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Word Roots 17&18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mono- | one |
| biblio- | book |
| graph/grapho- | write, written |
| klept/klepto- | to steal |
| mania- | intense craving, loss of reason |
| phile- | love, loving |
| phob- | fear of |
| -ia | condition |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| bibliophobia- | dread or hatred of books |
| biblioklept- | one who steals books |
| bibliology- | history and science of books as physical objects |
| bibliography- | list of books |
| bibliophile- | lover of books |
| bibliomania- | excessive preoccupation with books |
| kleptomania- | persistent craving to steal |
| graphomania- | obsessive desire to write |
| monomania- | obsession with one object or idea |
| anthrop/anthropo- | mankind, man |
| meter- | measure |
| nom- | name, law, custom, order |
| path- | feeling, disease |
| phil- | love, loving |
| -ic | like, related to |
| -logy | study of, science |
| -oid | resembling |
| -y | state of, quality, act; body, group |
| anthropoid- | resembling man |
| philanthropy- | love of mankind |
| anthropology- | study of mankind |
| anthropometer- | device used to measure the proportions of the human body |
| anthroponomy- | natural laws of human development as they relate to the enviroment |
| anthropopathic- | relating human feelings to something not human |