Column 2 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards
(148 cards)
1
Q
centi-
A
hundredth
2
Q
centr-
A
center
3
Q
cephal-
A
head
4
Q
cerat-
A
horn
5
Q
cerebr-
A
brain
6
Q
cervic-
A
neck
7
Q
chel-
A
claw
8
Q
chem-
A
dealing with chemicals
9
Q
chir-
A
hand
10
Q
chlor-
A
green
11
Q
chondr-
A
cartilage
12
Q
chrom-, -chrome
A
color
13
Q
chron-
A
time
14
Q
-chym-
A
juice
15
Q
-cid-, -cis-
A
cut, kill, fall
16
Q
circa-, circum-
A
around, about
17
Q
cirru-
A
hairlike curls
18
Q
co-
A
with, together
19
Q
cocc-
A
seed, berry
20
Q
coel-
A
hollow
21
Q
coll-
A
glue
22
Q
coni-
A
cone
23
Q
contra-
A
against
24
Q
corp-
A
body
25
cort-, cortic-
outer layer
26
cosmo-
world, order, form
27
cotyl-
cup
28
counter-
against
29
crani-
skull
30
cresc-, cret-
begin to grow
31
crypt-
hidden, covered
32
-cul-, -cule
small, diminutive
33
cumul-
heaped
34
cuti-
skin
35
cyan-
blue
36
cycl-, -cycle
ring, circle
37
-cyst-
sac, pouch, bladder
38
cyt-, -cyte
cell, hollow container
39
dactyl-
finger
40
de-
away from, down
41
deca-
ten
42
deci-
tenth
43
deliquesc-
become fluid
44
demi-
half
45
dendr-
tree
46
dent-
tooth
47
derm-
skin
48
di-, dipl- (Latin)
two, double
49
di-, dia- (Greek)
through, across, apart
50
dia- (Latin)
day
51
digit-
finger, toe
52
din-
terrible
53
dis-
apart, out
54
dorm-
sleep
55
dors-
back
56
du-, duo-
two
57
-duct
lead
58
dynam-
power
59
dys-
bad, abnormal, difficult
60
ec-
out of, away from
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echin-
spiny, prickly
62
eco-
house
63
ecto-
outside of
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-elle
small
65
-emia
blood
66
en-, endo-, ent
in, into, within
67
-en
made of
68
encephal-
brain
69
enter-
intestine, gut
70
entom-
insects
71
-eous
nature of, like
72
epi-
upon, above, over
73
-err-
wander, go astray
74
erythro-
red
75
hundredth
centi-
76
center
centr-
77
head
cephal-
78
horn
cerat-
79
brain
cerebr-
80
neck
cervic-
81
claw
chel-
82
dealing with chemicals
chem-
83
hand
chir-
84
green
chlor-
85
cartilage
chondr-
86
color
chrom-, -chrome
87
time
chron-
88
juice
-chym-
89
cut, kill, fall
-cid-, -cis-
90
around, about
circa-, circum-
91
hairlike curls
cirru-
92
with, together
co-
93
seed, berry
cocc-
94
hollow
coel-
95
glue
coll-
96
cone
coni-
97
against
contra-
98
body
corp-
99
outer layer
cort-, cortic-
100
world, order, form
cosmo-
101
cup
cotyl-
102
against
counter-
103
skull
crani-
104
begin to grow
cresc-, cret-
105
hidden, covered
crypt-
106
small, diminutive
-cul-, -cule
107
heaped
cumul-
108
skin
cuti-
109
blue
cyan-
110
ring, circle
cycl-, -cycle
111
sac, pouch, bladder
-cyst-
112
cell, hollow container
cyt-, -cyte
113
finger
dactyl-
114
away from, down
de-
115
ten
deca-
116
tenth
deci-
117
become fluid
deliquesc-
118
half
demi-
119
tree
dendr-
120
tooth
dent-
121
skin
derm-
122
two, double
di-, dipl- (Latin)
123
through, across, apart
di-, dia- (Greek)
124
day
dia- (Latin)
125
finger, toe
digit-
126
terrible
din-
127
apart, out
dis-
128
sleep
dorm-
129
back
dors-
130
two
du-, duo-
131
lead
-duct
132
power
dynam-
133
bad, abnormal, difficult
dys-
134
out of, away from
ec-
135
spiny, prickly
echin-
136
house
eco-
137
outside of
ecto-
138
small
-elle
139
blood
-emia
140
in, into, within
en-, endo-, ent
141
made of
-en
142
brain
encephal-
143
intestine, gut
enter-
144
insects
entom-
145
nature of, like
-eous
146
upon, above, over
epi-
147
wander, go astray
-err-
148
red
erythro-
