Roots S-Z

sacch/

ex: monosaccharides, Saccharomyces, Acer saccarum

sugar

sal/

ex: saline, salinity

salt

sapr/

ex: saprotroph

rotten

sarc/

ex: sarcoma, sarcophagus, sarcopenia

flesh

saur/

ex: sarco,a. sacrophagus, sarcopenia

lizard

scaph/

ex: scaphoid, scaphocephaly

bowl, ship (hollowed out)s

schiz/

ex: schizophrenic, schizoid

split

scler/

ex: sclerids, sclerenchyma

hard

sed/, sess/

ex: sessile, sedimentary, sedentary

to sit

sen/

ex: senile, senescence (grow old)

old persons

seps/, sept/

ex: sepsis, septicemia, aseptic, antiseptic, septic tank, septicemia

(Gr.)

rotten, putrify

sept/

ex: septum, septate

(L.)

enclose, separatese

ser/

ex: serum, serology (antigen/antibodies), seropositive

(L.)

[hydr/ (Gr.)]

water

sigma

ex: sigmoid colon, sigmoidoscopy

s-shaped

sinu/

ex: sinussoidal movement, sinus, sinoatrial node

curve, bent, cavity

skelet/

ex: skeleton, skeletal

dried mummy

sol/

ex: solar, solstice, insolate

sun

som/

ex: chromosome, psychosomatic

body

somn/

somnolence, insomnia, somnambulent

sleep

son/

ex: sonic, ultrasonic

sound

sperm/

ex: sperm, angiosperm

seed, male gamete

sphin/

ex: pyloric sphincter, cardiac sphincter

muscle that surrounds an opening

spir/

ex: spiral, spirochaete, spirillum

(Gr.)

coil

spir/

ex: respire, spiracle, spirometer

(L.)

breathe

spor/

ex: spore, ascospore, endospore, Sporozoa

seed, reproductive propagule

squam/

ex: squamates, squamous epithelium

scale, plates

staphyl/

ex: Staphylococcus

bunch of grapes, cluster

stas(t)/

ex: homeostasis, bacteriostasis, hemostat, thermostat, stationary, static electricity

stand, set, stoppage

steg/

ex: stegosaurus

covering

stell/

ex: Quercus stellate, stellar

star

sten/

ex: stenosis, stenothermic, stenocephaly

narrows

steril/

ex: sterile, sterllize

barren, inability to produce offsprings

stom/

ex: stoma; sotomata, gnathostome

mouth, opening

strat/

ex: stratified epithelium, stratigraphy

layer

stria/

ex: striate

streak. furrow

sulc/

ex: sulcus (brain, bone)

groove, trench

tact/, tag/. tan/

ex: contact, tactile, contagious, tangent

touch

tax/

ex: chemotaxis, phototaxis, taxon, taxonomy, taxidermy

1. response to a stimulus

   1. arrange in order, classification

tend/, tens/, ten/

ex: tendon, tension, tensile

stretch

tempor/

ex: temporal, temporary, contemporary

(L).

[chron/ (Gr.)]

time

terr/

ex: terrestial; terra cotta

(L).

[ge/ (Gr.)]

earth

tetan/

ex: tetanus

tense

thanat/, thanas/

ex: euthanize; euthanasia

(Gr.)

[mort/, leth/ (L.)]

deatht

tom/

ex: microtome, anatomy, atom

cut

ton/

ex: tonicity, catatonic, isotonic, hypotonic, tectonic, Gin and Tonic

tension, stretch

tox/

ex: toxin, toxemia, neurotoxin, Toxostoma rufum

poison

tract/

ex: contract, extract, retract

drawt

trans/

ex: transverse

across

trema/

ex: Trematode

hole

trich/

ex: trichome, Trichinella, trichinosis

hair

trop/

ex: phototropism, geotropism

turning

troph/

ex: heterotroph, autotroph, atrophy, dystrophy

nourish

tuber/

ex: tubercle, tuberculosis, tubercullin

swelling

tum/

ex: tumor

swell

ulcer/

open sore

ulna/

bone in arm

umbilic/

ex: umbillical cord, umbilicate

the navel (depression

uro/

tail

vacc/

ex: vaccine

cow

vacu/

ex: vacuous, vacuole, vacant

empty

val/

ex: invalid, convalescent, equivalent, valiant

to be strong, well

valv/

ex: valve, bivalve

folding doors

vas/

ex: vascular, vasodilation, vas deferens, vasectomy, vase

(L.)

[angi/ (Gr.)]

vessel

ven/

ex: venom

antivenom

(L.)

[tox/ (Gr.)]

poison

verm/

ex: vermiform appendix, vermin, Vermilingua (SubOrder)

worm

vert/, vers/, verg/

ex: introver, extovert, invert, converge

turn

vertebr/

ex: vertebra, vertebrates

joint

vesic

ex: vesicle, vesicourethral

bladder, sac

vesper/

ex: Vespertilionidae, vespertilio

evening

vestig/

ex: vestigial organ

trace

vill/

ex: villus, villi, villose

hair

vir/

ex: virulent, virus

poison

viscer/

ex: visceral

organs of the body cavity

visc/

ex: viscous, viscosity, viscid

sticky

vit/, vi/

ex: viable, vital, vitamin, cirriculum vita

life

viv/

ex: vivaceous, viviparous (bear young alive (mammals)), ovioarous (lay eggs (birds)), ovoviviparous (eggs hatch inside (frogs))

alive, living

vitr/

ex: vitrum, vitreous humor, in vitro

glass

volv/, volu/

ex: evolve, revolve, Volvox, convoluted

to roll

vor/

ex: insectivore, herbivore, frugivore, carnivore, voracious

eat

womb

AS, ME ??

belly

wrist

AS, ME??

twist

xen/

ex: xenophobia, xenarthra

foreign, stranger

xer/

ex: xerophyte, xeric

dry

xyl/

ex: xylem, xylophagous, xylophone, xylogenesis

wood

zoo/

ex: zoology, Protozoa, spermatozoan

animal

zyg/

ex: zygodactyly, zygote, Zygomycotina

yoke, joined, union

zym/

ex: enzyme, zymase, lysozyme

ferment, leaven