole: a fluid- filled but otherwise empty cavity in a cell

OSE - sugar Glucose: a simple (sweet) sugar that is an important source of energy Lactose – known as “milk sugar”

PATHO - disease Pathogenic: capable of producing disease Psychopath – person with a disease that manifests in criminal/amoral behavior (think about this— what does “path” mean? How could it fit into this definition?) Pathogenic: capable of producing disease

#13 NONSHADED

CHROM - color Chromatic: relating to color Chromosome: literally “color of the body”

GLYC - sweet Glucose: a simple (sweet) sugar that is an important source of energy Hypoglycemia: low glucose level in the blood

ULTIMA - last Ultimate: happening last/at the end Penultimate: second to last in a series

13B INFRA - beneath Infrared: on the invisible spectrum directly beneath the red end on the visible spectrum Infraorbital: below the orbit

LEUKO - white Leukemia – any of several cancers of the (white) bone marrow Leukocyte – white blood cell

LYS – break down Analysis: the process of breaking down something and studying it Dialysis: the separation (break down) of large molecules

GRESS - step Progress – a step forward Regress – a step back

MYO - muscle Myogram: tracing of muscular contractions Myotomy: dissection of the muscles

OLIGO – few or small Oligarchy – government by the few Oligopoly – a market of few sellers

OSIS - condition Neurosis: a condition marked by excessive anxiety or indecision and compulsive acts Psychosis: a condition marked by hallucinations and/or delusions

TUDE – state of Solitude: state of being alone Multitude: state of being many

PHAG - eat Phagocte – any cell that eats and destroys foreign objects Geophagy: eating earthy matter, like clay or soil

PHOR - carry Metaphor: a comparison in which a term is “carried” through writing to describe something figuratively Euphoria: a feeling of happiness carried by a person

PHYT - plant Lithophyte – any plant growing on the surface of rocks Phytotoxin: any toxin produced by a plant

PHYLL – Leaf Chlorophyll – green coloring matter of leaves Phyllopod – any crustacean with leaflike swimming appendages