ap bio - scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes | week 5

-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

oto-

ear

-ous

full of

ov-

egg

oxy-

sharp;acid;oxygen

pachy-

thick

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

-phone; pher-

bear; carry

photo-

light

phren-

mind; diaphragm

phyo-

seaweed; algae

phyl-

related group

-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