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Bio 181-2 and Bio 301-302 Dr. Kezele

Scientific Root Words and Syllables

a-, an- Gr., L. WITHOUT, NOT

acetabulum L. VINEGAR CUP S 7

acinus- , acinar L. GRAPE, BERRY S 4

acromial Gr. EXTREME S 7

actin- Gr. RAY, RADIATION C 6, S 3

adeno- Gr., L. GLAND C 19, S 4

aer- Gr. AIR C 9, S 9

alb- L. WHITE C 14, S 3

alga L. SEAWEED C 13, 28

allantois Gr. DAUSAGE SHAPED C 47, S 29

allo- Gr. OTHER C 8, 24

alveolus L. A SMALL HOLLOW C 42, S 13, 23

amnion Gr. LAMB C 34, S 29

amphi- Gr. FROM BOTH SIDES C 1, S 8

ana- Gr. UPWARD, BACKWARD, AGAIN C 8, S 2

andro- Gr. MALE C 45, S 18

angina Gr. A STRANGLING S 20

angio- Gr. VESSEL C 29, S 21

annulus L. LITTTLE RING S 7

antho- Gr. FLOWER C 29

anthrop(o)- Gr. HUMAN C 34

anti- Gr. OPPOSITE, AGAINST C 8, S 3

anus L. RING C 41, S 24

aphasia, aphatos Gr. SPEECHLESS S 14

apo- Gr. AWAY FROM, SEPARATE C 36, S 4

aponeurosis Gr. DERIVED FROM TENDON S 10

apse Gr. ARCH, TO FASTEN C 11, S 9

arachno- Gr. SPIDER C 33, S 12

arch- Gr. FIRST, CHIEF, PRINCIPAL C 1, 29, 34

archaeo- Gr. ANCIENT C 1, 29, 34

areola L. SMALL OPEN SPACE S 4, 28

arthro- Gr. JOINT C 33, S 8

artio- Gr. EVEN (NUMBER) C 34

-ase Gr. from DIASTASIS = separation, enzyme suffix C 41, S 24

aureus Gr. GOLD, GOLDEN C 39

auricle L. LITTLE EAR S 15

auto- Gr. SELF C 6, S 3

axon Gr. AXIS, AXLE C 40, S 4

azygos Gr. UNPAIRED S 21

bacillus L. ROD C 27

basilo- Gr. SOVEREIGN C 22

bathy- Gr. DEEP C 52

benthic Gr. ON, IN or NEAR THE SEA FLOOR C 52

bifid L. SPLIT INTO TWO S 7

bili- L. BILE C 41, S 2

bio- Gr. LIFE C 1, S 1

-biosis Gr. WAY OF LIFE C 27

blasto- Gr. GERM (BEGINNING OF LIFE, NOT A PATHOGEN) C 32, S 4

blatta L. COACKROACH, BLOOD CLOT C 33

brachio- l. RELATING TO ARM C 33, S 1

brachy- Gr. SHORT C 33

brady Gr. SLOW S 20

branchus L. GILL C 34

broncho Gr. WINDPIPE C 42, S 22

bryo- Gr. MOSS C 29

calcaneum L. HEEL S 7

calcium L. LIME (AS IN MORTAR) C 11, S 6

callosum L. HARD SKIN C 38, S 6

calor L. HEAT C 3, S 25

calyx Gr. SHELL, from TO COVER, TO HIDE S 26

cambial L. THAT WHICH CHANGES C 35

canthus Gr. RIM OF A WHEEL S 15

capit L. HEAD S 29

capitulum L. SMALL HEAD S 7

cardio- L. HEART C 40, S 4

carotid Gr. TO STUPIFY (carotid pressure causes LOC) S 7

caruncle L. MOUND OF TISSUE S 15

caseosa L. CHEESELIKE S 29

caudal L. TAIL (DIRECTION) C 32, S 1

cecum L. BLIND C 41, S 24

-cene Gr. RECENT C 25

cephalo- Gr. HEAD C 32, S 1

cerebellum L. LITTLE BRAIN C 49, S 13

cerebrum L. BRAIN C 49, S 13

cetus, ketos L., Gr. WHALE C 22

cervical L. NECK C 46, S 7

-ch(a)ete Gr. HAIR, BRISTLE C 33

cheilos Gr. LIPS C 33

cheiro Gr. HAND C 34

chiasma Gr. CROSSING C 13, S 15

chimera L. (mythological monster) multispecies organism C 34

choana L. FUNNEL, COLLARED C 33, S 23

choreo Gr. DANCE S 14

chondro- Gr. CARTILAGE C 34, S 4

chorda Gr. CORD C 34, S 15

chorion Gr. SKIN, LEATHER C 47, S 29

choroid Gr. LIKE THE PLACENTA S 15

chrono- Gr. TIME C 15, S 4

chromo- Gr. COLOR C 6, S 3

chyme Gr. JUICE (STOMACH CONTENTS) C 41, S 24

chyle Gr. JUICE (LYMPHATIC FLUID) C 41, S 24

cilia L. EYELASHES C 6, S 3

cis- L. ON THIS SIDE C 4,

cloaca L. SEWER C 34, S 29

-coccus Gr. GRAIN, SEED (spherical shape) C 27, S 5

cochlea L. SNAIL SHELL C 50

-coel, coel- Gr. CAVITY C 32, S 29

coeno- Gr. from koino, COMMON C 31

coleos Gr. SHEATH C 33

colliculus L. LITTLE HILL S 13

colon Gr. LIMB. MEMBER C 41, S 24

condyle L. KNUCKLE S 7

coracoid Gr. RAVENLIKE S 7

corneal L. HORNY C 50, S 15

corona L. CROWN C 19, S 1

cortex L. BARK, OUTER LAYER C 35, S 5

costal L. RIB S 7

crenate L. NOTCHED C 27, S 3

cribriform L. SEIVE S 7

-crine Gr. TO SEPARATE, SECRETION C 11, S 1

crista L. CREST C 6, S 3

cteno- (kten) Gr. COMB C 33,

cuneiform L. WEDGE SHAPED C 47, S 23

cyano- Gr. DARK BLUE C 10, S 5

cyno- Gr. DOG C 25

cysto- Gr. SAC, CYST, BLADDER S 24

cyto- Gr. CELL C 6, S 1

-dactyl Gr. FINGER, DIGIT C 14, S 3

decussate L. CROSS OVER, INTERSECT, from number 10 (X) C 13

deino- (dino) Gr. TERRIBLE, as in overwhelming C 25

dendro- Gr. TREE C 35, S 4

derm- Gr. SKIN C 33, S 5

desmo- L. LIGAMENT, BOND C 6, S 4

deutero- Gr. SECOND C 31, S 2

di- Gr. TWO C 5, S 2

diapedesis Gr. TO OOZE or LEAP THROUGH S 19

dolor L. PAIN C 43, S 22

-dont L. TOOTH C 33, S 7

dromo- Gr. RUNNING or CONDUCTION C 15, S 3

drosos Gr. DEW C 15

duct L. TUBE, PIPE, CANAL C 46, S 4

duodenum digitorum L. INTESTINE OF TWELVE FINGER WIDTHS C 41, S 24

e- L. OUT, AWAY, OUTSIDE C 44, S 22

ec- Gr. OUT FROM, AWAY FROM C 32

ecdysis Gr. TO TAKE OFF, STRIP OFF C 32, 33

eco (oikos) Gr. HOME C 52

ecto- Gr. EXTERNAL C 32, S 4

(e)ico Gr. TWENTY C 19, S 18

elasmos Gr. METAL PLATE C 34

emmetr- Gr. PROPORTIONED, CORRECT MEASURE S 15

em- , en- L. INTO , ON C 8

embolism L. (what is) THROWN INTO S 14

endo- Gr. WITHIN C 6, S 3

enteric Gr. INTESTINAL C 49, S 11

epi- Gr. ON, UPON, OVER, ABOVE, AROUND C 11, S 1

ethmoid Gr. SIEVELIKE S 7

eury- Gr. WIDE, BROAD C 27

falciform L. SICKLE SHAPED S 24

falx L. SICKLE S 13

fauces L. THROAT S 23

fenestra L. WINDOW C 42, S 17

fibula L. PIN, SKEWER S 7

fila- L. THREAD, THREAD-LIKE C 30, S 2

fimbria L. FRINGE C 27, S 28

flocculus L. SMALL TUFT, OF WOOL OR FIBROUS MATERIAL S 13

follicle L. BAG C 45, S 18

fornix L. ARCH, VAULT S 13

fossa L. DITCH (SMALL CAVITY) S 7

fovea L. SMALL PIT C 50, S 7

frenum, frenulum L. BRIDLE, SMALL BRIDLE S 10

gamete Gr. MARRIAGE PARTNER C 12, S 3

gastro- Gr. STOMACH C 32, S 16

gene Ge., Gr. BEGETTING C 1, SS 3

glenoid Gr. RESEMBLING A PIT OR SOCKET S 7

glia Gr. GLUE C 40, S 4

glomerulus L. LITTLE BALL C 31, 44, S 26

glottis Gr. mouth of the windpipe C 41, S 23

gnatho- Gr. JAW C 34, S 7

gomphosis Gr. BOLT S 8

gracilis L. SLENDER S 10

granum L. GRAIN C 6

habenula L. REIN (originally designated the pineal stalk) S 13

halide E. a HALOGEN (SALT) Compound C 44

hallux L. BIG TOE S 10

halo- E. SALT C 44

hamate L. HOOK SHAPED S 7

hap- Gr. SINGLE C 13, S 3

haustor, haustral L. DRAWER C 31, S 24

-hedra Gr. FACE C 19

helminth Gr. WORM C 33

hepatic Gr. LIVER C 29, S 21

hetero- L. OTHER C 10, S 3

hilum L. TRIFLE S 23

hippo- L. HORSE C 49, S 13

holo- Gr. ENTIRE, WHOLE C , S 4

homo-, homeo Gr. SAME C 13, S 3

hyaline L. GLASS S 4

hydro- L. WATER C 2, S 2

hymen Gr. MEMBRANE C 13, S 28

hyper- Gr. BEYOND C 7, S 3

hypha Gr. WEB C 31

hypo- Gr. BENEATH, UNDER C 1, S 1, M 3

icteric Gr. JAUNDICED S 24

-id Gr. HAVING THE SHAPE OF, PARTICLE C 34, S 3

ilium, ileum L. FLANK C 41, S 7

-in, -ine N.L. COMPARE, also a neutral chemical compound suffix C 5, S 14

incus L. ANVIL C 50, S 15

infundibulum L. FUNNEL SHAPED S 13

inter- L. BETWEEN C 6, S 2

intercalate L. TO INSERT BETWEEN C 50, S 4

ischium Gr. HIP JOINT S 7

iso- Gr. EQUAL C 2, S 2

jejunum L. EMPTY C 41, S 24

juxta- L. NEXT TO C 44, S 21

kampos Gr. SEA MONSTER C 49, S 13

karyo- Gr. NUCLEUS C 13, S 3

-kinesis Gr. MOTION C 39, S 3

labium, labrum L. LIP C 46, S 24, 28

lacrimal L. TEAR (fluid from eyes) S 7

lamella L. THIN PLATE S 4

lamina L. LAYER S 4

latissimus L. WIDEST S 10

lanugo L. DOWN (as in soft feathers) S 29

lemma Gr. HUSK (membrane) S 9

lepido- Gr. SCALE (flake) C 33

ligand, ligate L. a TIE, TO TIE C 7, S 2

limbic L. BORDER C 49, S 13

limnetic Gr. LAKE or POOL C 52

lipo Gr. FAT C 5, S 2

littoral L. SHORE C 52

logos Gr. WORD, PROPORTION C 13, S 3

lopho- Gr. CREST C 33

lumbo- L. LOIN S 7

luteous L. LIGHT GREENISH YELLOW C 46, S 17

lyco- N.L. WOLF C 29

lysis, lyso- Gr. BREAK DOWN, LOOSEN C 6, S 3

macro- Gr. LARGE C 5, S 4

-malacia Gr. MORBID SOFTENING S 6

malleus L. HAMMER C 50

mammillary L. NIPPLE SHAPED S 13

manubrium L. HANDLE S 7

meatus L. PASSAGE S 7

medulla L. INNER CORE, MIDDLE C 49, S 5

melano- Gr. BLACK C 45, S 5

-melia Gr. LIMB (ARM OR LEG) S 29

mell- L. HONEY C 40, S 26

meninges Gr. MEMBRANE S 7

-mere Gr. PART C 16, S 3

meso- Gr. MIDDLE C 10, S 4

meta- Gr. LATER, BEYOND C 12, S 3

micro- Gr. SMALL, MINUTE C 6, S 3

molar L. MILL S 24

mono- Gr. ONE C 5, S 2

mycelium N.L. + Gr. myco + helos C 31

myco- Gr. FUNGUS, FUNGAL C 31, S 22

myelo- Gr. MARROW (IN BRAINSTEM OR IN BONE) C 42, S 12

myxo- Gr. SLIME C 11

nano- Gr. DWARF (EXTREMELY SMALL, 10 -9) C Appendix C

navicular L. BOAT SHAPED S 7

neritic Gr. WATERS OVER CONTINENTAL SHELF C 52

nephro- Gr. KIDNEY, RENAL C 44, S 26

neuro- Gr. NERVE C 34, S 4

noci- L. HARM, INJURY C 50, S 14

nomen L. NAME C 26

obturator L. STRUCTURE THAT CLOSES AN OPENING S 7

ocellus L. LITTLE EYE C 50

oculus L. EYE C 50, S 13

-oid Gr. -LIKE, RESEMBLING S 7

oikos (eco) Gr. HOME C 52

oligo- Gr. FEW C 33, S 6

-ology L. STUDY OF, SCIENCE OF C 1, S 1

omentum L. MEMBRANE S 24

ommat- Gr. EYE C 50

-onychia Gr. CONDITION OF OR RELATING TO THE NAILS C 33, S 5

-opsis, -opia Gr. VISION C 50, S 15

optic Gr. EYE C 50, S 15

oral, os L. MOUTH C 41, S 24

-ose L. HAVING THE CHARATERISTICS OF C 5, S 2

osmo- Gr. IMPULSE C 7, S 2

osteo- Gr. BONE C 34, S 4

oto-, otic Gr. EAR S 1

oura, ourous Gr. TAIL, TAILED C 34

ova L. EGG C 5, S 1

palate L. ROOF OF THE MOUTH S 7

paleo- Gr. ANCIENT C 22

papilla L. NIPPLE S 5

para- Gr. BESIDE, BEYOND, INCORRECT C 45, S 7

-parous L. GIVING BIRTH C 34, S 29

patella L. SMALL PLATE S 1

patho- Gr. DISEASE C 27, S 1

pectin Gr. COAGULATED C 5

pectineal, pectineus L. RESEMBLING A COMB S 7

pectoral L. PERTAINING TO THE BREAST, CHEST S 10

pectus L. CHEST S 10

peduncle L. LITTLE FOOT S 13

pennate L. HAVING FEATHERS (see pinnate) S 10

pelagic Gr. OPEN SEA or OCEAN C 52

pelvis, pelvic L. BASIN C 44, S 1

peri- Gr. AROUND, NEAR C 35, S 6

perissos Gr. UNEVEN, IRREGULAR (ODD) C 34

peristalsis Gr. TO WRAP AROUND C 41, S 24

phago- , -phage Gr. EAT C 6, S 22

phasm Gr. PHANTOM C 33

pheromone N.L. CARRIED HORMONE C 31, S 14

-phobia Gr. FEAR C 3, S 2

phoco- Gr. SEAL (ANIMAL) S 29

-phore Gr. BEARER C 33

photo Gr. LIGHT C 10, S 14

phreatic Gr. WELL, SPRING M 3

-phrenia Gr. MIND C 49

phyco- Gr. SEAWEED, ALGAE C 28

phyle Gr. CLAN, TRIBE C 26

-phyll Gr. LEAF C 10

-physis Gr. TO GROW S 8

phyto- Gr. PLANT C 10

pico- S. VERY SMALL, 10 -12 C Appendix C

pilo- pilus L. HAIR S 5

pinaco- It. SLAB, BOARD C 33

pino- Gr. DRINK C 7, S 3

pinna, L. FEATHER, EXTERNAL EAR S 15

pinnate L. RESEMBLING A FEATHER S 10

piriform L. PEAR SHAPED S 7

pisiform L. PEA SHAPED S 7

placo- L. PLATE C 25

-plast Gr. pertaining to formation or development C 6

-plasia Gr. GROWTH, FORMATION, DEVELOPMENT S 25

plasma Gr. IN BIOLOGY, A FLUID C 6, S 3

platy- L. FLAT, BROAD C 33, S 10

pleco L. PLEAT C 34

pleio-, pleo- Gr. MORE, GREATER IN SIZE, EXTENT OR DEGREE C 14, S

pleura Gr. SIDE, RIB S 1

-ploid Gr. FOLD (as in twofold, threefold) C 13, S 3

-pod Gr. FOOT C 33, S 26

poiesis, poietic Gr. CREATION, TO MAKE S 19

pollen L. POWDER, FINE FLOUR C 30

poly- L. MANY C 5, S 3

pons L. BRIDGE C 42, S 13

pneumo- Gr. AIR C 35, S 23

presby- Gr. OLD AGE S 15

primordial L. FIRST IN SEQUENCE, ORIGINAL S 28

prime, primum L. FIRST C 5, S 10

pro- Gr. FORWARD C 1, S 3

proto- Gr. FIRST C 29, S 2

psycho- Gr. SPIRIT, BREATH, INDICATING THE MIND S 9

psychro- Gr. COLD TEMERATURE C 40

ptero- Gr. WING C 29, S 7

pudendal L. TO MAKE OR BE ASHAMED S 12

pulmonary L. LUNG C 42, S 20

pupil (from pupa) L. DOLL C 50, S 15

pyelo- Gr. PAN, TROUGH (referring to the renal pelvis)) S 26

pyloric Gr. GATEKEEPER S 24

radius L. RAY C 32, S 7

radula L. SCRAPER C 33

raphé Gr. SEAM S 28

renal L. KIDNEYS C 44, S 21

reticular L. RESEMBLING A NET C 49, S 4

retina L. NET C 50, S 15

rhabdo- Gr. ROD C 19, S 10

-rrhea Gr. FLOW, DISCHARGE M 3

rhizo- Gr. ROOT C 29

rigor L. STIFFNESS S 9

rubor L. REDNESS S 14

rugae L. WRINKLES S 24

saccharide L. SUGAR C 5, S 2

sarco- L. FLESH C 34, S 9

sartor L. TAILOR S 10

scalene Gr. UNEVEN, HAVING THREE UNEQUAL SIDES S 10

scapho- L. BOAT SHAPED S 7

scission L. CUTTING, SPLITTING OR DIVIDING C 11

schizo- Gr. SPLIT C 49

sciatic Gr. HIP JOINT S 7

scypho- L. CUP-SHAPED PART C 33

semi- L. HALF, PARTIAL C 16, S 10

septal L. DIVIDING WALL C 31, S 7

serous L. THIN, WATERY S 4

serratus L. SAW (TOOL) S 10

serum L. WHEY C 42, S 19

sinus L. A CURVE, A HOLLOW S 7

-some, somatic Gr. BODY C 6, S 3

spheno- Gr. WEDGE S 7

spiro- L. SPIRAL C 27, S 7

splanchnic Gr. INNER PARTS S 16

spleen, splenius Gr. PATCH, PLASTER S 10

squamous L. SCALE C 40, S 4

stapes L.` STIRRUP C 50

staphylo- L. GRAPELIKE CLUSTER C 27, S 5

stato-, stasis Gr. STANDING C 50

stele Gr. PILLAR C 35

steno- Gr. NARROW C 44, S 20

stereo-, -steric Gr. THRE DIMENTIONAL, SOLID S 4, 15

sternal, sternon Gr. CHEST S 7

stigma Gr. PHYSICAL OR MORAL MARK OR BLEMISH C 30

stoma Gr. MOUTH C 10, S 24

strabismus Gr. SQUINTING S 15

stramen L. STRAW C 28

strepto- Gr. CHAIN C 16, S 23

stroma Gr. MATTRESS, TO STREW C 6, S 28

sulcus L. FURROW S 7

syn- Gr. union, association, together, with, at the same time C 13, S 3

syndesmosis Gr. BOND, LIGAMENT S 8

synovia N.L. (RESEMBLING) EGGWHITE S 4

talus L. ANKLE S 7

-taxis Gr. ORDER, RESPONSIVE MOVEMENT C 27, S 19

tegmentum, tectum L. COVERING, ROOF S 13

tele- Gr. DISTANT C 49, S 13

telo- Gr. END C 12, S 3

tenia L. RIBBON S 24

tentorium L. TENT S 13

tetra- Gr. FOUR C 4, s 12

thalamus Gr. INNER CHAMBER C 49, S 13

thallus Gr. SPROUT C 28

-theca, thecal Gr. CASE, COVERING , SHEATH C 46, S 12

ther- Gr. BEAST C 25

thio- Gr. SULFUR L 12

thoracic Gr. CHEST S 1

thylakos Gr. SAC C 6

thysanos Gr. FRINGE C 33

tibia L. PIPE S 7

-tope, topo- Gr. PLACE C 2, S 2

trabecula L. SMALL BEAM S 6

trachea Gr. ROUGH C 41, S 23

trans- L. ACROSS C 5, S 2

trapezium Gr. HAVING FOUR SIDES, NONE PARALLEL S 7

trapezoid Gr. HAVING FOUR SIDES, TWO PARALLEL S 10

trema Gr. HAVING A HOLE C 33

triquetrum L. HAVING THREE CORNERS S 7

trochanter Gr. RUNNER S 7

trocho- Gr. WHEEL C 33

trochlea Gr. PULLEY S 7

-tropho- Gr. NUTRITION C 27, S 28

-tropic Gr. A TURNING, CHANGE C 39, S 17

tuber L. LUMP C 27, S 7

tumor L. HARD C 12, S 4

tunica L. COAT C 34, S 15

tympanI- Gr. DRUM C 50, S 15

ulna L. ELBOW S 7

unguinal, ungulate L. REFERRING TO (FINGER OR TOE)NAIL OR HOOF C 34

uro- Gr. URINE, UREA C 44, S 1

utricle L. SMALL BAG C 50

uva, uvula L. GRAPE S 10, 23

vallate L. HAVING A WALL, CUP SHAPED S 15

vellus L. WOOL S 5

verd- L. GREEN S 19

vernix L. VARNISH S 29

vertebra L. JOINT OF THE SPINE (VERTERE, TO TURN) C 22, S 1

villus L. SHAGGY HAIR C 41, S 24

virus L. SLIME, POISONOUS LIQUID C 19, S 5

vitelline L. RELATING TO YOLK OF AN EGG C 47

vivi- L. LIVING, LIVE C 34

vomer L. PLOUGHSHARE (cuting portion of the plow) S 7

xeno- Gr. STRANGE (FOREIGN) C 34

xero- Gr. DRY C 16, S 5

xipho- L. SWORD S 7

xylo- Gr. WOOD C 29

zygoma Gr. BOLT (TO JOIN) S 7

zygote Gr. TO YOKE C 12, S 28

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