Title: Erythron are red blood cells in the bone marrow.
1Erythron are red blood cells in the bone marrow.
Erythropoesis is the production of red blood
cells.
What is the meaning of the root erythro?
If someone has a condition called erythroism that
affects the pigmentation of the skin, what might
she look like?
What type of blood cell would an erythrocyte be?
2An idiot is a very peculiar person.
Some people have very peculiar characteristics
called idiosyncrasies (like chewing on the end of
their pencils).
What is the meaning of the root idio?
Why would Its raining cats and dogs be
considered an idiom?
Do some of the teenagers today speak an
idiodialect?
3The exoskeleton is the vertebrae that is located
on the outside covering of an animal.
To exorcise something is to take it out.
What is the meaning of the root exo?
What happens when an audience makes an exodus
from the theater?
Where would the earths exosphere be located?
4If something is impossible, it is not possible.
If your teacher tells you that it is improbable
you will have homework on Friday, it is not
probable.
What is the meaning of the root im?
If a hospital patient is immobile, is he able to
go home?
Would it be fun to go dirt biking on a road that
is impassable?
5Filigree is a type of ornamental work that
resembles threads of gold on a gold surface.
A filament is a single threadlike object.
What is the meaning of the root fil?
Have you ever looked through the filar of a
camera scope? What does it look like?
Workmen must perform an act called filature to
retrieve silk from cocoons. What are the workers
doing?