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Root Words 1-178
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kilo | thousand |
| mill | thousand |
| hect | hundred |
| cent | hundred |
| dec(dek) | ten |
| neur | nerve |
| card | heart |
| hem(EM) | blood |
| pter | wing |
| trach | tube |
| gram(graph) | write, record |
| anti | against |
| peri | around |
| trans | across |
| caud | tail |
| encephal | brain |
| cerv | neck |
| cephal | head |
| pnuem | lung,air |
| pulmon | lung |
| hepat | liver |
| gastr | stomach |
| echin | spiny |
| platy | flat |
| chondr | catrilage |
| ichthy | fish |
| pisc | fish |
| helminth | worm |
| ornith | bird |
| av | bird |
| oste | bone |
| vasc | vessel |
| mal | bad |
| bene | good |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | inside |
| cnid | sting |
| psuedo | false |
| ventr | belly |
| dors | back |
| later | side |
| noct | night |
| astr | star |
| micr | small |
| mini | small |
| macr | large |
| macr | large |
| mega | large |
| sol | sun |
| lun | moon |
| nekt(nect) | swimmer |
| Benth | bottom, drift |
| plankt | wander, drift |
| therm | heat |
| epi | above, over |
| super(supra) | above, over |
| infer | below |
| hypo | below |
| sub | below, under |
| hal | salt |
| sal | salt |
| ov(o) | egg |
| lip | fat |
| eco | house, home |
| omni | all |
| carn | flesh, meat |
| vor | eat, devour |
| spir | breathe |
| scop | look |
| non | no, not |
| a(an) | no, not |
| mukti | many |
| poly | many |
| bi | two |
| uni | one |
| chlor | green |
| psot | after |
| ante | before |
| pre | before |
| phyt | plant |
| botan | plant |
| herb | plant |
| aqu | water |
| hydr | water |
| sym | together |
| syn | together |
| phot | liht |
| terr | earth, land |
| ge | earth, land |
| cyt | cell |
| pod | foot |
| ped | foot |
| zo | animal |
| bio | life |
| derm | skin |
| arthr | joint |
| itis | inflammation |
| ology | the study of |