Greek and Latin Root Words Quiz 1

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Thirty-three root words, their meanings and some examples.


 
  
Created Aug 5, 2010
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a, an
 
without, notabiotic, anaerobic, asymmetry, atrophy
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ambi
 
on both sidesambidextrous, ambivalent
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amphi
 
both, doublyamphibian, amphiblastula
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andro
 
male, masculineandrogen, android, Andros
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ante
 
before, in front ofantedate, anteflexion, anterior
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anti
 
againstantibody, antigen
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aqua
 
wateraqueous, aquifer
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archeo
 
original, ancientarchaeology, archegonium  
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arthro
 
jointarthritis, arthropod
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auto
 
selfautomatic, autogenous
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bi
 
two, twice, doublebilateral, bipedal
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bio
 
life, livingbiology, biogeography
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cephal, cephalo 
 
headcephalic, cephilothorax
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chromo
 
colorchromosome, chromatin
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cide
 
killer, killingpesticide, insecticide
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circum, circa
 
around, aboutcircumference, circadian
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corpus
 
bodycorpus luteum, corpuscules
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crypto
 
hiddencryptic, cryptogram
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cyte, cyto
 
cell, hollowcytoplasm, leukocyte
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derm, dermis
 
skindermal, ectoderm
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di
 
two, doublediatom, dihybrid
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dys
 
baddysfunction, dystrophy
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e, ec, ef, ex
 
out of, fromeccentric, exit
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ecto
 
outside of, externalectoparasite, ectoplasm
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endon, endo
 
in, internalendoderm, endopodite
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epi
 
upon, aboveepidermis, epigenesis
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erythros
 
rederythrocyte, phycoerythrin
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exo
 
outer, externalexoskeleton, exothermic
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gam, gamo
 
marriage, sexualgamete, gamogenesis
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genesis, genic
 
origin, birth, producingcarcinogenic, mutagenic
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genos, gen, geny
 
race, kindgenealogy, genetics
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herba
 
grass, plantsherbavore, herbal
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heteros
 
different, otherheterosexual, heterotrophic

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