Biology - Greek/Latin Root words

a-/ an-

not, without

meso-

middle

leuco-

white

aero-

air, atmosphere

anti-

against, opposed to, preventative

amphi-

around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds

aqua-/ hydro-

water

arthro-

human

auto-

self, directed from within

bi-/ di-

two

bio-

life

chloro-

green

chromo-

color

cyto-

cell

haplo-

single, simple

ecto-/ exo-

outside

hetero-

different, other

homo-

same

kary-

nucleus

saccharo-

sugar

-phyll

leaf

hemo-

blood

hyper-

above, over

hypo-

under

intra-

within

-itis

disease or inflammation

-logy

the study of

-lysis

dissolving

mono-

one

micro-

small

macro-

long

multi-/ poly-

many/multiple

endo-

within, inner. internal

epi-

on, upon, at, over, near

- genisis

origin, source, begining

- phili

affinity for, love

proto-

first

- stasis

a standing, a standing still, or a state of stillness

sym-

together, with

- taxis

arrangement, order

- troph

growth, feeding, nourishment

zoo- / -zoa

animal, living being

zyg- / -zygous

join, pair

- path/ -pathy

disease

phago-

eating, consuming, destroying

- phobia

fear

photo-

light

pseudo-

false

sub-

under

-synthesis

a putting together

-therm

heat

tri-

three

primi- / archea-

ancient, from the begining/first

derm-

skin/hide (animal)