Science Root Words- Quiz 2

Front 1

centi-

Back 1

hundreth

Front 2

centr-

Back 2

center

Front 3

cephal-

Back 3

head

Front 4

cerat-

Back 4

horn

Front 5

cerebr-

Back 5

brain

Front 6

cervic-

Back 6

neck

Front 7

chel-

Back 7

claw

Front 8

chem-

Back 8

dealing with chemicals

Front 9

chir-

Back 9

hand

Front 10

chlor-

Back 10

green

Front 11

chondr-

Back 11

cartilage

Front 12

chrom-, chrome-

Back 12

color

Front 13

chron-

Back 13

time

Front 14

chym-

Back 14

juice

Front 15

-cid-, -cis-

Back 15

cut, kill, fall

Front 16

circa-, circum-

Back 16

around, about

Front 17

cirru-

Back 17

hairlike curls

Front 18

co-

Back 18

with, together

Front 19

cocc-

Back 19

seed, berry

Front 20

coel,

Back 20

hollow

Front 21

coll-

Back 21

glue

Front 22

coni-

Back 22

cone

Front 23

contra-

Back 23

against

Front 24

corp-

Back 24

body

Front 25

cort-, cortic-

Back 25

outer layer

Front 26

cosmo-

Back 26

world, order, form

Front 27

cotyl-

Back 27

cup

Front 28

counter-

Back 28

against

Front 29

crani-

Back 29

skull

Front 30

cresc-, cret-

Back 30

begin to grow

Front 31

crypt-

Back 31

hidden,covered

Front 32

-cul-, -cule

Back 32

small, diminutive

Front 33

cumul-

Back 33

heaped

Front 34

cuti-

Back 34

skin

Front 35

cyan-

Back 35

blue

Front 36

-cycle, cycl-

Back 36

ring, circle

Front 37

-cyst-

Back 37

sac,pouch,bladder

Front 38

cyt-, -cyte

Back 38

cell, hollow container

Front 39

dactyl-

Back 39

finger

Front 40

de-

Back 40

away from, down

Front 41

deca-

Back 41

ten

Front 42

deci-

Back 42

tenth

Front 43

deliquesc-

Back 43

become fluid

Front 44

demi-

Back 44

half

Front 45

dendr-

Back 45

tree

Front 46

dent-

Back 46

tooth

Front 47

derm-

Back 47

skin

Front 48

di-, dipl- (latin)

Back 48

two, double

Front 49

di-, dia- (greek)

Back 49

through, across, apart

Front 50

dia- (latin)

Back 50

day

Front 51

digit-

Back 51

finger, tow

Front 52

din-

Back 52

terrible

Front 53

dis-

Back 53

apart, out

Front 54

dorm-

Back 54

sleep

Front 55

dors-

Back 55

back

Front 56

du-, duo-

Back 56

two

Front 57

-duct

Back 57

lead

Front 58

dynam-

Back 58

power

Front 59

dys-

Back 59

bad, abnormal, difficult

Front 60

ec-

Back 60

out of, away from

Front 61

echin-

Back 61

spiny, prickly

Front 62

eco-

Back 62

house

Front 63

ecto-

Back 63

outside of

Front 64

-elle

Back 64

small

Front 65

-emia

Back 65

blood

Front 66

en-, endo-, ent-

Back 66

in, into, within

Front 67

-en

Back 67

made of

Front 68

encephal-

Back 68

brain

Front 69

enter-

Back 69

intestine, gut

Front 70

entom-

Back 70

insects

Front 71

-eous

Back 71

nature of, like

Front 72

-err-

Back 72

wander, go astray

Front 73

epi-

Back 73

upon, above, over

Front 74

erythro-

Back 74

red