Latin&Greek Prefixes/Roots
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cyano Greek | dark blue e.g. hemocyanin |
| cycl (o) Greek | circle, round e.g. cyclostomata |
| cyt (o) Greek | hollow e.g. cytology |
| cyst Greek | bladder, capsule e.g. sporocyst |
| dactly (o) Greek | finger e.g. pterodactyl |
| de Latin | down, from, off e.g. deciduous |
| deca Greek | ten e.g. decapoda |
| dendr (o) Greek | tree, bush e.g. dentritic |
| dent (a,i) Latin | tooth e.g. dental (also dont--) |
| derm Greek | hide, skin e.g. dermatology |
| di Greek | double e.g. dioecious |
| dia Greek | through e.g. diathermy |
| digit (i) Latin | finger, toe e.g. digit |
| din (a,o) Greek | terrible e.g.dinosaur |
| din (i,o) Greek | whirling e.g. dinoflagellate |
| diphy Greek | double e.g.diphysercal |
| diplo Greek | double e.g.diploblastic |
| dorm Latin | to sleep e.g.dormant |
| dors (i,o) Latin | back e.g. dorsal |
| duco Latin | to lead e.g.conduct |
| dura Latin | hard e.g.durable |
| dys Greek | bad, ill e.g. dysfunction |
| echino Greek | spiny e.g. echinoderm |
| ecto Greek | outside e.g. ectoderm |
| enteron Greek | a gut e.g. archenteron |
| ento, endo Greek | within e.g. endoderm |
| eo Greek | dawn e.g. Eocene |
| epi Greek | upon e.g. epidermis |
| eryth (r,ro) Greek | reddish e.g. erythrocyte |
| eso Greek | to carry, bear e.g. esophagus |
| eu Greek | good, well, true e.g. eumetazoa |
| ex (o) Latin | out, off e.g. exoskeleton |
| fasc (i) Latin | bundle e.g. fascia |
| fer Latin | to carry, bear e.g. esophagus |
| fil (i,o) Latin | thread e.g. filament |
| foramen (i) Latin | a hole or perforation e.g. foraminifera |
| foss Latin | ditch e.g. fossorial |
| gam (o) Greek | marriage e.g. gamete |
| gangli Greek | knot e.g. ganglion |
| gastro Greek | stomach e.g. gastropoda |
| genesis Greek | a beginning e.g. genesis |
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