A, an
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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