Prefixes, Suffixes and Root words

mela-

dark

anthro-

human

cephal-

head

demi-

half

oligo-

few, little

pachy-

thick

paleo-

ancient, old

-pod

foot

pent-

five

peri-

surrounding

permea-

to pass through

phyc-

seaweed, algae

phyl-

related group

-phyte

plant

pro-

before, forward

sapr-

rotten

saur-

lizard

schis-, schiz-

split, divide

semi-

half

sept-

partition, seven

sym-

together

tachy-

quick

tax-

to arrange

telo-

last

terr-

earth, land

tetr-

four

toxico-

poison

tri-

three

-troph

to eat

vas-

vessel

xanth-

yellow

xero-

dry

carpal-

wrist

cata-

breakdown

caud-

tail

cerat-

horn

cerebr-

brain

chondr-

cartilage

chron-

time

coel-

hollow

contra-

against

cotyl-

cup

crypt-

hidden

dors-

back

ecto-

outside of

-emina

blood

enter-

intestine, gut

entom-

insect

epi-

upon or above

eso-

inward, within

ferro-

iron

gastr-

stomach

gluc-, glyc-

sugar

gyn-

female

hapl-

simple

herb-

grass, plants

hex-

six

ichthy-

fish

-ium

refers to a part of the body

kary-

nucleus

kilo-

thousand

lact-

milk

leuc-, leuk-

white

acous-

hear

gyr-

ring, circle

lign-

wood

aden-

gland

hetero-

different

-ling

tongue

agri-

field, soil

hist-

tissue

macro-

large

alb-

white

homo-

same

mast-

breast

-algia

pain

homo-

human

ambi-

both

hyper-

more

-logy

study of

Sample: Entomology (2)

Study of Insects

Sample: lipase (2)

fat enzyme

Sample: Cryptogram (2)

hidden write

Sample: eubacteria (1)

true bacteria

Sample: catalase (2)

breakdown enzyme

Sample: fibromyalgia (2)

fiber pain

a-

not

amyl-

starch

aqu-

water

-ase

enzyme

bene-

good, well

bi-

two

bio-

life

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

chel-

claw

chem-

chemical

co-

together