Column 4 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

Question 1

iso-

Answer 1

equal, same

Question 2

-ist

Answer 2

person who deals with

Question 3

-itis

Answer 3

inflammation, disease

Question 4

-ium

Answer 4

refers to a part of the body

Question 5

-kary-

Answer 5

cell nucleus

Question 6

kel-

Answer 6

tumor, swelling

Question 7

kerat-

Answer 7

horn

Question 8

kilo-

Answer 8

thousand

Question 9

kine-

Answer 9

move

Question 10

lachry-

Answer 10

tear

Question 11

lact-

Answer 11

milk

Question 12

lat-

Answer 12

side

Question 13

leio-

Answer 13

smooth

Question 14

-less

Answer 14

without

Question 15

leuc-, leuk-

Answer 15

white, bright, light

Question 16

lign-

Answer 16

wood

Question 17

lin-

Answer 17

line

Question 18

lingu-

Answer 18

tongue

Question 19

lip-

Answer 19

fat

Question 20

lith-, -lite

Answer 20

stone, petrifying

Question 21

loc-

Answer 21

place

Question 22

-log-

Answer 22

word, speech

Question 23

-logist

Answer 23

one who studies

Question 24

-logy

Answer 24

study of

Question 25

lumin-

Answer 25

light

Question 26

-lys, -lyt, -lyst

Answer 26

decompose, split, dissolve

Question 27

macr-

Answer 27

large

Question 28

malac-

Answer 28

soft

Question 29

malle-

Answer 29

hammer

Question 30

mamm-

Answer 30

breast

Question 31

marg-

Answer 31

border, edge

Question 32

mast-

Answer 32

breast

Question 33

med-

Answer 33

middle

Question 34

meg-

Answer 34

million, great

Question 35

mela-, melan-

Answer 35

black, dark

Question 36

-mer

Answer 36

part

Question 37

mes-

Answer 37

middle, half, intermediate

Question 38

met-, meta-

Answer 38

between, along, after

Question 39

-meter, -metry

Answer 39

measurement

Question 40

micro-

Answer 40

small, millionth

Question 41

milli-

Answer 41

thousandth

Question 42

mis-

Answer 42

wrong, incorrect

Question 43

mito-

Answer 43

thread

Question 44

mole-

Answer 44

mass

Question 45

mono-

Answer 45

one, single

Question 46

mort-

Answer 46

death

Question 47

mot-

Answer 47

move

Question 48

morph-

Answer 48

shape, form

Question 49

multi-

Answer 49

many

Question 50

mut-

Answer 50

change

Question 51

my-

Answer 51

muscle

Question 52

myc-

Answer 52

fungus

Question 53

mycel-

Answer 53

threadlike

Question 54

myriad-

Answer 54

many

Question 55

moll-

Answer 55

soft

Question 56

nas-

Answer 56

nose

Question 57

necr-

Answer 57

corpse, dead

Question 58

nemat-

Answer 58

thread

Question 59

neo-

Answer 59

new, recent

Question 60

neprho-

Answer 60

kidney

Question 61

-ner-

Answer 61

moist, liquid

Question 62

neur-

Answer 62

nerve

Question 63

noct-, nov-

Answer 63

night

Question 64

-node

Answer 64

knot

Question 65

-nom-, -nomy

Answer 65

ordered knowledge, law

Question 66

non-

Answer 66

not

Question 67

not-

Answer 67

back

Question 68

nuc-

Answer 68

center

Question 69

ob-

Answer 69

against

Question 70

ocul-

Answer 70

eye

Question 71

oct-

Answer 71

eight

Question 72

odont-

Answer 72

tooth

Question 73

-ond

Answer 73

form, appearance

Question 74

olf-

Answer 74

smell

Question 75

oligo-

Answer 75

few, little

Question 76

-oma

Answer 76

abnormal condition, tumor

Question 77

omni-

Answer 77

all

Question 78

onc-

Answer 78

mass, tumor

Question 79

equal, same

Answer 79

iso-

Question 80

person who deals with

Answer 80

-ist

Question 81

inflammation, disease

Answer 81

-itis

Question 82

refers to a part of the body

Answer 82

-ium

Question 83

cell nucleus

Answer 83

-kary-

Question 84

tumor, swelling

Answer 84

kel-

Question 85

horn

Answer 85

kerat-

Question 86

thousand

Answer 86

kilo-

Question 87

move

Answer 87

kine-

Question 88

tear

Answer 88

lachry-

Question 89

milk

Answer 89

lact-

Question 90

side

Answer 90

lat-

Question 91

smooth

Answer 91

leio-

Question 92

without

Answer 92

-less

Question 93

white, bright, light

Answer 93

leuc-, leuk-

Question 94

wood

Answer 94

lign-

Question 95

line

Answer 95

lin-

Question 96

tongue

Answer 96

lingu-

Question 97

fat

Answer 97

lip-

Question 98

stone, petrifying

Answer 98

lith-, -lite

Question 99

place

Answer 99

loc-

Question 100

word, speech

Answer 100

-log-

Question 101

one who studies

Answer 101

-logist

Question 102

study of

Answer 102

-logy

Question 103

light

Answer 103

lumin-

Question 104

decompose, split, dissolve

Answer 104

-lys, -lyt, -lyst

Question 105

large

Answer 105

macr-

Question 106

soft

Answer 106

malac-

Question 107

hammer

Answer 107

malle-

Question 108

breast

Answer 108

mamm-

Question 109

border, edge

Answer 109

marg-

Question 110

breast

Answer 110

mast-

Question 111

middle

Answer 111

med-

Question 112

million, great

Answer 112

meg-

Question 113

black, dark

Answer 113

mela-, melan-

Question 114

part

Answer 114

-mer

Question 115

middle, half, intermediate

Answer 115

mes-

Question 116

between, along, after

Answer 116

met-, meta-

Question 117

measurement

Answer 117

-meter, -metry

Question 118

small, millionth

Answer 118

micro-

Question 119

thousandth

Answer 119

milli-

Question 120

wrong, incorrect

Answer 120

mis-

Question 121

thread

Answer 121

mito-

Question 122

mass

Answer 122

mole-

Question 123

one, single

Answer 123

mono-

Question 124

death

Answer 124

mort-

Question 125

move

Answer 125

mot-

Question 126

shape, form

Answer 126

morph-

Question 127

many

Answer 127

multi-

Question 128

change

Answer 128

mut-

Question 129

muscle

Answer 129

my-

Question 130

fungus

Answer 130

myc-

Question 131

threadlike

Answer 131

mycel-

Question 132

many

Answer 132

myriad-

Question 133

soft

Answer 133

moll-

Question 134

nose

Answer 134

nas-

Question 135

corpse, dead

Answer 135

necr-

Question 136

thread

Answer 136

nemat-

Question 137

new, recent

Answer 137

neo-

Question 138

kidney

Answer 138

neprho-

Question 139

moist, liquid

Answer 139

-ner-

Question 140

nerve

Answer 140

neur-

Question 141

night

Answer 141

noct-, nov-

Question 142

knot

Answer 142

-node

Question 143

ordered knowledge, law

Answer 143

-nom-, -nomy

Question 144

not

Answer 144

non-

Question 145

back

Answer 145

not-

Question 146

center

Answer 146

nuc-

Question 147

against

Answer 147

ob-

Question 148

eye

Answer 148

ocul-

Question 149

eight

Answer 149

oct-

Question 150

tooth

Answer 150

odont-

Question 151

form, appearance

Answer 151

-ond

Question 152

smell

Answer 152

olf-

Question 153

few, little

Answer 153

oligo-

Question 154

abnormal condition, tumor

Answer 154

-oma

Question 155

all

Answer 155

omni-

Question 156

mass, tumor

Answer 156

onc-