Root words 4 Flashcards
hipp-
horse
hist-
tissue
holo-
entire; whole
homo-
man
homo-
same; alike
hort-
garden
hybrid
mongrel
hydr-
water
hygr-
wet; moist
hypo-
beneath; under; less
hyper-
above; beyond; over
hypho-
weaving
hypno-
sleep
-ic
added to nouns to form adjectives
ichthy-
fish
ign-
fire
im-, in-
not
in-
to; toward; into
-ine
of or pertaining to
infro-
below; beneath
inter-
between
intra-
within; inside
-ion
go; come
-ism
a state or condition
iso-
equal; same
-itis
equal; same
-itis
inflammation; disease
karyo-
nucleus
kilo-
thousand
lachry-
tear
lact-
milk
lat-
side; flank
-less
without
leuc-
white; bright; light
lign-
wood
lin-
line
lingu-
tongue
liqu-
become fluid, liquid
lip-
fat
lith-; -lite
stone; petrifying
loc-
place
-logy
study
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
dissolve, separate; loosen
macro-
large
mal-
bad; evil