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Biology Roots Set #2
Set 2 of the roots we are doing in Honors Biology
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| fissus | a split |
| flagellum | whip |
| gam(o) | marriage |
| gaster, gastro | stomach |
| gene | origin, birth |
| gen | type |
| gestare | to bear, carry |
| glykys, glu | sweet |
| gon(os) | reproductive, sexual |
| gymnos | naked, bare |
| gyne | female, woman |
| helix | spiral |
| hemo | blood |
| hemi | half |
| herb(a,i) | grass |
| heteros | other, different |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | man, humanity |
| homos | same, alike |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | over, above |
| hypo | under, below |
| inter | between |
| intra | within, inside |
| isos | equal |
| itis | inflammation, disease |
| leuko(s) | white |
| logos, -logy | study |
| lysis | to split, loosen |
| makro(s) | large |
| mal | bad |
| meso(s) | middle |
| metabole | change |
| mykes, myc | fungus |
| nana | billion |
| nephros | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| -oid | form, apperance |
| -oma | swelling |
| omni(s) | all |