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Word Roots 16

tom (cut)

anatomy

structure of animals or plants

appendectomy

surgical removal of the appendix

microtome

instrument to cut into small sections

tomography

planar recording of internal body images, body section roentgenography

tonsillectomy

surgical removal of the tonsils

tox (poison)

toxic

poisonous

toxicology

science of poisons and their effects on organisms

toxiferous

conveying or producing poison

toxiphobia

abnormal fear of being poisoned

trans (across, beyond, to the other side, through)

transatlantic

across the Atlantic Ocean

transgress

to sin, trespass

transient

fleeting, temporary, short-lived

translucent

transparent, clear, lucid

transmogrify

to transform

transmute

to transform

transpontine

on the other side of a bridge

traverse

to oppose, go across

ultra (beyond, excessive, hyper, super)

ulterior

hidden, latent

ultimate

extreme, farthest, earliest, utmost, basic, fundamental, last

ultimatum

final, last word

ultramarine

beyond the sea, vivid blue

ultramontane

beyond the mountain

ultrasonic

beyond the range of human hearing

under (below)

underact

to act with restraint

undercurrent

running under the surface, hidden

underdog

a predicted loser

underpin

to support, substantiate

underscore

to emphasize, stress

understate

to describe with restraint

underwrite

to confirm, guarantee, support

vert (turn)

convertible

changeable

invert

to turn inside out or upside down

perverse

corrupt, wicked, cranky, contrary

reverse

to turn around, revoke

versatile

adaptable, many-talented

versed

practiced, skilled

versicolored

variegated, of many colors

versify

to write poetry, relate or describe in verse or poetry

versus

against

vertex

highest point, acme, peak

vertical

perpendicular

vertiginous

dizzy, giddy, suffering vertigo

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