Reffett, Aidan 3rd Period -Unit 1

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

macro-

large

micro-

small

sub-

below

supra-

above

endo-

intra-

within

exo-

extra-

outside

hyper-

above / excessive

hypo-

below / deficient

hetero-

different

homo-

hom/o

same

mono-

one

multi-

multiple

pre

before

post

after

a-

without (used before roots beginning with a consonant)

ad-

toward

an-

without (used before roots beginning with a vowel)

ante-

before

anti-

contra-

against, opposing

auto-

self

circum-

around

de-

down

deca-

ten

di-

bi-

twice, two, double

dia-

through, completely, thoroughly

dys-

bad, painful

epi-

upon

eso-

inward

eu-

good, normal

ex-

out

hemi-

half

hydro-

water

in-

not

inter-

between

meta-

change

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nulli-

none

oligo-

few, scanty

pan-

all, entire

para-

beside

per-

through

peri-

around

poly-

many

primi-

first

pro-

before, forward

psuedo-

false

quadri-

tetra-

four

re-

again

retro-

backward

semi-

half

sub-

under

sym-

syn-

together, with

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not, reversal

uni-

single

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front (root)

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weakness

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

bio (root word)

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipe

burs/a

pouch, sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cellul/o

cell

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chem/o

chemical, drug

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o

colon/o

large intestine, colon

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

circle, cycle

cyst/o

vesic/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines (not just large)

erythr/o

red

eti/o

cause

febr/i

fever

fibr/o

fibers