Roots of Common Terms in Animal Nutrition and Digestion
Roots
L = Latin, G = Greek
Cholecystokinin
G: chole= "bile"; cysto = "sac"; kinin = "move"
Diuretic
L: diūrēticus; G: diourētikós = "to urinate"
Gastrin
G: gastr = "stomach"
Hyperosmotic
G: huper = "over, above"
Hypoosmotic
G: hupo = "under"
Leptin
G: leptos = "thin"
Omnivores
L: omni = "all"
Pepsin
G: pepsis = "digestion"
Phototroph
G: photo = "light"; troph = "nutrition")