Roots 1 Flashcards
a-
Not, without
ab-
Away, off
aero-
atmosphere
an-
Not, without
amphi-
Both
anti-
Against
aqua-
Water
arthro-
Joint
auto-
Self
bi-
Two
bio-
Life
botane-
Plants
cardi-
heart
carni-
Flesh, meat
centi-
Hundredth
cephal-
Head
cerebro-
Brain
chemo-
Chemistry
chloro-
Green
chromo-
Color
-cide
Killer
cranio-
Skull
cyto-, -cyte
Cell
deco-
Ten
deci-
Tenth
dermato-
Skin
di-
Double, twice
diplo
Double
dorso-
Back
Ec-, eco-
Environmental
ecto-
External
endo-
Within / inside
epi-
above
exo-
Outside, outer
extra-
Outside
gastro-
Stomach
genesis
Origin, beginning
geo-
Earth, ground
-graph
Written
hemi-
Half
hemo-
Blood
herb-
Plant
hetero-
Different
homo-
Same, similar
hydro-
Water
hyper-
Above,
beyond
hypo-
Under, down
in-
Within, into
inter-
Between
intro-
Within
-itis
inflammation
kilo-
Thousand
-lateral
Side
-logy
Study of
lys-
Break down, split, cut
macro-
Large
meso-
In the middle
meta-
Among, with
-meter
Measuring
instrument
micro-
Small, minute
milli-
Thousandth
mono-
One, single
morph-
Form
multi-
Many
nephro-
Kidney
neuro-
Nerve
non-
Not, other than
osteo-
Bone
-phage
One that eats
philia-
One that eats
phobia-
Dislike, fear
photo-
Light
phyto-
Plant
-plasm
Formed material
-pod
Foot
poly-
Many
pro-
Before
proto-
First
pseudo-
False, fake
pulmo-
Lung
reni-
Kidney
-scope
Viewing instrument
semi-
Half
spermato
Seed
sub-
Under, below
-synthesis
To combine
tetra-
Four
therm-
Heat
trans-
Across opposite
troph-
Eat, consume
tri-
Three
uni-
One, single
-yore
Eating, feeding
zoo-
Animal