Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes
a-, ananterautobacter-, bactrbi- (Latin)
biocauddorsecogeoherb-ine
tax-troph-vore
heterohomoinfrainterintra-
not, without, lacking, deficient
front
self
bacterium, stick, club
two twice
life, living
tail
back
1
house
land, earth
grass, plants
of or pertaining to
arrange, put in order
nourishment, feeding
devour, eat
different, other
same, alike
below, beneath
within, inside
between_________________
iso-ium
micromitonucpermeaphagpinoplasm-, -plast-scope
som-, somatamniamphi-, amphoanti-cul-, -cule
epi-cystdedermdys-
equal, same
refers to a part of the body
small, millionth
thread
center
5
pas, go
eat
drink
form, formed into
look, device for seeing
body
fetal membrane
both
against, opposite
small, diminutive
upon, above, over
sac, pouch, bladder
away from, down
skin
bad, abnormal, difficult______
hepar-, hepatmynasneprhoodontoptosteolforbotophrenphysicpleurpneumo-pod
renrhinsarctachytarso-
liver
muscle
nose
kidney
tooth
eye
9
bone
smell
circle, round, ring
ear
mind, diaphragm
nature, natural qualities
lung, rib, side
lungs, air
foot
kidney
nose
flesh
quick, swift
ankle____________________
-ism
-it is
-logy
multi-nom-, -nomy
nonomni-osis
-ous
postkilomillipresapr-sperm-sphersubsuper-, sursym-, synagri-
a state or condition
inflammation, disease
study of
many
ordered knowledge, law
not
all
2
abnormal condition
full of
after, behind
thousand
thousandth
before, ahead of time
rotten
seed
ball, round
under, below
over, above, on top
together
field, soil_________________
-emia
por-stasis
transmammmela-, melancocccoel-gam-gen, -gine
-gene-gest-iasis
-karymesmut-oma
ooovpan-
blood
opening
condition of, placed, staying
across
breast
6
black, dark
round
hollow
marriage
producer, former
origin, birth
carry, produce, bear
disease, abnormal condition
cell nucleus
middle, half, intermediate
change
abnormal condition, tumor
egg
egg
all______________________
trachevasadenalg-, -algia
brachibronchchelchir-chym-duct
hysterlachrypedperiplatypulmoretanthocotylflor-
windpipe
vessel
gland
pain
arm
10
windpipe
claw
hand
juice
lead
womb, uterus
tear
child
around
flat
lung
net, made like a net
flower
cup
flower____________________
terrultraunizooventr-aceous
amylaqu-ase
calordi-, diplo-eous
gluc-, glychydrlactlipmacro-mer
monosaccharadipaerochondrchrom-, -chrome
cyt-, -cyte
ecto-elle
en-, endo-, entexextra-lys
tetrathermtoxicomot-blastcutihyperhypo-
earth, land
beyond
one
animal
3
belly, underside
of or pertaining to
starch
water
forms names of enzymes
heat
two, double
nature of, like
sweet, sugar
water
milk
fat
large
unit
one, single_______________
sugar
fat
air
cartilage
color
4
cell
outside of
small
in, into, within
out of, away from
beyond, outside
decompose, split, dissolve
four
heat
poison
move
sprout, germ, bud
skin
above, beyond over
below, under, less__________
path-, -pathy
apo-, apcarcincardicephalcerebrcerviccranicort-, corticneurprimpseudo-sis
teletelozygarteriarthrchlorcyanentererythrofibrgastrhistinleuc-, leukmela-, melanrubrsclerxanthandroangioaudiaurcarpalgnathgynhem-
disease, suffering
away from
cancer
heart
head
7
brain
neck
skull
outer layer
nerve
first
false, deceptive
condition, state
far off, distant
end
joined together
artery
joint, articulation
green___________________
blue
intestine, gut
red
fiber, thread
stomach
8
tissue
very, thoroughly
white, bright, light
black, dark
red
hard
yellow
man, masculine
blood, vessel, duct
hear
ear
wrist
jaw
female
blood___________________
foligymnohortmycomycelpalm-phyll
phyt-, phyte
-sporvit-, vivxeroxyl-ary, -arium
centidecadendrechinentomferro-
leaf
naked, bare
garden
fungus
threadlike
11
broad, flat
leaf
plant
seed
life
dry
wood
denotes a place for something
hudredth
ten
tree
spiny, prickly
insects
iron_____________________
hal-helminth-ichthynematornithradisaur-septic
salt
worm
fish
thread
bird
ray
lizard
infection, putrefaction