Column 2 - Root Words Flashcards
Ferro-
Iron
Exo-
Outer, external
Fil-
Thread
Fiss-
Split
Gam-
Unit of sexual fusion
Gastro-
Stomach
Gen-
Origin, development
Geo-
Earth
Gloss-
Tongue
Glyc-
Sweet
Gyn-
Female reproductive organs
Haplo-
Single
Hem-
Blood
Hepat-
Liver
Herb-
Plant
Hetero-
Different
Histo-
Tissues
Homo-
Same
Hydro-
Water
Hyper-
Above, access
Hypo-
Below, under
Itchy-
Referring to fish
Inter-
Between
Intra-
Within, inside
Iso-
Same
Laryngo-
Windpipe
Leuk-
White
Lip-
Fat
Lith-
Stone
Lute-
Yellow
Lysis-
Releasing, loosening
Macro-
Large
Mal-
Bad, abnormal
Melan-
Black
Meta-
After
Micro-
Small
Mono-
Single
Morph-
Form
Multi-
Many
My-
Muscle
Myc-
Fungus
Ocul-
Eye
Olfact-
To smell
Omni-
All
Ophthalm-
Referring to eye
Oo-
Pertaining to egg
Oligo
Small
Orb-
Circle
Osteo-
Bone
Ov-, ova-
Egg
Ovul-
Egg
Pan-
All