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词根词缀:balano-, balan-

【来源及含义】Greek: acorn

【相关描述】By extension, it is used in medicine and refers to the "glans penis" or to the "glans clitoridis".

【同源单词】balaniferous, balanite, balanitis, balanoid, balanoplasty

词根词缀:hal-, hali-, -haled, -haling, -halant, -halent, -halation

【来源及含义】Latin: breathe, breath; from halitus, "breath" and related to halare, "to breathe"

【相关描述】Don’t confuse this hal-, hali- unit meaning "breath, breathe" with another halio-, hali- unit which means "salt".

【相关词根词缀】 Word units related to breath and breathe: pneo-; pneumato-; pneumo-; psych-; spiro.

【同源单词】exhalable, exhalant, exhalation, exhalatory, exhale, exhalence

词根词缀:phalang-, phalango-

【来源及含义】Greek via Latin: bone between two joints of a finger or toe; line of battle; from phalanx, heavy infantry in close order [from Greek antiquity]

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "toes" and "fingers": dactylo-; digit-; hallu-.

【同源单词】aphalangia, brachybasophalangia, brachymesophalangia, brachyphalangia, brachytelephalangia, drop phalangette