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Zoological Roots

  1. a-
    without
  2. ab-
    away from
  3. ad-, af-, an-, at-
    to or toward
  4. adipo-
    fat
  5. aero-
    air
  6. alba-
    white
  7. ambi-, amphi-
    both
  8. ana-
    apart
  9. ante-, antero-
    before
  10. anti-
    against
  11. arthro-
    joint
  12. auto-
    self
  13. bis-, bi-
    two
  14. bio-
    life
  15. blast-
    germ
  16. brachi-
    arm
  17. -brevis
    short
  18. bronchi-
    windpipe
  19. -bulla
    blister
  20. capit
    head
  21. cata-
    down
  22. cauda-
    tail
  23. cephalo-, cranio-
    head
  24. chemo-
    chemical
  25. chondr-
    cartilage
  26. circum-
    around
  27. -clast
    to break
  28. co-
    together
  29. -cost
    rib
  30. -cox
    hip
  31. cruci-
    cross
  32. cubit-
    elbow
  33. cyto-
    cell
  34. de-, des-
    from
  35. delta-
    triangle
  36. dent-
    tooth
  37. derm-
    skin
  38. dextr-
    right hand
  39. di-
    two
  40. dia-
    across
  41. diplo-
    double
  42. -duct
    lead
  43. duo-
    two
  44. dura-
    hard
  45. e-, ex-, ef
    from
  46. ecto-
    on the outside of
  47. ella-, ium-, -olus, -olum, -culus, -culum, -cle, -cule
    these are dimunitives, they signify a small thing
  48. en-, endo-
    in
  49. entero-
    intestine
  50. epi-
    upon
  51. erythro-
    red
  52. eu-
    true
  53. extra-
    beyond
  54. -fer
    carry
  55. -flex
    bending
  56. -gaster-
    stomach
  57. gene-, gen-
    producing
  58. -glossa-
    tongue
  59. haplo-
    simple
  60. hem-, heme-
    blood
  61. hemi-
    half
  62. hepato-
    liver
  63. hetero-
    different
  64. histo-
    tissue
  65. holo-
    whole
  66. homo-
    same
  67. hydro-, hygro-
    water
  68. hyper-
    above
  69. hypo-
    under
  70. -ia, -id, -osis, -tion, -y-
    state of
  71. im-, in-
    in
  72. infra-
    below
  73. inter-
    between
  74. intra-, intro-
    into
  75. iso-
    same
  76. -ist,- -or, -er, -ite
    agent of
  77. -itis
    inflammation
  78. lact-
    milk
  79. later-, latus-
    side
  80. leuco-
    white
  81. lingua-
    tongue
  82. lympho-, lyo-
    water
  83. macro-
    large
  84. maxilla
    jaw
  85. meso-
    middle
  86. meta-
    between
  87. micro-
    small
  88. mito-
    thread
  89. mono-
    one
  90. -morph-
    form
  91. myo-
    muscle
  92. necro-
    dead
  93. neo-
    new
  94. nephro-
    kidney
  95. neuro-
    nerve
  96. nom-, -onomy
    name
  97. nuc-
    nut
  98. o-, ovo-
    egg
  99. ob-
    in front of
  100. -oid
    resemblance
  101. oligo-
    few
  102. ortho-
    straight
  103. osse-, ost-, os-
    straight
  104. para-
    near
  105. pariet-
    wall
  106. -ped
    foot
  107. peri-
    around
  108. -phage, phag
    to eat
  109. -phile
    to love
  110. photo-
    light
  111. -physis
    to grow
  112. -plasm, -plast
    anything formed
  113. -pleur-
    side
  114. pod-, ped-
    food
  115. poly-
    many
  116. post-, postero-
    after
  117. pre-
    before
  118. -proctum-
    anus
  119. proto-
    first
  120. pseudo-
    false
  121. -pteron, -pter
    wing
  122. pulmo-
    lung
  123. quadr-
    four
  124. -rhage, -rhea
    flow
  125. re-, retro-
    again
  126. rect-
    straight
  127. ren-
    kidney
  128. sagitta-
    arrow
  129. sarc-
    flesh
  130. scler-
    hard
  131. -sect
    to cut
  132. semi-
    half
  133. septa-
    wall
  134. soma-
    body
  135. -stasis
    stop
  136. stom-
    mouth
  137. sub-
    below
  138. super-, supra-
    over
  139. sym-, syn-
    together
  140. tel-, tele-
    far
  141. teres-
    round
  142. tetra-
    four
  143. thyro-
    shield
  144. -tom
    to cut
  145. -troph
    growth
  146. tri-
    three
  147. uni-
    one
  148. vaso-
    vessel
  149. villi-
    shaggy
  150. vita-
    life
  151. zoo-
    animal
  152. zygo-
    join
Author
kohanacat
ID
170361
Card Set
Zoological Roots
Description
Zoological roots for anatomy.
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