Biology Root Words

Front 1

a- an-

Back 1

not or non

Front 2

aero

Back 2

needing oxygen or air

Front 3

anti-

Back 3

against

Front 4

amphi-

Back 4

both, doubly

Front 5

aqua-

Back 5

water

Front 6

arthro-

Back 6

joint

Front 7

auto-

Back 7

self

Front 8

bi-

Back 8

two, twice

Front 9

bio-

Back 9

life, living

Front 10

cardi-

Back 10

of the heart

Front 11

carni-

Back 11

meat

Front 12

cephal-

Back 12

head

Front 13

cerebr-

Back 13

of the brain

Front 14

chemo-

Back 14

chemical

Front 15

chloro-

Back 15

green

Front 16

chromo-

Back 16

colour

Front 17

cide-

Back 17

killer, kill

Front 18

cyto-, -cyte

Back 18

cell

Front 19

-derm-

Back 19

skin, layer

Front 20

di-

Back 20

two, double

Front 21

-duct-

Back 21

tube

Front 22

ecto- exo-

Back 22

outer, external

Front 23

-emia

Back 23

of the blood

Front 24

endo-

Back 24

on or towards the inside

Front 25

epi-

Back 25

above

Front 26

erythro-

Back 26

red

Front 27

gastro-

Back 27

stomach

Front 28

-genesis

Back 28

origin or beginning

Front 29

glyco- gluco-

Back 29

sugar

Front 30

hepa-

Back 30

liver

Front 31

hemo-

Back 31

blood

Front 32

herba-

Back 32

to do with plants

Front 33

hetero-

Back 33

different

Front 34

homo-

Back 34

similar, alike

Front 35

hydro-

Back 35

water

Front 36

hyper-

Back 36

over, above

Front 37

hypo-

Back 37

under, below

Front 38

inter-

Back 38

between

Front 39

intra-

Back 39

within

Front 40

-itis

Back 40

inflammation, infection

Front 41

-lateral-

Back 41

side

Front 42

leuko-

Back 42

white

Front 43

-lysis lyso-

Back 43

burst, break down

Front 44

macro-

Back 44

large

Front 45

meso-

Back 45

middle

Front 46

micro-

Back 46

small

Front 47

mono-

Back 47

one

Front 48

morph-

Back 48

shape, form

Front 49

multi-

Back 49

many

Front 50

myo-

Back 50

of muscle

Front 51

neuro-

Back 51

of the nerve

Front 52

-ology

Back 52

study of

Front 53

-osis

Back 53

disease, condition

Front 54

osteo-

Back 54

of the bone

Front 55

ova-

Back 55

egg

Front 56

peri-

Back 56

around, surrounding

Front 57

-phage phago-

Back 57

eater, to eat

Front 58

-philic, -philia

Back 58

loving

Front 59

-phobic, -phobia

Back 59

dislike, fearing

Front 60

photo-

Back 60

light

Front 61

-phyte

Back 61

plant

Front 62

-pod-

Back 62

of the foot

Front 63

poly-

Back 63

many

Front 64

proto-

Back 64

first

Front 65

pseudo-

Back 65

false

Front 66

Rena-, renal

Back 66

kidney

Front 67

-skeleton

Back 67

part left after dying

Front 68

-some

Back 68

body

Front 69

spina-

Back 69

of the spine

Front 70

-spore-

Back 70

seed like structure

Front 71

sub-

Back 71

lesser, below

Front 72

synthesis

Back 72

to make

Front 73

-therm-, -thermo-

Back 73

heat

Front 74

tri-

Back 74

three

Front 75

-troph-

Back 75

eat, consume

Front 76

-vore

Back 76

feeding

Front 77

xero-

Back 77

dry

Front 78

zoo-, -zoa

Back 78

animal