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Biology rootwords
These are to help you learn Biology root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| ab | away from, not |
| aceous | pertaining to |
| ad | near, toward |
| aero | air |
| amphi | both |
| an | without |
| ana | up, back, agian |
| anti | agianst |
| aqua | water |
| archae | ancient |
| arthr | joint |
| ase | enzyme |
| ation (noun form) | the act of |
| auto | self |
| bacterio | bacteria |
| bi | two |
| bio | life |
| blast | that which will germinate |
| capill | hair |
| cardi | heart |
| carn | flesh |
| caud | tail |
| centr | center |
| cell | center |
| cephal | head |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chromo | color |
| clado | branch, root of a tree |
| coel | cavity |
| com | with |
| con | with |
| cyst | capsule |
| cyto | cell |
| decid | to cut off |
| derm | skin |
| di,dipl | two |
| echino | spiny |
| eco | household |
| ecto | outer |
| elle | small |
| en | inner |
| endo | inner |
| epi | on,at,beside |
| erythro | red |
| eu | true |
| eso | inward, within, inner |
| ex | cut |
| exo | outer, outside |
| fer | bearer |
| fibr | fiber, thread |
| gamete | egg, sperm |
| gastr | stomach |
| gen | producing |
| gene | origin, birth |
| geo | land, earth |
| gluc, glyc | sweet, sugar |
| gnath | jaw |
| grav | heavy |
| gymno | naked |
| hapl | simple |
| helminth | worm |
| hemo | blood |
| herb | non-woody plant |
| hetero | other |
| homeo | same |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above, excessive |
| hypo | below, not enough |
| ia | disease |
| iac | pertaining to |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ichthy | fish |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| iso | same |
| itis | inflammation of |
| karyo | nucleus of cell |
| kin | motion |
| lac | milk |
| lat | side |
| lip | fat |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | dissolving |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| med | middle |
| mega | very large |
| mer | part |
| meso | middle |
| meta | beyond, after |
| meter | measure |
| micro | small |
| mito | thread |
| mono | one |
| morpho | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| mut | change |
| myo | muscle |
| nema | thread |
| neuro | nerve |
| nom, nomy | ordered knowledge, law |
| non | not |
| nucleus | center |
| oligo | few, little |
| oma | tumor |
| omni | all |
| osis | act condition |
| oo | egg |
| ous | full of |
| ovi | egg |
| oxy | oxygen |
| para | beside |
| patho | disease |
| ped | foot |
| peri | around |
| permea | pass, go |
| phage | eating |
| pheno | to show |
| phil | affinity, preference, loving |
| phob | fear, panic |
| photo | light |
| phyll | leaf |
| phyto | plant |
| pino | to drink |
| plasma | form |
| plast | particle |
| platy | flat |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| por | opening |
| post | after, behind |
| pro | before |
| proto | first, earliest |
| pseudo | false |
| pulmo | lung |
| radi | ray |
| ren | kidney |
| sacchar | sugar |
| sal | salt |
| sclero | hard |
| scope | tube |
| script | write |
| seb | oil |
| sect | to cut |
| solv | loosen, free |
| soma | body |
| sperm | seed |
| spore | seed |
| stasis | standing, staying |
| stom | mouth |
| sub | under, below |
| sym | binding together |
| syn | binding together |
| tax | arrange, put in order |
| telo | end |
| terr | earth, land |
| tetra | four |
| therm | heat |
| thesis | placing or putting |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| toxi | poison |
| trop | turn |
| troph | nourishment |
| uni | one |
| ur | urine |
| viv | living |
| vore | to devour |
| zoo | animal |
| zyg | united |
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