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H Biology Word Roots
For Mrs. Leary's 2010-11 Honors Bio Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a/an | not or without |
| ab | away from, against, apart |
| ac/acr | sharp, sour |
| acou | hearing |
| ad | to, towards |
| aero | air |
| ag | more, go, do |
| agr | farming |
| ali/ altr | other, different |
| allo- | other |
| am/ amour | love, together |
| ambl/ ambul | to walk or go |
| ambi/ amphi | both |
| ana | up, throughout, again |
| analog | proportion |
| anim | life, spirit |
| ann/ enn | year |
| ant/ ante | before, ahead of time |
| anthro/ andro/ anthrop | mankind, human |
| anti/ ant | against, opposite |
| append | to hang |
| apt/ ept | skill, fit, ability |
| apsis | juncture |
| aqua/ aque | water |
| arch | chief, ruler |
| archae | ancient |
| arthro | jointed |
| astro | star |
| aud | hearing |
| auto | self |
| ax/ axi/ axo | axis |
| bell/ belli | war |
| bene/ ben/ boun/ bon | good |
| bi | two |
| bienn | twice yearly |
| biblio | book |
| bio | life |
| cad/ cas/ cid | fall, happen |
| calor | heat |
| capsa | box |
| cap/ cip | head |
| capt/ cept | take, seize |
| carb | carbon |
| cardi | heart |
| carn | flesh |
| cata | down |
| caus/ caut | to burn |
| cede/ cess | go, yield |
| centro | center |
| chemo | chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| chondr | cartilage |
| chord | string |
| chron | time |
| cide/ cise | cut |
| cili | hair |
| circ/ circum | circle, around |
| civ/ civil | citizen |
| claim/ clam | declare |
| clin | lean, slope |
| clus/ clos/ clud | to close, shut |
| co/ com/ con | together, with |
| cogn | to know |
| contra | against |
| corp | body |
| cosmo/ cosm | space, world |
| counter | opposite |
| crat | rule, power |
| cred | believe |
| cresc | to grow |
| crypto | hidden, concealed |
| culp | to blame |
| cycle | circle |
| cyte/ cyto | cell |
| de | from, down, apart, opposite |
| deca | ten |
| dem/demo | people |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| dia | through, between, apart |
| dic/ dict | say, to tell |
| dign/ dain | worthy |
| dis | not, separate |
| dorm | sleep |
| duc/ duct | lead, draw |
| dys | faulty, bad |
| dyn | power, energy |
| ecto | outside |
| ego | self |
| electro | electricity |
| en/ em | put into, cause |
| endo | inside, within |
| epi | upon, over |
| equ | equal |
| ethno | face, people |
| eu | true, good, well |
| e/ ex/ ej | from, out |
| extr | beyond, outside |
| fal | deceive |
| fic/ fig/ fit/ fea | do, make |
| fid | faith |
| flu/ flux/ fluc | flow |
| fore | before |
| frac/ frag | break |
| funct | to perform, work |
| fus | pour |
| gamy | marriage |
| gastro | stomach, belly |
| gen | produce, create |
| geny | origin |
| geo/ ge | earth |
| ger | old age |
| gest | carry |
| glob | globe, sphere |
| glomer | a ball |
| gluco/ glyco | sweet |
| grad/ gred/ gress | step |
| graph/ gram | to write |
| grat | pleasing |
| grav | heavy |
| greg | crowd |
| gusta | taste |
| gyno | woman |
| habit/hibit | have, hold |
| haplo | single |
| heli/ helio | sun |
| helic | spiral |
| hemo/ hema | blood |
| herb | grass |
| her/ hes | to stick on |
| hetero | different, other |
| hist | tissue |
| hol | whole |
| homeo/ homo | same |
| hydr | water |
| hyper | over |
| hypno | sleep |
| hypo | under |
| immuno | safe, free |
| in/ im/ ir/ il/ ig | without, not |
| inter | among, between |
| intr/ intra | within, inside |
| iso | equal, the same |
| ject | to throw |
| jud | judge |
| junct | join |
| jur/ jus | law |
| juven | youth |
| juxta | beside, near to |
| karyo | nucleus |
| kilo | thousand |
| kine | moving |
| lab | work |
| lact | milk |
| lav/ lau | to wash |
| leg/ lec/ lex | read, speak |
| leuko | white |
| leva | rise |
| liber | free |
| lig | bound, tied |
| linga | tongue |
| lip/ lipo | fat |
| loc/ log/ loq | speak |
| luc/ lum/ lus | light |
| lyse | break |
| lyso | loosen |
| macro | large |
| magnet | magnetic |
| mal | bad, wretched, evil |
| man/ manv | hand |
| mechano | instrument |
| medi | middle |
| mega | great, large |
| meio | less |
| melan | black |
| meter/ metr/ mens | measure |
| mere | part |
| meso | middle |
| meta | change, between |
| micro | small |
| migra | wander |
| minor | smaller |
| mis | wrong, bad |
| mit/ miss | send |
| mito | thread |
| mnem/ mem/ men | memory |
| mob/ mov/ mom/ mot | move |
| mon | warning |
| mono | one, single |
| mony | status |
| mor/mort/mors | death |
| morph | form |
| multi | many |
| mut | change |
| myo | muscle |
| nano | microscopic |
| narco | numbness |
| nat/ nas/ nai | born |
| neg | not, deny |
| neo/ nov | new |
| neur | nerve |
| neutr | neither |
| noc/nox | harmful |
| nom/ nym | name |
| non | not |
| noto | back, south |
| nucleo | nucleus |
| numer | number |
| ob | against, in front, toward |
| oculo | eyes |
| oid | like, form |
| olfact | smell |
| ology | the study of |
| omni | all |
| onco | tumor |
| oo | egg |
| oper | work |
| org | living |
| ortho | straight, direct |
| osis | a condition of |
| osmo | pushing |
| osteo | bone |
| ovi | an egg |
| oxy | oxygen |
| paleo | ancient |
| palp | feel |
| pan | all, everywhere |
| par | equal |
| para | beside, near |
| path/ pass | feeling |
| patr/ pater | father |
| pedi | child |
| pel/ puls | drive |
| pend/ pens | hang |
| per/ permea | through |
| perfora | bore through |
| peri | around |
| perman | remaining |
| phage | eat |
| pheno | appear |
| phil | loving |
| phob | hating |
| phon | sound |
| photo | light |
| phylo | tribe |
| pino | drink |
| plac | to please |
| plasm | molded |
| plur/ plu/ pus | more |
| pneum | breath |
| pod/ ped | foot |
| poly | many |
| pon/ pos | put/place |
| pori | a small opening |
| port | carry, gate |
| post | after |
| potent | powerful |
| pre | before |
| pri/ prim | first |
| pro | forward, supporting |
| pron | bent forward |
| propri | one's own |
| prox/ prop | near |
| proto | first |
| pseudo | false, wrong |
| psyco | mind |
| pulmo | lung |
| pyr | fire/heat |
| quat/ quad/ quar | four |
| ques/ quer | question |
| quint | five |
| radia | branch |
| radio | radiation |
| re | again |
| rect/ recta/ reg | straight |
| retro | backwards |
| rhino | nose |
| rid/ ris | laugh |
| rog | ask |
| rupt | break |
| sacchar | sugar |
| sci | knowledge, to know |
| script/ scrib | write |
| se | apart |
| sect/ sec/ seg | cut |
| semi | half |
| sens/ sent | feeling |
| septi | rotten |
| sequ | follow |
| sim/ sem | same |
| socio | companion |
| soma | body |
| somn | sleep |
| soph | wisdom |
| spec/ spic | see |
| spers/ spar | spread |
| spri | breathe |
| strat | layer |
| strict/ string | bind |
| struc/ struct | build |
| sucr | sweet |
| sub | under, less than |
| super/ sur | above, over |
| sym/ syn | with, together |
| tact/ tag/ tang | touch |
| taxo | arrange |
| tech | tools, art, skill |
| telo | end |
| temp/ tempo | time |
| ten/ tin/ tain | to hold |
| tens/ tend/ tent | to stretch |
| term | end |
| terr | earth |
| test | witness |
| trem/ trep/ turb | shake |
| therm | heat |
| toti | all |
| tox | poison |
| trachei | windpipe |
| tract | drag, draw, pull |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| trib | pay |
| troph | food |
| turg | swollen |
| tympan | drum |
| ult | last |
| ultra | beyond |
| un/ non | not |
| uni | one, once |
| urb | city |
| us/ ut | use |
| vac | empty |
| val/ vail | strength |
| vasa | vessel |
| ven/ vent | come |
| vers/ vert | turn |
| verus | true |
| vestigi | trace |
| vict/ vinc | conquer |
| vid/ vis | see |
| virul | poisonous |
| vit/ viv | life |
| voc/ vow | call, voice |
| volv | turn |
| vor | eat |
| zoo | animal |
| zyg | bond between people |
| sign | mark |
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