Greek and Latin Word Parts
Word Part
Meaning
Example
aalbambiarch
-arium
arthroaster/astra
audiautobibio
biocardicarncenticephalchloro
coni
cyte
deciderm
dermdidorsechinoectgastrogeo
graph
gymnohemo
hepatherb
heterohiberhomohydro
hyperhypointerintra-ism
lacking
white
both
ancient
place of
jointed
star
hear
self
two
life
life
heart
meat
hundred
head
green
dust
cell
ten
skin
skin
two
back
spiny
outside
stomach
earth
write
naked
blood
liver
plants
different
winter
same
water
too much
too little
between
within
a condition
asexual
albino
ambidextrous
achaebateria
aquarium
arthropod
astronomy
auditory canal
autotroph
bilateral
biology
biology
cardiovascular
carnivore
centipede
cephalopod
chlorophyll
conidiophore
leukocyte
decimeter
dermatologist
echinoderm
dimorphic
dorsal fin
echinoderm
ectotherm
gastric bypass
geography
encephalograph
gymnosperm
hemoglobin
hepatitis
herbivore
heterotroph
hibernate
homozygous
hydrate
hyperactive
hypothyroid
intersection
intramurals
autism
Word Part
Meaning
Example
-ist
-itis
-logy
macrometer/metr
micromillimonomultineoocu
olf-ology
omniop/oper
osteo
ovphil
photo-phyll
phys
one who practices
inflammation
study of
large
measure
small
thousand
single
many
new
eye
smell
study of
all
work
bone
egg
love
light
leaf
body or
nature
lung
foot
foot
many
first
false/fake
back
look
referring to
silicon
under
more than
together
earth
heat
relating to
extreme
belly
animal
biologist
arthritis
biology
macrobiologist
thermometer
microorganism
millipede
mononucleosis
multicellular
neonatal
binocular
olfactory
entomology
omnivore
operation
osteoporosis
ovary
philanthropy
photosynthesis
chlorophyll
physical
pneum
pod
-pod
polyproto
pseudo
retroscop
silicosubsupersymter/terr
therm
-ular
ultra
ventrzo-
pneumonia
cephalopod
gastropod
polygon
protozoans
pseudopod
retrogress
microscope
silicon
subterranean
superimposition
symbiosis
territory
thermometer
cellular
ultrasound
ventral side
zoological garden
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