Etymology Reference Sheet Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering biological roots and prefixes for Biochemistry, Cells, and Cell Growth and Reproduction.

calor

heat

ase

forms name of enzyme

gluc

sweet, sugar

mono

one

lys

split, break, dissolve

lyt

split, break, dissolve

adip,

fat

lip

fat

macro

big, large

poly

many

-ose

sugar

sacchar-

sugar

de

not, away from

cata

breakdown, downward

hydr

water

di

two, double

syn

together

bi

two

ex

out of, away from

hyper

more, excessive

hypo

less, below

pino

drink

phago

to feed or eat

karyo

nucleus

eu

true

trans

through

per

through

cyte

cell

uni

one

phil

loving, fond of

multi

many

en

in, into, within

endo

in, into, within

retro

backward

homeo

same

im-

not

anti

Against

cycl

circle

meta

Between, middle

pro

Forward, before

dipl

two, double

som

body

somat

body

stasis

placed, staying

telo

end

kine

move

onc

Mass, tumor