Scientific Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes #1

Terms	Definitions
a-, an-	not, without, lacking, deficient
ab-	away from, out from
-able	capable of
ac-	to, toward
-aceous	of or pertaining to
acou-, acous-	hear
ad-	to, toward
aden-	gland
adip-	fat
aero-	air
agri-	field, soil
-al	having the character of
alb-	white
alg-, -algia	pain
alto-	high
ambi-	both
ameb-	change, alternation
amni-	fetal membrane
amphi-, ampho-	both
amyl-	starch
ana-	up, back, again
andro-	man, masculine
anemo-	wind
ang-	choke, feel pain
angi-	blood, vessel, duct
ante-	before, ahead of time
anter-	front
antho-	flower
anti-	against, opposite
antrhopo-	man, human
-ap-, -aph-	touch
apo-, ap-	away from
aqu-	water
archaeo-	primitive, ancient
-ary, -arium	denotes a place for something
arteri-	artery
arthr-	joint, articulation
-ase	forms names of enzymes
aster-, astr-	star
-ate	verb form - the act of
anther-	fatty deposit
-ation	noun form - the act of
atmo-	vapor
audi-	hear
aur-	ear
auto-	self
bacter-, bactr-	bacterium, stick, club
barb-	beard
baro-	weight
bath-	depth, height
bene-	well, good
bi- (Latin)	two, twice
bi-, bio- (Greek)	life, living
-blast-	sprout, germ, bud
brachi-	arm
brachy-	short
brady-	slow
branchi-	fin
brev-	short
bronch-	windpipe
cac-	bad
calor-	heat
capill-	hair
capit-	head
carcin-	cancer
cardi-	heart
carn-	meat, flesh
carp-	fruit
carpal-	wrist
cata-	breakdown, downward
caud-	tail
-cell-	chamber, small room
cen-, cene-	now, recent
cente-	pierce`

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