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Analyzing Word Parts
Word Prefixes, suffixes, and word roots.
anthropo - man
– anthropology, misanthrope, philanthropy
arche -
ancient
– archeology
bi -
two
– bicycle, biceps
bio -
life
– biology, biometrics, biome, biosphere,
biography, antibiotic
carcin - cancer
– carcinogen
carn -
flesh
– carnivorous, incarnate, reincarnation, carnal
cyt -
cell
– cytology. leukocyte
derm -
skin
– hypodermic, dermatology, epidermis, taxidermy
di -
two
– diploid
ecol – ecology
dwelling, house
entom - insects
– entomology
gluco -
sweet, sugar
– glucose
herb -
non-woody plant
– herbarium
herpet - amphibians
– herpetology
hetero - different
– heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox
homeo - the same
– homeostasis
ichthy - fish
– ichthyology
limno -
inland waters
– limnology
macro - large
– macromolecule
micro -
small
– microscope, microfilm, microwave, microbe
omni -
all, every
– omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivorous
paleo -
old
– Paleozoic, Paleolithic, paleontology
photo -
light
– photograph, photoelectric, photosynthesis
poly -
many
– polypeptide, polysaccharide
proto -
first
– prototype, protocol, protagonist, protozoan
viro -
infectious
– Virus, virology
-gen
type, birth, race
– genesis, eugenics, genealogy, generate, genetic,
antigen, pathogen, genocide
-logy
study of
– catalog, prologue, dialogue, zoology
-ped
foot
– pedal, pedestrian, centipede, tripod, podiatry
-scope see, watch
– telescope, microscope, kaleidoscope, stethoscope
Additional Word Parts
chloro endo epi exo geo hydro hyper hypo iso meta mono neo path -
green
inner, inside
upon, over
outside of
earth
water
above, over
below, under
equal
change
one, single
new
disease