Column 3 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards
(148 cards)
1
Q
-escent
A
becoming
2
Q
eso-
A
inward, within, inner
3
Q
eu-
A
well, good, true, normal
4
Q
eury-
A
widen
5
Q
ex-
A
out of, away from
6
Q
extra-
A
beyond, outside
7
Q
-fer-
A
bear, carry, produce
8
Q
ferro-
A
iron
9
Q
fibr-
A
fiber, thread
10
Q
fiss-, -fid
A
split, divided into
11
Q
-flect, -flex
A
bend
12
Q
flor-
A
flower
13
Q
flu-, fluct-, -flux-
A
flow
14
Q
foli-
A
leaf
15
Q
fract-
A
break
16
Q
-gam-
A
marriage
17
Q
gastr-
A
stomach
18
Q
geo-
A
land, earth
19
Q
-gen, -gine
A
producer, former
20
Q
-gene-
A
origin, birth
21
Q
-gest-
A
carry, produce, bear
22
Q
-glen-
A
eyeball
23
Q
-glob-
A
ball, round
24
Q
gloss-
A
tongue
25
gluc-, glyc-
sweet, sugar
26
glut-
buttock
27
gnath-
jaw
28
-gon
angle, corner
29
-grad-
step
30
-gram, -graph-
record, writing
31
grav-
heavy
32
-gross-
thick
33
gymno-
naked, bare
34
gyn-
female
35
gyr-
ring, circle, spiral
36
-hal-, -hale
breathe, breath
37
halo-
salt
38
hapl-
simple
39
hector-
hundred
40
-helminth-
worm
41
hem-
blood
42
hemi-
half
43
hepar-, hepat-
liver
44
herb-
grass, plants
45
hetero-
different, other
46
hex-
six
47
hibern-
winter
48
hidr-
sweat
49
hipp-
horse
50
hist-
tissue
51
holo-
entire, whole
52
homo- (Latin)
man, human
53
homo- (Greek)
same, alike
54
hort-
garden
55
hydr-
water
56
hygr-
moist, wet
57
hyper-
above, beyond, over
58
hyph-
weaving, web
59
hyphno-
sleep
60
hypo-
below, under, less
61
hyster-
womb, uterus
62
-iae
person afflicted with disease
63
-iasis
disease, abnormal condition
64
-ic
(adjective former)
65
-chthy-
fish
66
ign-
fire
67
in-, il-, im-, ir-
not
68
in-, il-, im-, ir-
to, toward, into
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in-
very, thoroughly
70
-ine
of or pertaining to
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infra-
below, beneath
72
inter-
within, inside
73
intra-
between
74
-ism
a state or condition
75
becoming
-escent
76
inward, within, inner
eso-
77
well, good, true, normal
eu-
78
widen
eury-
79
out of, away from
ex-
80
beyond, outside
extra-
81
bear, carry, produce
-fer-
82
iron
ferro-
83
fiber, thread
fibr-
84
split, divided into
fiss-, -fid
85
bend
-flect, -flex
86
flower
flor-
87
flow
flu-, fluct-, -flux-
88
leaf
foli-
89
break
fract-
90
marriage
-gam-
91
stomach
gastr-
92
land, earth
geo-
93
producer, former
-gen, -gine
94
origin, birth
-gene-
95
carry, produce, bear
-gest-
96
eyeball
-glen-
97
ball, round
-glob-
98
tongue
gloss-
99
sweet, sugar
gluc-, glyc-
100
buttock
glut-
101
jaw
gnath-
102
angle, corner
-gon
103
step
-grad-
104
record, writing
-gram, -graph-
105
heavy
grav-
106
thick
-gross-
107
naked, bare
gymno-
108
female
gyn-
109
ring, circle, spiral
gyr-
110
breathe, breath
-hal-, -hale
111
salt
halo-
112
simple
hapl-
113
hundred
hector-
114
worm
-helminth-
115
blood
hem-
116
half
hemi-
117
liver
hepar-, hepat-
118
grass, plants
herb-
119
different, other
hetero-
120
six
hex-
121
winter
hibern-
122
sweat
hidr-
123
horse
hipp-
124
tissue
hist-
125
entire, whole
holo-
126
man, human
homo- (Latin)
127
same, alike
homo- (Greek)
128
garden
hort-
129
water
hydr-
130
moist, wet
hygr-
131
above, beyond, over
hyper-
132
weaving, web
hyph-
133
sleep
hyphno-
134
below, under, less
hypo-
135
womb, uterus
hyster-
136
person afflicted with disease
-iae
137
disease, abnormal condition
-iasis
138
(adjective former)
-ic
139
fish
-chthy-
140
fire
ign-
141
not
in-, il-, im-, ir-
142
to, toward, into
in-, il-, im-, ir-
143
very, thoroughly
in-
144
of or pertaining to
-ine
145
below, beneath
infra-
146
within, inside
inter-
147
between
intra-
148
a state or condition
-ism
