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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

a-, an-

not, without, lacking

cata-

breakdown, downward

-able

capable of

caud-

tail

-aceous

of or pertaining to

-cell-

chamber, small room

adip-

fat

centi-

hundredth

aero-

air

centr-

center

agri-

field, soil

cephal-

head

ambi-

both

cerebr-

brain

amyl-

starch

chel-

claw

ante-

before, ahead of time

chem-

dealing with chemicals

antho-

flower

chlor-

green

anti-

against, opposite

co-

with, together

aqu-

water

coel-

hollow

-ase

forms names of enzymes

coll-

glue

auto-

self

coni-

cone

bacter-, bactr-

bacterium, stick, club

contra-

against

bi-

(Latin) two twice

corp-

body

bi-, bio-

(Greek) life, living

cort-, cortic-

outer layer

-blast-

sprout, germ, bud

cotyl-

cup

brev-

short

counter-

against

calor-

heat

crani-

skull

carcin-

cancer

-cul-, -cule

small, diminutive

cardi-

heart

cuti-

skin

carn-

meat, flesh

cyan-

blue

carp-

fruit

-cyst-

sac, pouch, bladder

carpal-

wrist

cyt-, -cyte

cell, hollow container

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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

de-

away from, down

gnath-

jaw

deca-

ten

grav-

heavy

deci-

tenth

gymno-

naked, bare

dendr-

tree

gyn-

female

derm-

skin

halo-

salt

di-, dipl-

(Latin) two, double

-helminth-

worm

di-, dia-

(Greek) through, across, apart

hem-

blood

du-, duo-

two

hemi-

half

echin-

spiny, prickly

herb-

grass, plants

eco-

house

hetero-

different, other

ecto-

outside of

hex-

six

-emia

blood

hibern-

winter

en-, endo-, ent-

in, into, within

hipp-

horse

entom-

insects

hist-

tissue

epi-

upon, above, over

holo-

entire, whole

erythro-

red

homo-

(Latin) man, human

eu-

well, good, true, normal

homo-

(Greek) same, alike

flor-

flower

hort-

garden

foli-

leaf

hydr-

water

fract-

break

hyper-

above, beyond over

-gam-

marriage

hypo-

below, under, less

gastr-

stomach

-chthy-

fish

-gene-

origin, birth

inter-

within, inside

-gest-

carry, produce, bear

intra-

between

gluc-, glyc-

sweet, sugar

iso-

equal, same

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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

-ist

person who deals with

nephro-

kidney

-kary-

cell nucleus

neur-

nerve

kilo-

thousand

non-

not

lat-

side

nuc-

center

-less

without

oct-

eight

leuc-, leuk-

white, bright, light

oligo-

few, little

-logist

one who studies

-oma

abnormal condition, tumor

-logy

study of

omni-

all

-lys, -lyt, -lyst

decompose, split, dissolve

onc-

mass, tumor

macr-

large

oo-

egg

mela-, melan-

black, dark

ornith-

bird

-meter, -metry

measurement

ov-

egg

micro-

small, millionth

oxy-

sharp, acid, oxygen

milli-

thousandth

pachy-

thick

mis-

wrong, incorrect

paleo-

old, ancient

mito-

thread

path-, -pathy

disease, suffering

mole-

mass

pent-

five

mono-

one, single

permea-

pass, go

morph-

shape, form

phag-

eat

multi-

many

pheno-

show

mut-

change

-phil-

loving, fond of

myc-

fungus

photo-

light

mycel-

threadlike

phyc-

seaweed, algae

nemat-

thread

-phyll

leaf

neo-

new, recent

pino-

drink

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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

pinni-

feather

solv-

loosen, free

plasm-, -plast-

form, formed into

som-, -some

body

platy-

flat

-sperm-

seed

pleur-

lung, rib, side

spir-, -spire

breathe

pneumo-

lungs, air

-spor-

seed

-pod

foot

stom-, -stome

mouth

por-

opening

sub-

under, below

pre-

before, ahead of time

super-, sur-

over, above, on top

pseudo-

false, deceptive

sym-, syn-

together

pter-

having wings or fins

tax-

arrange, put in order

quadr-

four

telo-

end

quin-

five

terr-

earth, land

re-

again, back

tetr-

four

rhag-, -rrhage

burst forth

therm-

heat

rhiz-

root

trans-

across

sacchar-

sugar

tri-

three

sapr-

rotten

-trop-

turn, change

sarc-

flesh

-troph-

nourishment, one who feeds

saur-

lizard

uni-

one

sci-

know

-vor-

devour, eat

-scop-

look, device for seeing

xanth-

yellow

-scribe, -script

write

xero-

dry

semi-

half, partly

xyl-

wood

sept-

partition, seven

zo-, -zoa

animal

sex-

six

zyg-

joined together

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