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latin roots biology
biology-WHS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a, an | without |
| ab | away from |
| ad, af | near, toward |
| alb | white |
| algia | pain |
| amphi | both |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archae | ancient |
| arthr | joint |
| ase | enzyme |
| auto | self |
| bi | two or twice |
| bio | life |
| blast | that which will germinate |
| brachi | arm |
| card | heart |
| carn | flesh |
| caryo | nucleus of cell |
| cephalo | head |
| chloro | green |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chromo | color |
| cide | kill |
| coel | cavity |
| com, con | with |
| costa | rib |
| cyst | capsule |
| cyto, cyte | cell |
| decid | to cut off |
| dendr | tree |
| dent, dont | tooth |
| derm | skin |
| di | two |
| dis, dys | ill or bad |
| eco | household |
| ecto | outer |
| ectomy | removal |
| emia | blood |
| endo | inner |
| enter | intestine |
| epi | on, at, beside |
| erythro | red |
| eu | true |
| ex | out |
| fer | bearer |
| gastro | stomach |
| gen | producing |
| gymno | naked |
| hemo | blood |
| herb | non-woody plant |
| hepato | liver |
| hetero | other |
| homo, homeo | same |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, not enough |
| ia, iasis | disease |
| ichthys | fish |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | same |
| itis | inflammation of |
| ink | motion |
| lac | milk |
| leuco, leuko | white |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | dissolving |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| mega | very large |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond or after |
| micro | small |
| mito | thread |
| mono | one |
| morpho | shape, form |
| myo | muscle |
| nema | thread |
| nephr | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| oma | tumor or swelling |
| omni | all |
| ophth | eye |
| orni | bird |
| ortho | straight |
| osis | act, condition |
| osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| ovi, oo | egg |
| para | beside |
| patho | disease |
| ped, pod | foot |
| peri | around |
| phago | eating |
| pheno | to show |
| photo | light |
| phyll | leaf |
| phyto | plant |
| pino | to drink |
| plasma | form |
| plast | particle |
| poly | many |
| post | after, hebind |
| proto | first |
| pseudo | false |
| pter | wing |
| pulmo | lung |
| renal | kidney |
| rhea, rrhea | flow or discharge |
| rhino | nose |
| sal | salt |
| sclero | hard |
| some | body |
| stom | mouth |
| sym, syn | binding together |
| therm | heat |
| trop | turn |
| troph | nourishment |
| viv | living |
| vore | to devour |
| xeros | dry |
| zo | animal |
| ayg | united |
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