Roots of Zoological Words

a

without, not, negative

ab

away from

ad-, af-, an-, at-

to or toward

adipo

fat

aero

air, gas, O2

alba

white

ambi-, amphi-

both, or double

ana

apart

ante, antero

before, previous to

anti

against

arthro

joint

auto

self

bis, bi

double, two

blast

germ

brachi

arm

-brevis

short

bronchi

windpipe

-bulla

blister

capit

head

cata

down

cauda

tai

cephalo, cranio

head

chemo

chemical

chondr

cartilage

circum

around, about

-clast

to break

co-

with, together

-cost

rib

-cox

hip

cruci

cross

cubit

elbow

cyto

cell

de-, des-

from, away, lost

delta

triangle

dent

tooth

derm

skin

dextr

right hand

di

two, double

dia

across, through

diplo

double

-duct

lead

duo

two

dura

hard

e-, ex-, ef-

out of, from

ecto

on the outside

ella, ium, olus, olum, culus, culum, cle, cule

these are diminutives, they signify a small thing

en, endo

in, inside

entro

intestine, gut

epi

upon, above

erythro

red

eu

true, well, real

extra

beyond, additional, outside of

fer

bear, carry, possess

flex

bending, turning

gaster

stomach

gene, gen

producing

glossa

tongue

haplo

single, simple

hem, heme

blood

hemi

half

hepato

liver

hetero

other, different

histo

tissue

holo

entire, whole

homo

alike, equal, same

hydro, hygro

water

hyper

above

hypo

under

ia, id, osis, tion, y

state of, condition

im, in

in

infra

below

inter

between

intra, intro

into

iso

same, equal to

ist, or, er, ite

agent of

itis

inflamation

lact

milk

later, latus

side

leuco

white

lingua

tounge

lympho, lyo

wtaer

macro

large

maxilla

jaw

meso

middle

meta

between, beyond, after

micro

small

mito

thread

mono

one, single

morph

form

myo

muscle

necro

dead

neo

new

nephro

kidney

neuro

nerve

nom, onomy

name

nuc

nut

o, ovo

egg

ob

in front of, inverse

oid

resemblance

oligo

few