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Semester : Root Word
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A (an) | Without, not |
| Bio | Life, living |
| Mono | One, single |
| Hypo | Below, under |
| Thesis | Arranging |
| Vari | Change |
| In (il, im) | Without, not |
| -logy | Study of |
| Eco | House, abode |
| Carni | Flesh |
| Herb | Plant |
| Omni | All |
| Vore | Eat, eating, consume |
| Auto | Self |
| Troph | Food, nourishment |
| Mal | Bad, badly |
| Amphi | Both, double |
| Atmo | Vapor |
| Sol | Sun, alone |
| Therme | Heat |
| Zo | Animal |
| Chemo | Chemistry, gaping |
| Spher | Ball |
| Demo | People |
| Agro (agri) | Field |
| Ambi | Both sides |
| Para | Beside, near |
| Sapro | Rotten |
| Noct | Night |
| Myco | Fungus |
| Meter | To measure |
| Derm | Skin |
| Mer | Part |
| Con (co) | With, together |
| -ose | Sugar |
| Bi | Two, double |
| Pro | Before, for |
| Lip (lipo, lipus) | Fat |
| Poly | Many |
| Nucle | Nut |
| Cyto | Cell, hollow |
| Soma | Body |
| Mito | Thread |
| Plasma (plast) | Formed, molded |
| Vac | To empty |
| Milli | One thousandth |
| Nano | Dwarf, one billionth |
| Scop | Watch, look |
| Kilo | Thousand |
| Cell | Chamber |
| ell | Small |
| Eu | Good, well |
| Karyon | Nut, nucleus |
| Micro | Small |
| Lys | Dissolve, loose |
| Uni | One, single |
| -ide | Chemical |
| Mole | Mass |
| Cul | Little |
| -zym | Induces change |
| Tri | Three |
| Sacchar | Sugar |
| En (endo) | Into |
| Hydro | Water |
| Chloro | Green |
| Philo | Love |
| Phobic | Fear, hate |
| Phyll | Leaf |
| Osmos | Pushing |
| Bact | Rod, staff |
| Aero | Air, gas, oxygen |
| Iso | Equal |
| Hyper | Above, excessive |
| E(xo) | Outside, out |
| Equi | Equal |
| Ana | Up, backwards, again |
| Cat | Down |
| Photo | Light |
| Sis | Process of |
| Respir | To breath |
| Satur | Full |
| -ase | Enzyme |
| Ad | To, toward |
| Macro | Large |
| Di | Two, double |
| Glyco | Sweet |
| Adipo (adeps) | Fat |
| Hes (her) | Stick, cling |
| Amylo | Starch |
| Solut | Loosen |
| Penta | Five |
| Hexa | Six |
| Hepta | Seven |
| Sens | To feel, sense |
| Ten | Hold |
| Ced | Go, move |
| Intra | Within |
| Ton | Tension, pressure |
| Turg | Swell, swollen |
| Pino | Drink, dirt |
| Phago | Eat |
| Syn (sym) | With, together |
| Dendro | Tree |
| Epi | Upon, over, beside |
| Infra | Below, beneath |
| Ultra | Above, beyond |
| Stasis | Standing |
| Tel | Far, web, complete |
| Stoma | Mouth |
| Cle | Small |
| Sub | Below, beneath |
| Cili | Small hair |
| Pneumo | Lung |
| Hormo | Chain, instigate |
| Emia | Blood |
| Trache | Windpipe |
| Pulmo | Lung |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Amni | Fetal membrane |
| Sept | Wall, seven |
| All | Another, other |
| Gamo | Marriage |
| Haplo | Single, simple |
| Mei(o) | Less |
| Malign | Bad, wrong |
| Cycl | Circle, wheel |
| Gene | Birth, descent |
| Fiss | A split |
| Artho | Joint |
| Ante | Before, front |
| Vent | Belly, underside |
| Histo | Tissue, web |
| Dys | Bad, wrong |
| Lat | Side |
| Lac | Milk |
| Erythro | Red |
| Gen | Birth, production |
| Muta | Change |
| Inter | Between, among |
| Centr | Center |
| Homo (homeo) | Same, alike, man |
| Hetero | Different, other |
| Chromo | Color |
| Trans | Across, script |
| Semi | Half, partial |
| Zyg(o) | Pair |
| Meta | Change, alter |
| Phor | Carry, movement |
| Morph | Shape,form |
| Tox | Poison |
| Scrib | To write |
| Super | Above |
| Pheno | Show, appear |
| Ped (pod) | Child, a foot |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Diplo | Double |
| Retro | Backward, behind |
| Liga | Bound, tied |
| Strict | Drawn together, tight |
| Oo | Egg |
| Pre | Before |
| Post | After, behind |
| Pseudo | False |
| Cent | Hundred |
| Re | Again |
| De | Down, reverse |
| Form | Shape |
| Fact | Make, done |
| Glotto | Tongue |
| Spor | Seed |
| Dors | Back |
| Costa | Rib |
| Circum | Around, about |
| Cyano | Blue |
| Contra | Opposite, against |
| Broncho | Windpipe |
| Entero | Intestine, gut |
| Digiti | Finger, toe |
| Crypto | Hidden |
| Xyl | Wood |
| Corp | A body |
| Crania | Skull |
| Cephala | Head |
| Cauda | Tail |
| Temp (or) | Time |
| Paleo | Old, ancient |
| Phyl | Related group |
| Anthrop | Man |
| Sapien | Wise, knowing |
| Vestig | Trace, footstep |
| Geo | The earth |
| Dis | Separate, apart |
| Radi | A spoke, ray |
| Tax | Arrange, put in order |
| Clad | A branch |
| Punct | A sting, prick |
| Chron | Time |
| Meso | Middle |
| Meristo | Dividing |
| -ist | One who studies |
| Magni | Large |
| Tard | Slow |
| Phyto | Plant |
| Mis | Bad |
| Medi | Middle |
| -ion | Small |
| Annu | A year |
| Arid | |
| Dry | |
| Lympho | Water |
| Mega | Great, million |
| Octo | Eight |
| Neo | New |
| Un | Not |
| Tetra | Four |
| Duct | To lead |
| Dorm | Sleep |
| Leuko | White |
| Quad | Four |
| Prox | Near |
| Sali | Salt |
| Graph (gram) | To write |
| Dia | Across, through |
| Dict | To speak |
| Cide (cis) | To kill |
| Vita | Life |
| -saur | Lizard |
| Proto | First, original |
| Oculi | Eye |
| Phona | Sound |
| Ortho | Straight |
| Maxil | Jaw |
| Leuko | White |
| Ven | Vein |
| Velo | Swift, fast |
| -sect | Cut |
| Scat | Dung, feces |
| Rept | Creep, crawl |
| Odonto | Tooth |
| Peri | Around |
| -onomy | Science of |
| Hemi | One half |
| Extra | Beyond, outside |
| Blasto | Germ, seed |
| Melan | Black |
| Ab | Away from |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Itis | Inflammation, disease |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Pector | Breast |
| Hepato | Liver |
| Oro | Mouth |
| Opto | Eye |
| Dent (odonto) | Teeth |
| Nephro | Kidney |
| Vis | To see, look at |
| Uter | Womb |
| Ov | Egg |
| Gyno | Female |
| Mamm | Breast |
| Anti | Against, opposite |
| Path | Suffering, disease |
| Sperm | Seed |
| Andro | Male |
| Ject | Throw out |
| Foli | Leaf |
| Aqua | Water |
| Cereb | Brain |
| Archeo | Ancient, original |
| Arbor | Tree |
| Schizo | Split, cleavage |
| Angio | Vessle |
| Acu | Needle, hear, heard |
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Alexander Gonzales
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