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GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS, PREFIXES, and SUFFIXES
so well start with
id their prefixes and
ip you learn the language of science,
‘This assignment is designed to hel
human biology. We will refer to terms an
something familiar to everyone ~
Suffixes throughout the semester.
tnstruetions: For each root inthe lst belo, find a word that incorporates the root. The word does not
racecar: medical or technical term. However, be sure thatthe word you choose includes the
appropriate root with its given meaning, raher than just having the same letters without the core
aarryey For example, the word “apple” begins wih the ltr “a, but it is not an appropriate word to
Trea ae of the first root inthe lis, "a" meaning “without”, whereas “atheist” would. To verify that
I panicular root is appropriately used in the word, look up the word in a dictionary or glossary oF
Google it, JUST DO 30 OF THESE
MEANING OF WORD(S) CONTAINING
ROOT ROOT ROOT
1 A AN: po without anaerobic
2 AB- 7 away absent
3 ANT. against Gntibj otic
4 ARTHR: joint acthriti:
5 BIDE to, double dichlevide
é BIO. ite biology
7 “BLAST carly tage, preeusor OStegblasts
3 | CARDIA-,CARDIO- heart Cardiology
9 CHROM- colored Chromo some
10 | CO-,COM-, CON- with, together comany,
it CONTRA. aint contrary
2 cur. skin Cuticle
a ist blade alow PSeydocyst
4 “VTE call hepatocyte
15 DERM. skin sveiniclens
16 DIA. DI through, across diag nosic
7 ORS. beck Chdorsor
8 BC, EX- ‘out of, ot fom excess
19 -ECTOMY excision of Vasectomyay
MEANING OF WORDES) CONTAINING
ROOT oor sie |
| aMa tina Mycemia
21 | EN, END. ENDO. within endo met reosis.
2 EPI ‘on, upon, over Lpidermis
ia EXTRA. cack eal enacting _|
24 FOL. leat Folicvle
25 GEO land, eath geography
26 GASTR: ‘stomach Gastronomy |
2 GENESIS origination or development of| morphogenesis
2% | GLYC., GLYCO sweet geen. |
29 | -GRAM,-GRAPH record, write Poly graPh |
30 | HEM., HEMA-, HEMO- blood hemaghobi a. |
31 HEMI, SEMI- half Semi - truck
32 HETERO- diferent heterosexv4 |
33 | _HOMO., HOMEO. same similar homosap jan
M HYDR: ater Rvdvalic.
3% HYPER: above, ovr, excessive hiper bale
36 HYPO- below, nde, diene ‘4poohondria
7 HYBERN- winter bybernatidn
38 INTER- between intern
0 INTRA- within intrapersono!
«0 80- aval isotope
a Tis. inflammation hepatitis
Te | bev, LeUK. vite leukarso
a “ysis Tosaing dsng serine | Dara ly si5
“ MACRO- macrod, gic
= ARG” ae ares al
26 | MeTR METER Meter~ site
a MICR- Micro Scope
fe MONO. monagamy v\ | MEANING OF WORD(S) CONTAINING
ROOT ROOT ROOT
(9 MYO. smascle
\s NEO. ew
st NEUR- nerve evr ology
32 -OLOGY study of “cori slogy
8 “OMA tumor, swelling greene 9/4 cod
34 | __ 05.,0STEO- one | osteopgesis Cs}
8 -0sis abnormal eondion neurosis
% OSTOMY Tonmationofanarifal opening | gloSto my
7 -oToMY incision ito Lobotomy
8 PARA. esi ear Oaratlel
9 PER: ‘ough permission
w PERI- around perimeter
a PHOT. Tight Doro grab
a POLY- ‘many: ”
@ Post. inback of, afer
a PRE- in ont of, before
6 RETRO- behind come before
© su below, beneath SUbMarine
7 | _ SUPER SUPRA- above, beyond
| ‘THERM- heat +therma,|
° Tox. son Hoxie,
70 TRANS- across by way of Arans gender
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WRITING EXERCISE ON ROOTS, PREFIX
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