inter-
between
intra-
within; inside
-ism
a state or condition
iso-
equal; same
-ist
person who deals with...
-itis
inflammation; disease
-ium
refers to a part of the body
-kary-
cell nucleus
kel-
tumor; swelling
kerat-
horn
kilo-
thousand
kine-
move
lachry-
tear
lact-
milk
lat-
side
leio-
smooth
-less
without
leuc-; leuk-
white; bright; light
lign-
wood
lin-
line
lingu-
tongue
lip-
fat
lith-; -lite
stone; petrifying
loc-
place
-log-
word; speech
-logist
one who studies...
-logy
study of..
lumin-
light
-lys-; -lyt-; -lyst
decompose; split; dissolve
macr-
large
malac-
soft
malle-
hammer
mamm-
breast
marg-
border; edge
mast-
breast
med-
middle
meg-
million; great
mela-; melan-
black; dark
-mer
part
mes-
middle; half; intermediate
met-; meta-
between; along; after
-meter; -metry
measurement
micro-
small; millionth
milli-
thousandth
mis-
wrong; incorrect
mito-
thread
mole-
mass
mono-
one; single
mort-
death
-mot-
move
morph-
shape; form
multi-
many
mut-
change
my-
muscle
myc-
fungus
mycel-
threadlike
myria-
many
moll-
soft
nas-
nose
necr-
corpse; dead
nemat-
thread
neo-
new; recent
nephro-
kidney
-ner-
moist; liquid
neur-
nerve
noct-; nox-
night
-node
knot
-nom-; -nomy
ordered knowledge; law
non-
not
not-
back
nuc-
center
ob-
against
ocul-
eye
oct-
eight
odont-
tooth
-oid
form; appearance
olf-
smell
oligo-
few; little
-oma
abnormal condition; tumor
omni-
all
onc-
mass; tumor
oo-
egg
opthalm-
eye
opt-
eye
orb-
circle; round; ring
-orium; -ory
place for something
ornith-
bird
orth-
straight; correct; right
oscu-
mouth
-osis
abnormal condition
oste-
bone
oto-
ear
-ous
full of
ov-
egg
oxy-
sharp; acid; oxygen
pachy-
thicc
paleo-
old; ancient
palm-
broad; flat
pan-
all
par-; para-
beside; near; equal
path-; -pathy
disease; suffering
-ped-
foot
-ped-
child
pent-
five
per-
through
peri-
around
permea-
pass; go
phag-
eat
pheno-
show
-phil-
loving; fond of
phon-; -phone
sound
-phore; pher-
bear; carry
photo-
light
phren-
mind; diaphragm
phyc-
seaweed; algae
-phyll
leaf
physi-
nature; natural qualities
phyt-; -phyte
plant
pino-
drink
pinni-
feather
plan-
roaming; wandering
plasm-; -plast-
form; formed into
platy-
flat
pleur-
lung; rib; side
pneumo-
lungs; air
-pod
foot
poly-
many; several
por-
opening
port-
carry
post-
after; behind
pom-
fruit
pre-
before; ahead of time
prim-
first
pro-
forward; favoring; before
proto-
first; primary
pseudo-
false; deceptive
psych-
mind
pter-
having wings or fins
pulmo-
lung
puls-
drive; push
pyr-
heat; fire
quadr-
four
quin-
five
radi-
ray
re-
again; back
rect-
right; correct
ren-
kidney
ret-
net; made like a net
rhag-; rrhage
burst forth
rhe-; -rrhea
flow
rhin-
nose
rhiz-
root
rhodo-
rose
roto-
wheel
rubr-
red
sacchar-
sugar
sapr-
rotten
sarc-
flesh
saur-
lizard
schis-; schiz-
split; divide
sci-
know
scler-
hard
-scop-
look; device for seeing
-scribe; -script
write
semi-
half; partly
sept-
partition; seven
-septic
infection; putrefaction
sess-
sit
sex-
six
-sis
condition; state
sol-
sun
solv-
loosen; free
som-; somat-;
body
somn-
sleep
son-
sound
spec-; spic-
look at
-sperm-
seed
-spher-
ball; round
spir-; -spire
breathe
-spor-
seed
stat-; -stasis
standing; placed; staying
stell-
stars
sten-
narrow
stern-
chest; breast
stom-; -stome
mouth
strat-
layer
stereo-
solid; 3-dimensional
strict-
drawn tight
styl-
pillar
sub-
under; below
super-; sur-
over; above; on top
sym-; syn-
together
tachy-
quick; swift
tarso-
ankle
tax-
arrange; put in order
tele-
far off; distant
telo-
end
terr-
earth; land
tetr-
four
thall-
young shoot
-the-; -thes-
put
-thel-
cover a surface
-therm-
heat
-tom-
cut; slice
toxico-
poison
top-
place
trache-
windpipe
trans-
across
tri-
three
trich-
hair
-trop-
turn; change
-troph-
nourishment; one who feeds
turb-
whirl
-ul-; -ule
diminutive; small
ultra-
beyond
uni-
one
ur-
urine
-ura
tail
vas-
vessel
vect-
carry
ven-; vent-
come
ventr-
belly; underside
-verge
turn; slant
vig-
strong
vit-; viv-
life
volv-
roll; wander
-vor-
devour; eat
xanth-
yellow
xero-
dry
xyl-
wood
zo-; -zoa
animal
zyg-
joined together
zym-
yeast