Bio Root Words

corona

garland, crown

corp

body

cort, cortic

outer layer

cotyl

cup

counter

against

crani

skull

cresc, cret

grow

crypt

hidden, covered

cul, cule

small, diminutive

cumul

heaped

a, an

not, without, lacking

ab

away from, out from

ac

to, toward OR sharp pointe

acou, acous

hear

ad

to, toward

adip

fat

aero

air

agri

field, soil

al

having the character of, relating to

alb

white

alg, algia

pain

alto

high

ambi

both, around

ameb

change, alternation

amphi, ampho

both

amyl

starch

ana

up, back, against

andro

man, masculine

ang

choke, feel pain

angi

blood vessel, duct

ante

before, forward

antho

flower

anti

against, opposite

anthropo

man, human

archaeo

primitive, ancient

ary, arium

a place for

arthr

joint, articulation

ase

names of enzymes

ate

verb form - the act of

atmo

vapor

audi

hear

auto

self

bacter, bacterium

stick, club

barb

beard

bene

well, good

bi (latin)

two, twice

bi, bio (greek)

life, living

blast

embryo, sprout, bud, germ

branchi

arm