Root words 1-8

a-, an-

not, non, lacking

amphi-

both

andro-

male

aqua-

water

audi-, aural

hearing

auto-

self

adreno-

of the kidneys

aero-

air

anthro-

human being

anti-

against

ante-

before

bi-

two

bio-

life, living

botano-

plant

carcen-

carcen-

cardi-

heart

carni-

meat

centi-

hundred

cephal

head

chlor-

green

chrom

color

cyto-, -cyte

cell

crypt

hidden

cerebro-

brain

co-, con-, com-

together, with

corp

body

cyst-, cysto-, -cyst

sac, bladder

dactyl

pertaining to fingers or

toes

deci-

ten

de-

reduce or remove

dent

tooth

derm

pertaining to skin

di-

two, double

dia-

through, across

dynam-

moving

demi-

half

dendri-

tree, branch

dys-

difficult, bad, wrong

eco-

environment

ecto-

outside

en-, endo-

inside

epi-

on or above

exo-

outer

-ectomy

excision

erythro-

red

entero

entero

gastro-

stomach

geo-

earth

gluco-, glyco-

sugar 

gymno-