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Root Words 5
| Prefix/Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oo/ov | egg |
| opthalm/opt | eye |
| orb | circle, round, ring |
| orium/ory | place for something |
| ornith | bird |
| orth | straight, correct, right |
| oscu | mouth |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| oste | bone |
| oto | ear |
| ous | full of |
| pachy | thick |
| oxy | sharp, acid, oxygen |
| paleo | old, ancient |
| palm | broad, flat |
| pan | all |
| par/para | beside, near, equal |
| path/pathy | disease, suffering |
| ped | foot, child |
| pent/quin | five |
| per | through |
| peri | around |
| permea | pass, go |
| phag | eat |
| pheno | show |
| phil | loving, fond of |
| phon/phone | sound |
| phore/pher | bear, carry |
| photo | light |
| phren | mind, diaphragm |
| phyc | seaweed, algae |
| phyl | related group |
| phyll | leaf |
| physic | nature, natural qualities |
| phyt/phyte | plant |
| pino | drink |
| pinni | feather |
| plan | roaming, wandering |
| plasm/plast | form, formed into |
| platy | flat |
| pleur | lung, rib, side |
| pneumo | lungs, air |
| pod | foot |
| ply | many, several |
| por | opening |
| port | carry |
| post | after, behind |
| pom | fruit |
| pre | before, ahead of time |
| pro | forward, favoring, before |
| proto/prim | first, primary |
| pseudo | false, deceptive |
| psych | mind |
| pter | having wings or fins |
| pulmo | lung |
| puls | drive, push |
| pyr | heat, fire |
| quadr | four |
| radi | ray |
| re | again, back |
| rect | right, correct |
| ren | kidney |
| ret | net, made like a net |
| rhag/rrhage | burst forth |
| rhe/rrhea | flow |
| rhin | nose |
| rhis | root |
| rhodo | rose |
| roto | wheel |
| rubr | red |
| sacchar | sugar |
| sapr | rotten |
| sarc | flesh |