Lesson 2 Prefixes/ Suffixes / Root Words

Amphi/Ampho-

on both sounds, around, both

Ana-

up, back, against

Apo-

away from

Cata-

downward, disordered

Dia-

through, across, apart

Eso-

within, inner, inward

Eu-

good, normal, healthy

Heter-/Hetero-

different, other, relationship to another

Homo-/Homeo-

same, likeness

Meta-

change, transformation, after, behind

Para-

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Pro-

before

Pros-/ prosth-

in place of

-Al

(adj) pertaining to, located in

-Ase, -Asis

(noun) forms names of enzymes

-Ema

(noun) state, condition

-Esis

(noun) state, condition, procedure

-Etic

(adj) pertaining to

-Ics

(noun) science, study of

-Ism

(noun) state, condition, quality

-Ismus

(noun) state, condition, muscular spasm

-Oid

(noun and adj) resembling shape or form

-Oma

(noun) usually tumor, occasionally disease

-Ose

(adj) full of, names of chemical substances

-Ous

(adj) pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-Tics

(noun) science or study of

-Ize

(verb) to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

-Al

(adj) pertaining to, located in

-Ase, -Asis

(noun) forms names of enzymes

-Ema

(noun) state, condition

-Esis

(noun) state, condition, procedure

-Etic

(adj) pertaining to

-Ics

(noun) science, study of

-Ism

(noun) state, condition, quality

-Ismus

(noun) state, condition, muscular spasm

-Oid

(noun and adj) resembling shape or form

-Oma

(noun) usually tumor, occasionally disease

-Ose

(adj) full of, names of chemical substances

-Ous

(adj) pertaining to, characterized by, full of

-Tics

(noun) science or study of

-Ize

(verb) to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in