| -ac | pertaining to; one afficted with |
| -ad | toward, in the direction of |
| -aemia, -ema, -emia, hemat | blood condition |
| -al , -eal | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -athroid- | gathered or lumped together |
| -cele | pouching / hernia |
| -cent-, -cin-, can-, cant- | sing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture for aspiration |
| -cept-, -cip-, cap-, capt- | hold, take |
| -cid, -cad-, cas- | fall |
| -cid-, -cis-, caed-, caes- | cut / kill |
| -cidal, -cide | killing / destroying |
| -cipit-, capit- | head |
| -clast | break |
| -clud-, -clus-, claud-, claus- | close / shut |
| -cracy, -crat | government / rule / authority |
| -crine, crin(o)- | to secrete |
| -cry | wail / shriek |
| -cus-, caus- | cause / motive |
| -cuti-, -cuss- quati- quass- | shake |
| -cyte, cyt(o)- | cell |
| -desis | binding |
| -dipsia | condition of thirst |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia, -ectasis | expansion, dilation |
| -ectomy | denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part; resection, excision |
| -emesis | vomiting condition |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -esophag(o/eal) | gullet |
| -gen | born in from of a certain kind |
| -genic | formative, pertaining to producing |
| -geusia | taste |
| -gnit-, gnosc- | know |
| -gnosis | knowledge |
| -gram, -gramme | record, picture |
| -graph | instrument for recording a picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | condition, formation or presence of |
| -iatry | a field in medicine emphasizing a certain body component |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ics | organized knowledge, treatment |
| -ine | of or pertaining to, forming adjectives of material or time. |
| -ism | condition, disease, to be in a state of, to follow a doctrine |
| -ismus | spasm, contraction |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -ite | the nature of, resembling |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ium | structure or tissue |
| -kary- | nucleus |
| -lepsis, -lepsy | attack, seizure |
| -logist | someone who studies a certain field |
| -logy | denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field, the study of |
| -lysis | destruction, separation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -meter | instrument used to measure or count |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -oid | like, resemblance to |
| -oma(ta) | morbid, growth, tumor |
| -opsy | examination or inspection |
| -or | agent |
| -osis | a condition or disease |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pagus | conjoined twins |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -pepsia | pertaining to digestion |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -phagy | deeding on something |
| -phil(ia) | attraction for |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phyte, phyto- | to grow |
| -plasia | formation, development |
| -plasty | surgical repair, reconstruction |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plexy | stroke, seizure |
| -poeisis | production |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse |
| -ptyal-, ptyalo | saliva |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | burst forth, rapid flow |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea, -rrhoea | flowing, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope, -scopy | instrument or process of viewing |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stasis | stopping / standing |
| -statin | maintain cholesterol |
| -staxiss | dripping, trickling |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel |
| -tension, -tensive | pressure |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tide | bound to |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -tomy | act of cutting |
| -tony | tension |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -ula, -ule | small |
| -version | turning |
| -y | condition or process of |
| a-, ab-, abs-, au- | away from; down; off |
| a-, ac-, ad-, af-, ag-, al-, am-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at- | movement to or towards; in addition to |
| a-, am-, an-, ar- | not; without |
| abac- | slab |
| abdomin- | relating to the abdomen |
| ac-, ace- | cure |
| ac-, acm-, acr- | point |
| academ- | Akademos; academy |
| acanth- | thorn or spine |
| acar- | mite |
| acciptr- | hawk |
| acer-, acri- | bitter; sharp; sour |
| acet- | sour; vinegar |
| acid- | acidic; sour |
| acou-, -acusis | relating to hearing |
| acr- | height; summit; top |
| actin- | bream; ray |
| acu-, acut- | sharp; pointed |
| aden- | gland |
| adip- | fat |
| adren- | relating to the adrenal glands |
| aer- | lift; raise |
| aer-; aero- | air; atmosphere |
| aesth- | feeling; sensation |
| aesthesi- | sensation |
| aether-, ether- | upper pure, bright air |
| aev-, ev- | age |
| ag- | lead (as in guide) |
| ag-, -ig-, act- | do; go; move |
| agap- | love |
| agr- | field |
| agri-, -egri- | field |
| ailur- | cat |
| alac- | cheerful |
| alb- | dull white |
| alcyon- | kingfisher |
| ale- | wheat flour |
| alg-, alge(si)-, -algia, alg(i)o- | pain |
| ali-, alter- | other |
| all- | other, pertaining to something different |
| allel- | one another |
| alm-, elem- | pity |
| alph- | A, a |
| alphit- | barley |
| alt- | high; deep |
| am-, amat- | love, liking |
| am-, amb-, ambi-, ambo-, an- | both; on both sides |
| am-, amic-, -imic- | friend |
| am-, an-, ana- | against; against; back up |
| amath- | sand |
| ambly- | dull |
| ambul- | walk |
| amm- | sand |
| amn- | lamb |
| amnio- | pertaining to the membranous fetal sac |
| amph-, amphi- | both; on both sides; both kinds |
| ampl- | ample; bountiful; large |
| amygdal- | almond |
| amylo- | starchy; carbs related |
| an- | anus |
| ana- | back; again; up |
| ancyl- / akyl- | crooked; bent |
| andr- | male; masculine |
| anem- | wind |
| angi- | blood vessel |
| anim- | breath; life; soul; spirit |
| aniso- | describing as uneqal |
| ann-, -enn- | year |
| ant-, anti- | against or opposed to |
| ante-, anti- | before; in front of |
| ante-, anti- | prior to; old |
| anth- | flower |
| anthrac- | coal |
| anthrop(o)- | human |
| aor- | lift; raise (as in blood) |
| ap-, apo | off; away from; separate; the farthest point |
| aper- | open |
| aphrod- | Aphrodite |
| api- | bee |
| aqu- | water |
| ara- | plow; till |
| arachn- | spider |
| arbit- | judge |
| arcan- | box |
| arch-, arche-, archi- | ruler |
| arche-, archae | ancient |
| archi- | first; primitive |
| arct- | relating to the North Pole; relating to cold |
| ard- | heat; glow; passion |
| ardu- | difficult |
| aret- | vritue |
| argent- | silver |
| arid- | be dry |
| arist- | excellence |
| arithm- | count; number |
| arm- | weapon |
| arsen(o)- | male |
| art- | art; skill |
| arteri(o)- | of or pertaining to an artery |
| arthr- | joint |
| arti- | even |
| articul- | joint |
| asc- | bag |
| asin- | donkey / ass |
| asper- | rough |
| aspr- | white |
| aster-, astr- | star |
| asthen(ia)- | weak |
| atel(o)- | imperfect or incomplete development |
| ather- | gruel |
| ather- | fatty deposit |
| athl- | contest |
| atri- | atrium |
| auct-, aug- | grow; increase |
| aud- | hearing; listening ; sound |
| audac- | daring |
| aul- | flute; tube |
| aur- | gold; gold-colored |
| auri-, aus- | relating to the ear |
| aut-, auto- | self; directed from within |
| aux- | increase |
| av- | desire |
| avi-, au- | bird |
| axi- | merit; worth |
| axi- | axis |
| axill- | pertaining to the armpit |
| axon- | axis; axle |
| azo(to)- | nitrogenous compound |
| ba-, bas- | to step |
| bac- | rod-shaped |
| bacteri- | pertaining to bacteria |
| bal-, bel-, bol- | throw |
| balan- | of the glans |
| bapt- | dip |
| bar- | weight / pressure |
| bas- | pertaining to a base |
| bath- | deep / depth |
| be, beat- | bless |
| bell-, belli- | war |
| ben- | good / well |
| bet- | B, b |
| bev- | brief / short time |
| bi-, bin-, bis- | two |
| bib- | drink |
| bibl- | book |
| bil(i)-, chol(e) | of or pertaining to bile |
| bio-, bi- | life |
| blast- | germ / embryo / bud |
| blenn- | slime |
| blephar(o)- | pertaining to the eyelid |
| bol- | throw |
| bol- | clod / lump |
| bomb- | boom |
| bon- | good |
| bore- | north |
| botan- | plant |
| bov-, bu- | cow / ox |
| brachi-, brachio- | arm |
| brachi-, brachio-, brachion-, brachioni- | arm |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- / bradys- | slow |
| branchi- | gill |
| broc- | rain / wet |
| brom- | oats |
| brom- | stench |
| broma-, bromato-, broma-, bromo- | food |
| bronch(i)- | relating to the bronchus |
| bronch- | windpipe |
| bront- | thunder |
| brot- | mortal |
| bucc(o)- | cheek |
| bucc- | cheek / mouth / cavity |
| bulb- | bulbous |
| bull- | bubble / flask |
| burs(o)- | bursa (fluid sac between bones) |
| burs- | pouch / purse |
| butyr- | butter |
| byss- | bottom |
| byss- | flax |
| cac-, kak- | bad |
| caen-, cen- | new |
| cal- | call |
| cal- | heat |
| cal-, call- | beautiful |
| calc- | calcium / stone |
| calum-, calv- | trick, lie, deceive |
| calyp- | cover |
| cameria- | vault |
| camiso- | shirt |
| camp- | field |
| can- | dog |
| can- | reed / rod |
| cand-, cend- | glowing / iridescent |
| capill- | hair |
| capn- | smoke |
| capr- | goat |
| caps- | box, case |
| carbon- | coal |
| carcer- | jail |
| carcin- | cancer (disease) |
| card(i)- | heart |
| cardin- | hinge |
| carn- | flesh |
| carp- | fruit |
| carp- | wrist |
| cast- | pure / cut |
| cat-, cata- | down, against, back |
| caten- | chain |
| cathar- | pure |
| caud- | tail |
| caust-, caut- | burn |
| cav- | hollow |
| ced-, cess- | move / yield / go / surrender |
| cel- | hide |
| celer- | quick |
| cen- | empty |
| cen-, coen- | common |
| cens- | to assess |
| cent- | hundred |
| centen- | hundred each |
| centesim- | hundredth |
| centr- | center |
| centri- | center |
| cephal(o)- | head |
| ceram- | clay |
| cerat(i)- | horn |
| cerebell(o)- | cerebellum |
| cerebr(o)- | pertaining to the brain |
| cern-, cer- | sift |
| cervic- | relating to neck / cervix |
| ceter- | other |
| chaet- | hair / bristle / seta |
| cheil- | of or pertaining to the lips |
| cheir-, chir- | of the hands |
| chelon- | relating to a turtle |
| chem(o) | chemistry / drug |
| chlor- | hreen |
| cholecyst(o)- | gallbladder |
| chondr(i)o- | cartilage, gristle, granule |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chord- | cord |
| chore- | relating to dance |
| chres- | use |
| chro-, chrom(ato)- | color |
| chron- | time |
| chrys- | gold |
| cili- | eyelash / cilia |
| cine-, kine- | motion, movement |
| ciner- | ash |
| cing-, cinct- | gird |
| circ- | circle / ring |
| circum- | around |
| cirr- | orange |
| cirr- | curl / tentacle |
| cis- | on this side (nearer to speaker) |
| cit- | call / start |
| civ- | citizen |
| clad- | branch |
| clam- | cry out |
| clar- | clear |
| clast- | broken |
| clav- | key |
| cle- | call |
| cleist- | closed |
| cleithr- | bar / key |
| clin- | bed |
| clin- | lean / recline |
| clostr- | spindle |
| co-, col-, com-, con-, cor- | with / together |
| coccus-, -coccal | round / spherical |
| cochl- | snail / spiral / shell |
| coel- | hollow |
| col- | strain |
| col-, colo(no)- | colon |
| col-, cult- | cultivate / till / inhabit |
| coll- | hill |
| coll- | neck |
| color- | color |
| colp- | relating to the vagina |
| com- | friendly / kind |
| con- | cone |
| condi- | season |
| contra- | against |
| copi- | plenty |
| copr- | dung |
| copul- | bond |
| cor-, cord(i)- | heart |
| corac- | raven |
| cori- | hide / leather |
| corn- | horn |
| cornu- | applied to parts likened to horns |
| coron- | crown |
| coron- | pertaining to the heart |
| corpor- | body |
| cortic- | bark |
| cortic- | cortex / outer region |
| cosm- | universe |
| cosmet- | the art of dress / ornament |
| cost- | rib |
| cotyl- | cup |
| cox- | relating to the hip / hip joint |
| crani(o)- | skull |
| crass- | thick |
| crea- | make |
| cred- | believe, trust |
| crepid- | boot / show |
| cresc- | grow / rise |
| cribr- | sieve |
| cric- | ring |
| crisi-, crit- | judge / separate |
| crisp- | curled |
| crist- | crest |
| cross- | fringe / tassel |
| cruc- | cross |
| crur- | leg / shank |
| cry(o)- | cold |
| crypt- | hide / hidden |
| cten- | comb |
| cub- | cube |
| cub- | lie |
| culin- | kitchen |
| culp- | blane / fault |
| cune- | wedge |
| cur- | care for |
| curr-, curs- | run / course |
| curv- | bent |
| cuspid- | lance / point |
| cut- | hide / skin |
| cutane- | skin |
| cyan(i)- | blue |
| cycl- | circle |
| cylind- | roll |
| cyn- | dog |
| cyph(o)- | denotes something as bent |
| cyst(o)-, cyst(i) | pertaining to urinary bladder |
| cyst- | capsule |
| da-, dida- | learn |
| dacry(o)- | tear |
| dactyl(o)- | digit, finger, toe |
| dam- | tame |
| damn- -demn- | to inflict loss upon |
| de- | bind |
| de- | down, away, from, removing |
| deb- | owe |
| dec- | ten |
| decim- | tenth part |
| decor- | ornament |
| del- | erase |
| delt- | D, d |
| dem- | people |
| dem-, dom- | build |
| den- | ten each |
| dendr- | tree |
| dens- | thick |
| dent- | tooth |
| dent- | pertaining to teeth |
| der- | skin |
| dermat(o)-, derm(o)- | pertaining to skin |
| despot- | master |
| deuter- | second |
| dexi- | right |
| dexter-, dextr(o)- | right |
| di(a)- | two |
| dia- | apart, through |
| diacosi- | two hundred |
| dic-, dict- | say, speak, proclaim |
| dida- | teach |
| dif- | apart, separation |
| diff-, div- | different |
| digit- | finger |
| din- | terrible, fearfully great |
| dipl(o)- | twofold |
| dis- | separation, taking apart |
| do- | give |
| doc-, doct- | teach |
| dodec- | twelve |
| dog-, dox- | opinion, tenet |
| dol- | pain |
| dom- | house |
| domin- | master |
| domit- | tame |
| don- | give |
| dorm- | sleep |
| dors(o/i)- | back |
| dra- | do |
| drac- | dragon |
| drach- | grasp |
| dram-, drom(o)- | run, conduction, course |
| dros- | dew |
| dry- | tree |
| du- | two |
| dub- | doubtful |
| duc-, duct- | lead (v.) |
| dulc- | sweet |
| dur(a)- | hard |
| dy- | two |
| dyna(m/mo)- | power, energy, force |
| dys- | badly ill, difficult, defective, abnormal |
| e-, ef-, ex- | outside, out of, from, out |
| ec- | out, away |
| ecclesi- | assembly, congregation |
| ech- | sound |
| eco-, oec- | house |
| ect(o)- | outside |
| ed-, es- | eat |
| ed-, oed- | swell, swollen |
| eg- | goat |
| ego- | self, I (first person) |
| eiren-, iren- | peace |
| el-, em-, en- | in |
| electr- | amber |
| em-, empt- | buy |
| eme- | vomit |
| emul- | striving to equal, rivaling |
| enanti- | opposite |
| encephal(o)- | brain |
| endo- | inside, within |
| engy- | narrow |
| ennea- | nine |
| ens- | sword |
| enter(o)- | pertaining to the intestine |
| eo-, eos- | dawn, east |
| eosin(o)- | having a red color |
| ep-, epi- | on, upon |
| episi(o)- | pertaining to the pubic region |
| equ- | horse |
| equ-, -iqu- | even, equal, level |
| ere- | row (as in a boat) |
| erg-, org-, urg- | work |
| erot- | sexual love |
| err- | stray |
| eryhtr(o)- | red |
| eso- | within |
| esthesio- | sensation |
| eth- | custom, habit |
| ethm- | sieve, sift |
| ethn- | people, race, tribe, nation |
| etym- | true |
| eu- | well, good, true, normal |
| eur- | wide |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outer, outside |
| extrem- | outermost, utmost |
| fa-, fa | say, speak |
| fab- | bean |
| fac-, fact-, -fect-, -fic- | do, make |
| faci- | of or pertaining to the face |
| falc- | sickle |
| fall-, fallac-, fals- | false, deceive |
| famili- | a close attendant |
| fasc- | bundle |
| fatu- | foolish, useless |
| feder- | treaty, agreement, contract, league, pact |
| fel- | cat |
| felic- | happy, merry |
| fell- | suck |
| femin- | women, female |
| femor- | thigh |
| fend-, fens- | strike |
| fenestr- | window |
| fer- | to bear, carry |
| feroc- | fierce |
| ferr- | iron |
| ferv- | boil, glow |
| fet- | stink |
| fi-, fla- | blow |
| fibr- | fiber |
| fic- | fig |
| fict-, fig- | strike |
| fict-, fig-, fing- | to form, shape |
| fid-, fis- | faith, trust |
| fil- | thread, fine, hair like |
| fili- | son |
| fin- | end |
| find-, fiss- | cleave, split |
| firm- | firm, strong |
| fistul- | hollow, tube |
| fix- | attach |
| flacc- | flabby |
| flav- | yellow |
| flect-, flex- | bend |
| flor- | flower |
| flu-, fluv-, flux- | flow |
| foc- | hearth |
| fod-, foss- | dig |
| foen- | hay |
| foli- | leaf |
| font- | spring |
| for- | bone, drill |
| foramen- | hole, opening or aperture |
| fore- | before or ahead |
| form- | shape |
| formic- | ant |
| fornic- | vault |
| fort- | strong |
| fossa- | hollow or depressed area |
| fove- | shallow, round, depression |
| fract-, frag-, frang-, fring- | break |
| frater-, fratr- | brother |
| fric-, frict- | rub |
| frig- | cold |
| front- | forehead |
| fruct-, frug- | fruit |
| fug-, fugit- | flee |
| fulmin-, fulgur- | flash |
| fum- | smoke |
| funct-, fung- | do |
| fund- | bottom |
| fund-, fus- | pour |
| fur-, furt- | thief, steal |
| furc- | fork |
| fusc- | dark |
| galact- | milk |
| gam- | marriage, wedding |
| gamb- | leg |
| gamm- | G, g |
| gar- | chatter |
| gargal- | tickle |
| gargar- | gargle |
| gastr- | stomach |
| ge-, geo- | earth |
| geiton- | neighbor |
| gel- | icy cold |
| gen- | beget |
| gen-, gon- | birth, beget, race, kind |
| genu- | of or pertaining to the knee |
| gephyr- | bridge |
| ger- | old |
| ger-, gest- | bear, carry |
| geran- | crane (bird) |
| germ- | sprout |
| geu- | taste |
| gingiv- | pertaining to the gums |
| glabr- | hairless |
| glaci- | ice |
| gladi- | sword |
| glauc(o)- | gray |
| glia- | glue |
| glob- | sphere |
| glori- | glory |
| gloss(o)-, glot(to)- | tongue |
| gluco | sweet |
| glut- | rump |
| glutin- | glue |
| glyc- | sweet |
| glyph- | carve |
| gnath- | jaw |
| gno- | know |
| gon- | corner, angle, knee |
| gon- | seed, semen, reproductive |
| grad-, gred-, gress- | walk, step, go |
| gramm- | letter, writing |
| gran- | grain |
| grand- | grand |
| graph- | draw, write |
| grat- | thank, please |
| grav- | heavy |
| greg- | flock, herd |
| gryp- | hooked |
| gubern- | govern, plot |
| gust- | taste |
| gutt- | drop |
| guttur- | throat |
| gymn- | nude |
| gyn(o)-, gynaec(o)-, gyneco- | woman |
| gyr- | ring |
| gyrin- | tadpole |
| hab-, habit-, -hib-, -hibit- | have |
| hadr- | thick |
| haem(at/ato)-, hem(a/o)- | blood |
| haere- | choose, take |
| hal- | salt |
| hal-, -hel- | breathe |
| halluc- | to wander in mind |
| hapl- | simple, single |
| haur-, haust- | draw (to take from) |
| heb- | youth |
| hed- | sit |
| hed- | pleasant, sweet |
| heg- | lead (verb) |
| heli- | sun |
| helic- | twisted or spiral |
| helminth- | worm |
| helot- | enslaved |
| hemangi(o)- | blood vessel |
| hemer- | day |
| hemer- | tame |
| hemi- | half |
| hen- | one |
| hendec- | eleven |
| hepat(ic)- | liver |
| hept- | seven |
| her-, heir- | heir |
| herald- | messenger, envoy |
| herb- | grass |
| here-, hes- | cling, stick |
| heres-, heret- | choose, take |
| herm- | Hermes |
| hermeneu- | interpet, explain |
| hero- | hero |
| herp- | creep |
| heter(o)- | different, other |
| heur- | find |
| hex- | six |
| hi- | gape |
| hibern- | wintry |
| hidr(o)-, hidrot- | sweat |
| hiem- | winter |
| hier- | sacred |
| hipp- | horse |
| hipsid- | bristly |
| hirsut- | hairy |
| histri- | actor |
| hod- | way |
| hol- | whole |
| hom- | same |
| homal- | even, flat |
| home(o)-, hom(o)-, homoe- | like, similar |
| homin- | human |
| honor- | esteem |
| hor- | boundary |
| hor- | hour |
| horm- | that which excites |
| hort- | garden |
| hospit- | host |
| host- | enemy |
| hum- | ground |
| humer(o)- | of or pertaining to the shoulder |
| hyal- | glass |
| hybr- | wantonness |
| hydn- | truffle |
| hydr(o)- | water |
| hygie- | healthy |
| hygr- | wet |
| hymen- | skin or membrane |
| hyo- | U-shaped |
| hyp-, hypo- | under, below |
| hyper- | above, over, extreme or beyond normal |
| hyph(o)- | weave |
| hypn- | sleep |
| hyps- | height |
| hys- | hog |
| hyster(o)- | womb |
| hyster- | later |
| i- | go |
| iatr(o)- | heal, pertaining to medicine or a physician |
| ichthy- | fish |
| icos- | twenty |
| icter- | jaundice |
| id- | shape, form, picture |
| ide- | idea, thought |
| idi(o)- | own, peculiarity |
| ign- | fire |
| ignorare- | not to know, to be unacquainted, mistake, misunderstand |
| il-, im-, in- | in, on |
| il-, im-, in-, ir- | not, negation |
| ileo- | ileum |
| imagin- | copy |
| imbr- | heavy rain |
| in- | sinew |
| inan- | empty, vain |
| infra- | below, under |
| insul- | island |
| integr- | whole, complete |
| inter- | among, between |
| intra- | inside, within |
| iota- | I, i |
| ipsi- | same |
| irasc-, irat- | be angry |
| irid(o)- | pertaining to the iris |
| irid- | rainbow |
| is-, iso- | equal, same |
| isch- | restriction |
| ischi(o)- | hip joint |
| iter- | again |
| itiner- | journey |
| jac- | lie (as in lie down) |
| jac-, -ject- | cast or throw |
| janu- | door |
| joc- | jest |
| judic- | judge |
| jug- | yoke |
| junct-, jung- | join |
| junior- | younger |
| jur-, jus- | law, justice |
| jut-, juv- | help |
| juven- | young, youth |
| juxta- | beside, near to, alongside, or next to |
| kal- | potassium |
| kastan- | brown |
| kerat- | cornea (eye or skin) |
| kilo- | thousand |
| klept- | steal |
| koli- | hollow |
| kpyh- | humped, forward sloping |
| ktet- | possession, ownership |
| kudo- | glory |
| lab-, laps- | slide, slip |
| lab-, lep- | grasp, size, take |
| labi- | lip |
| labor- | work |
| lacer- | tear (as in lacerate ) |
| lacrim(o)- | cry, tears |
| lact(i/o)- | milk |
| lag- | hare |
| lamin- | layer, slice |
| lamp- | shine, torch |
| lapar(o)- | of or pertaining to the abdominal wall, flank |
| lapid- | stone |
| larg- | large |
| larv- | ghost, mask |
| laryng(o)- | pertaining to thee larynx |
| lat- | broad, wide |
| later(o)- | side |
| laud-, laus- | praise |
| lav- | wash |
| lax- | not tense, slack |
| lecith- | egg yolk |
| lect-, leg- | choose, gather, read |
| led-, les-, -lid-, -lis- | hunt, strike |
| leg- | say |
| leg- | law |
| leg- | send |
| lei(o)- | smooth |
| lekan- | dish, pot |
| leni- | gentle |
| leon- | lion |
| lep- | flake, peel, scale |
| lept(o)- | light, small, fine, thin |
| leuc(o)-, leuk(o)- | white |
| lev- | lift, light, raise |
| liber- | free |
| libr- | book |
| lict-, linqu- | leave |
| lig- | bind |
| limac- | slug |
| limpa- | clear, water |
| line- | line |
| line- | smear, smudge |
| lingu(a/o)- | language, tongue |
| lip(o)- | fat |
| liqu- | flow |
| liss(os)- | smooth |
| lit- | prayer, supplication |
| liter- | letter |
| lith(o)- | stone |
| loc- | place |
| locut-, loqu- | speak |
| log(o)-, -logy | word, reason, speech, thought |
| long- | long |
| lu-, luv-, lut- | wash |
| luc- | bright, light |
| lud-, lus- | play |
| lumb(a/o) | or of relating to the part of the trunk between the lower ribs and the pelvis |
| lumin- | light |
| lun- | moon |
| lut- | yellow, golden |
| ly-, lyso-, lysi-, lyt(ic)- | dissolving |
| lyc- | wolf |
| lymph(o)- | lymph |
| macer- | lean |
| macr(o)- | long, large |
| magn- | great, large |
| magnet- | magnet |
| maj- | greater |
| mal- | bad, wretched |
| mamm(o)- | breast |
| mammill(o)- | pertaining to the nipple |
| man- | flow |
| man- | stay |
| man-, mant- | crazy |
| man-, manu- | hand |
| mand-, -mend- | order, commit |
| mar- | sea |
| mas- | male, man |
| mast(o)- | breast |
| mater-, matr- | mother |
| maxim- | greatest |
| mechan- | machine or instrument |
| medi-, -midi- | middle |
| meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly | great, large, enlargement, million |
| mei- | less |
| melan(o)- | black, dark |
| melior- | better |
| meliss- | bee |
| mell- | honey |
| melos | extremity |
| memor- | remember |
| men- | month |
| mendr- | defect, fault |
| mening(o)- | membrane |
| menstru- | monthly |
| mensur- | measure |
| ment- | mind |
| mer(o)- | part |
| merc- | reward, wages, hire |
| merge-, mers- | dip, plunge |
| mes- | middle |
| met-, meta- | above, among, beyond |
| metall- | mine (as in mine ore) |
| meter-, metr- | measure |
| metr- | mother, pertaining to the uterus |
| mic- | grain |
| micr- | small |
| migr- | wander |
| mili- | thousand |
| milit- | soldier |
| millen- | thousand each |
| milli | thousandth |
| mim- | repeat |
| min- | jut |
| min- | less, smaller |
| mina- | lead |
| mina- | threaten |
| minth- | mint |
| mir- | wonder, amazement |
| mis- | hate |
| misc-, mixt- | mix |
| miser- | unhappy, wretched |
| miss-, mit- | send |
| mit- | thread |
| mn- | pound |
| mne- | memory |
| mod- | measure, change |
| mol- | grind |
| moll- | soft |
| mon- | alone, only, single |
| mon- | warn |
| monil- | string of beads |
| monstra- | show |
| mont- | mountain |
| mor- | foolish, dull |
| mor- | pause, delay |
| mor- | custom, disposition |
| mord- | bite |
| morph- | form, shape |
| mort- | death |
| mot-, mov-, mut- | move, motion |
| mulg-, muls- | milk |
| multi- | many, much |
| mund- | world |
| mur- | wall |
| mus- | mouse |
| musc- | fly |
| muscul(o) | muscle |
| mut- | change |
| my- | mouse |
| my- | shut (the eyes) |
| mycet-, myc(o)- | fungus |
| mydr- | dilate |
| myel(o)- | marrow |
| myl(o) | relating to the molar teeth or lower jaw |
| myl- | mill |
| myo- | muscle |
| myri- | countless, ten thousand |
| myring(o)- | eardrum |
| myrmec- | ant |
| mys- | uncleanness |
| myth- | story |
| myx(o)- | slime, mucus |
| myz- | suck |
| nan(o)- | dwarf, small |
| nap- | turnip |
| nar- | nostril |
| narc(o)- | numb, sleep |
| narr- | tell |
| nas(o)- | nose |
| nasc-, nat(o)- | born, birth |
| naut- | ship |
| nav- | ship |
| ne- | spin, thread |
| ne-, neo- | new |
| neb-, nub- | cloud |
| necr(o)- | dead |
| nect- | swimming |
| nect-, nex- | join, tie |
| neg- | say no |
| nem-, nom- | arrangement, law |
| nemat- | hair |
| nemor- | grove, woods |
| nephr(o)- | kidney |
| nerv- | sinew, nerve |
| nes- | island |
| neur- | nerve, sinew |
| nict- | beckon, wink |
| nigr- | black |
| nihil- | nothing |
| niv- | snow |
| noc(i)- | hurt, harm |
| noct- | night |
| nod- | knot |
| nom- | arrangement, law, order |
| nomad- | those who let pasture herds |
| nome-, non-, nov-, novem- | nine |
| nomen-, nomin- | name |
| non- | not |
| non- | ninth |
| nonaagen- | ninety each |
| nonagesim- | ninetieth |
| norm(o)- | standard |
| not- | south |
| not- | back |
| not- | letter, mark, note |
| noth- | spurious |
| nov- | new |
| noven- | nine each |
| novendec- | nineteen |
| nox- | harm |
| nu- | nod |
| nub-, nupt- | to marry, to wed |
| nuc- | nut |
| nuch- | back of neck |
| nud- | naked |
| null- | none |
| numer- | number |
| nunci- | announce |
| nutri- | nourish |
| nyct- | night |
| nyst- | nod |
| o-, ob-, oc-, of-, og-, op-, os- | against |
| obel- | spit, nail |
| obol- | currency or weight |
| ocean- | ocean |
| ochi- | crowd, mob |
| oct- | weight |
| oct- | eight |
| octav- | eighth |
| octogen- | eighty each |
| octogesim- | eightieth |
| octon- | eight each |
| ocul- | eye |
| od- | path, way |
| odi- | hate |
| odont- | tooth |
| odor- | fragrant |
| odyn- | pain |
| oen- | wine |
| oesophag(o)-, -oesophageal | gullet |
| oestr- | gadfly, sting |
| ogdo- | eighth |
| okecran- | skull of elbow |
| ole | small or little |
| ole- | oil |
| olig- | few, having little of |
| oliv- | olive |
| om(o)- | shoulder |
| om- | raw |
| omas- | paunch |
| ombr- | rain |
| oment- | fat, skin |
| omin- | creepy |
| omnat- | eye |
| omni- | all |
| omphal(o)- | navel |
| on- | ass |
| onc- | barb, hook |
| onco- | tumor, bulk, volume |
| oneir- | dreaam |
| oner- | burden, load |
| oni- | price |
| onomat- | name |
| ont- | being, existence |
| onych(o)- | claw, fingernail or toenail |
| onym- | name |
| oo- | egg, ovum |
| oophor(o)- | pertaining to ovaries |
| op- | hole |
| opac- | shady |
| oper- | work |
| oper- | cover |
| ophi- | snake |
| ophithalm(o)- | eye |
| opisth(o)- | behind, rear, back |
| ops-, opt- | eye |
| opsi- | late |
| opson- | cook, prepare for eating |
| opt- | choose |
| optic(o)- | eye |
| optim- | best |
| or(o)- | mouth |
| or-, oro- | mountain |
| ora- | pray, plead |
| orb- | circle |
| orch(i/id/ido/io/o)- | testicle |
| orches- | dance |
| ordin- | order |
| oreg- | reach |
| org- | work |
| organ- | organ, instrument, tool |
| ori-, ort- | rise |
| orn- | decorate |
| ornith- | bird |
| orphan- | orphan |
| orth(o)- | straight |
| oryz- | rice |
| oscill- | swing |
| osm- | odor |
| oss(e/i)- | bone |
| ost(e/eo)- | bone |
| osti- | entrance |
| ostrac- | shell |
| ostre- | oyster |
| ot(o)- | ear |
| ov(i/o)- | egg or ovum |
| ovari(o)- | pertaining to ovaries |
| ovi- | sheep |
| oxo-, ox(i) | pertaining to oxygen |
| oxy- | sharp, pointed |
| oz- | smell |
| pac- | peace |
| pach(y)- | thick |
| pact- | fasten |
| pact- | agreement |
| pae- | strike |
| paed-, ped- | child |
| pagin- | page |
| pal- | stake |
| palae-, pale- | ancient, old |
| palin- palim- | back |
| pall- | to be pale |
| palli- | cloak |
| palm- | palm |
| palp- | touch |
| palpebr- | eyelids |
| palustr- | in marshes |
| pam-, pan-, pant(o)- | all |
| pan- | Pan (goddess of flocks) |
| pan- | bread |
| pand-, pans- | spread |
| papill- | pertaining to the nipple |
| papul(o)- | a small swelling or elevation in the skin |
| par- | equal |
| par- | order, prepare, provide, procure |
| par-, para- | beside, near |
| para- | alongisde of |
| parc-, pars- | spare, save |
| pariet- | wall |
| part- | part |
| parthen- | virgin |
| parv(o) - | little, small |
| pasc-, past- | feed |
| pass- | sprinkle |
| pass- | pace, step |
| pass-, pati- | suffer, feel, endure, permit |
| passer- | sparrow |
| pat- | path |
| pat- | be open |
| pater-, patr- | father |
| path(o)-, -pathy | feeling, disease |
| pauc(i)- | few |
| pav- | beat |
| pecc- | sin |
| pect- | fixed |
| pect-, peg- | fix |
| pector- | chest or breast |
| pecu- | property |
| ped(o)- | foot |
| pejor- | worse |
| pel- | clay, mud |
| pel-, per- | thoroughly, through |
| pelag- | sea |
| pelarg- | stork |
| pell- puls- | drive, push |
| pelv(i/o)- | hip bone |
| pemp-, pomp- | send |
| pen- | almost |
| pen-, poen-, puni- | punish |
| pend-, pens- | hang |
| penia-, -penia | deficiency |
| penn-, pinn- | feather |
| pent- | five |
| pentacont- | fifty |
| pentacosi- | five hundred |
| pentacost- | fiftieth |
| peo- | penis |
| peper- | pepper |
| pepon- | ripe |
| pept- | digest |
| per- | wallet |
| peran- | across, beyond |
| perdic- | partridge |
| peri- | around, surrounding |
| persic- | peach |
| pessim- | worst |
| pet- | strive towards |
| petr- | rock |
| phac(o)- | lens |
| phae-, phe- | dark |
| phag(e/ia/o)- | eat, devouring |
| phagist- | a person who feeds on something |
| phalang- | close formation of troops, finger bones |
| phalar- | having a patch of white |
| phall- | phallus |
| phan-, phen- | to show, visible |
| pharmac- | drug, medicine |
| pheb-, phob- | fear |
| pher-, phor- | bear, carry |
| pheug-, phyg- | flee |
| phil-, -phile | love, friendship |
| phim- | muzzle |
| phleb- | vein |
| phleg-, phlog- | burn, heat, inflammation |
| phloe- | tree bark |
| phlog- | fire, flame |
| phon- | sound |
| phos-, phot- | light |
| phrag- | fence |
| phren(ic)-, phron- | mind |
| phtheg- | utter |
| phyc- | seaweed |
| phyl- | tribe |
| phyll(o)- | leaf or leaf-like |
| phyrn- | toad, toad-like |
| phys- | bladder |
| physalid- | bladder |
| physi- | nature |
| phyt- | plant |
| pi- | kind, devout, pity |
| pia | soft |
| pic- | pitch |
| pict-, ping- | paint |
| piez- | squeeze |
| pil- | hair |
| pil- | pillar, ball |
| pin- | drink |
| pin- | pine |
| pingu- | fat |
| pir(i)- | pear |
| pir- | try |
| pis- | pea |
| pisc- | fish |
| pithec- | ape, monkey |
| plac- | plain, plate, tablet |
| plac- | calm |
| plac-, plea- | please |
| plag- | oblique |
| plan- | wander |
| plan- | fat |
| planct-, plang- | strike, beat, lament, mourn |
| plas- | mould |
| plat- | flat, broad |
| plaud-, plaus-, -plod-, -plos- | approve, clap |
| ple- | fill, full |
| ple- | sail, swim |
| ple-, plet-, pleth- | fill |
| pleb- | people |
| plec-, ploc- | plait, interweave |
| plect-, plex- | plait |
| pleg- | strike |
| pleio- | more, excessive, multiple |
| plen- | full |
| plesi- | near |
| pleur- | rib, side |
| plic- | fold |
| plinth- | brick |
| plor- | cry out, complain |
| plu- | rain |
| plum- | feather |
| plumb- | lead |
| plur-, plus- | more |
| plurim- | most |
| plut- | wealth |
| pne(um)- | blow, breathe, lung |
| pnig-, pnict- | choke |
| po-, pin- | drink |
| pod-, -pod-, -pus | foot |
| poe-, poie- | make |
| pogon- | beard |
| pol- | pole |
| pole- | sell |
| polem- | war |
| poli(o)- | gray, greek |
| poli- | city |
| poll-, poly- | many |
| pollic- | thumb |
| pollin- | fine flour |
| pomph- | blister |
| pon-, posit- | put |
| ponder- | weight |
| pont- | bridge |
| popul- | people |
| por- | passage, pore, porous |
| porc- | pig |
| porn- | prostitute |
| porphyr- | purple |
| port- | carry |
| portion- | part, share |
| post- | after, behind |
| pot- | power |
| pot- | drink |
| potam- | river |
| prag- | do |
| pras- | leek |
| prat- | meadow |
| prav- | crooked |
| pre- | before |
| prec- | pray |
| pred- | prey |
| prehend-, prehens- ,prend - | grasp |
| prem-, press-, -prim- | press |
| presby- | old |
| preter- | past |
| preti- | price |
| pri- | saw |
| priap- | Priapus (god of fertility) |
| prim- | first |
| prior- | former |
| prism- | to saw, something sawed |
| priv- | own |
| pro- | before, in front of |
| pro- | for, forward |
| prob- | worthy, good |
| proct- | anus, rectum |
| prodig- | prodigy |
| propri- | property |
| pros- | forth, forward |
| prosop- | face |
| prot- | first |
| proter- | former |
| proxim- | nearest |
| prun- | plum |
| psa- | rub |
| psali- | pluck |
| psamath-, psamm- | sand |
| pseph- | pebble |
| pseud- | false |
| psil- | bare |
| psithyr- | whisper |
| psittac- | parrot |
| psoph- | noise |
| psor- | itch, itching |
| psych- | mind |
| psychr- | cold |
| pter(o/y)- | wing |
| pterid- | fern |
| pto- | fall |
| ptoch- | poor |
| pty- | spit |
| ptych- | fold, layer |
| pub- | sexually mature |
| public- | public |
| pude- | shame |
| pug-, pugn- | fight |
| pulchr- | beautiful |
| pulmo(n)- | lung |
| pulver- | dust |
| punct-, pung- | prick |
| pup- | doll |
| pur- | pure |
| purg- | cleanse |
| purpur- | purple |
| put- | prune, reckon |
| py- | pus |
| pyel- | trough, pelvis |
| pyg- | rump |
| pykno- | to thicken |
| pyl(ot)- | gate |
| pyr- | fire, feverish |
| pyramid- | pyramid |
| pyrrh- | flame-colored |
| quadr(i)- | four |
| quadragen- | forty each |
| quadragesim- | fortieth |
| quart- | fourth |
| quasi- | as if, almost |
| quatern- | four each |
| query-, -quir-, quesit-, quisit- | search, seek |
| qui- | rest |
| quin- | five each |
| quindecim- | fifteenth |
| quinden- | fifteen each |
| quinque- | five |
| quint- | fifth |
| quot- | how many, how great |
| rach-, rhach(i/io)- | spine |
| rad-, ras- | scrape, shave |
| radi- | beam, spoke |
| radi- | radiation |
| radic- | root |
| ram- | branch |
| ran- | frog |
| ranc- | rancidness, grudge, bitterness |
| rap- | rob, seize |
| rap- | turnip |
| raph- | sew, seam |
| rar- | rare |
| rauc- | harsh, hoarse |
| re-, red- | again, back |
| rect- | rectum |
| rect-, reg-, -rig- | straight, direct |
| reg-, rex- | king |
| regul- | rule |
| rem- | oar |
| ren(o)- | kidney |
| rep-, rept- | crawl, creep |
| resid- | left behind |
| ret-, reticul(o) | net |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| rhabd(o)- | rod |
| rhag-, rheg- | rend, tear |
| rhe- | flow |
| rhetin- | resin |
| rhig- | chill |
| rhin(o)- | nose, snout |
| rhiz- | root |
| rho- | R, r |
| rhod(o)- | rose, rosy color |
| rhomb- | spinning top |
| rhynch- | snout |
| rid-, ris- | laugh |
| robor- | oak, strength |
| rod-, ros- | gnaw |
| rog- | ask |
| rostr- | beak, prow |
| rot- | wheel |
| ruber-, rubr- | red |
| rudi- | unskilled, rough, unlearned |
| rug- | wrinkle |
| rumin- | throat |
| rump-, rupt- | break, burst |
| rur- | countryside, farm |
| sacc- | bag |
| sacchar- | sugar |
| sacr-, -secr- | sacred |
| sagac- | wise |
| sagitt- | arrow |
| sal- | salt |
| sali-, salt-, -sili- | jump |
| salic- | willow |
| salping- | trumpet |
| salu- | health, welfare |
| salv- | save |
| san- | healthy |
| sanc- | holy |
| sangui(n/ne)- | blood |
| sapi-, -sipi- | taste, wise |
| sapon- | soap |
| sapphir- | a precious stone |
| sapr(o)- | rotten, decaying |
| sarc(o)- | flesh-like, muscular |
| sarc- | tailor |
| sati- | enough |
| saur- | lizard, reptile |
| sax- | rock |
| scab- | scratch |
| scal- | ladder, stairs |
| scalen- | uneven |
| scand-, scans-, -scend-, -scens- | climb |
| scandal- | snare |
| scap- | shaft |
| scaph- | anything hollow, bowl, ship |
| scapul(o)- | pertaining to the scapula |
| scat- | dung |
| sced- | sscatter |
| scel- | leg, thigh |
| scen- | booth, tent |
| scept-, -scop- | look at, examine, view, observe |
| schem- | plan |
| schid- | split |
| schist(o)- | split, cleft |
| schiz(o)- | something split or double sided |
| sci- | shade, shadow |
| sci- | know |
| scind-, sciss- | split |
| scler(o)- | hard |
| scolec- | worm |
| scoli(o)- | crooked, twisted |
| scombr- | mackerel |
| scot(o)- | darkness |
| scrib, -script- | write |
| scrupl- | uneasiness |
| sculp- | carve |
| scut- | shield |
| scyph- | cup |
| se-, sed- | away, apart |
| se-, sex- | six |
| seb- | tallow |
| sec-, sect-, seg- | cut |
| secut-, sequi- | follow |
| sed- | settle, calm |
| sed-, sess-, -sid- | sit |
| sedec- | ssixteen |
| seget- | in cornfields |
| sei- | shake |
| selen- | moon |
| sell- | saddle, seat |
| sema- | sign |
| semi- | half |
| semin- | seed |
| sen- | old man |
| sen- | six each |
| sens-, sent- | feel |
| sep- | rot |
| sept- | fence, partition, enclosure |
| sept- | seven |
| septen- | seven each |
| septim- | seventh |
| septuagen- | seventy each |
| septuagesim- | seventieth |
| septuagint- | severity |
| ser- | silk |
| ser- | sow |
| ser- | attach, join |
| ser- | whey |
| ser- | late |
| serp- | crawl, creep |
| serr- | saw, saw-toothed |
| serv- | save, protect, serve |
| sesqui- | one and a half |
| set- | bristle, hair |
| sever- | stern, strict |
| sex- | sexual |
| sexagen- | sixty each |
| sexagesim- | sixtieth |
| sext- | sixth |
| sial(o)- | saliva, salivary gland |
| sibil- | hiss |
| sicc- | dry |
| sicy- | cucumber |
| sider- | iron |
| sider- | star |
| sigm- | S, s |
| sigmoid(o)- | sigmoid, S shaped curvature |
| sign- | sign |
| sil- | quiet or still |
| silv-, sylv- | forest |
| simi- | ape or monkey |
| simil-, simul- | likeness, imitating |
| sinap- | mustard |
| singul- | one each |
| sinistr(o)- | left |
| sinu- | to draw a line |
| sinus- | hollow, bay, pertaining to the sinus |
| siop- | silencce |
| siph- | tube |
| sist- | cause to stand |
| sit(o)- | food, grain, wheat |
| siz- | hiss |
| smaragd- | emerald |
| smil- | carving knife |
| soci- | group |
| sol- | sun |
| sol- | comfort, soothe |
| sol- | alone, only |
| sole- | accustomed |
| solen- | channel, pipe |
| solut-, solv- | loosen, set free |
| soma(to/tico)- | body |
| somn(o)- | sleep |
| somni- | dream |
| son- | sound |
| soph- | wise |
| sopor- | deep sleep |
| sorb-, sorpt- | suck |
| sord- | dirt |
| soror- | sister |
| spa- | draw, pull |
| spad- | eunuch |
| sparg-, spars-, -sperg-, -spers- | scatter, sprinkle |
| spasmo- | spasm |
| spath- | blade |
| spati- | space |
| spec-, spect-, -spic- | look |
| speir-, spor- | sow |
| spele- | cavern |
| spelying- | cave |
| spend-, spond- | pledge, promise |
| sper- | hope |
| sperm(a/ato/o)- | seed |
| sphal- | cause to fall |
| sphen- | wedge |
| spher- | ball |
| sphinct-, sping- | strangle |
| sphondyl(o)- | vertbera |
| sphrag- | seal |
| sphyg- | pulse |
| spic- | spike |
| spin- | thorn |
| spir- | breathe |
| splen- | spleen |
| spond-, spons- | a surety, guarantee given assurance, promise solemnly |
| spondyl- | vertebra |
| spu- , sput- | spew, spit |
| squal- | scaly, dirty, filthy |
| squam- | scale |
| squamos(o)- | scaly |
| squarros- | spreading at tips |
| st- | cause to stand |
| st- | stand |
| stagn- | pool of standing water |
| stala- | dripping, trickling |
| stann- | tin |
| staphyl- | bunch of grapes |
| statu-, -stitu- | stand |
| steat- | fat, tallow |
| steg- | cover |
| stell- | star |
| stell-, stol- | send |
| sten(o)- | narrow |
| sten- | stand |
| stere- | solid |
| stern- | breastbone |
| stern-, strat- | spread, strew |
| steth- | (upper) chest \ |
| sthen(o)- | strength, power, force |
| stich- | line, row |
| stich- | tunic |
| stig- | mark, puncture |
| still- | drip |
| stimul- | goad, rouse, excite |
| stin- | stand |
| stinct-, stingu- | apart |
| stoch- | alm |
| stom- | mouth or any artificially created opening |
| stor- | spread, strew |
| strat- | army |
| strepec- | noise |
| streph-, strob-, stromb-, stroph- | turn |
| strept | twisted |
| strict-, string- | tight, upright, stiff |
| strig- | compress |
| strigos- | having stiff bristles |
| stru-, struct- | to make up, build |
| stud- | dedication |
| stup- | wonder |
| styg- | Styx |
| styl- | column, pillar |
| su-, sub-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sus- | below |
| su-, sut- | sew |
| suad-, suas- | urge |
| suav- | sweet |
| subter- | under |
| sucr- | sugar |
| sud- | sweat |
| sui- | self |
| sulc- | furrow |
| sum- | sum |
| sum-, sumpt- | take |
| super- | above, over, excessive , superior |
| supin- | lying back |
| supra- | above, over, excessive |
| surd- | deaf |
| surg- | rise |
| sy-, syg-, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys- | with |
| sybar- | Sybaris |
| syc- | fig |
| syting- | pipe |
| tac-, -tic- | be silent |
| tach(y)- | swift |
| tact-, tag-, tang-, -ting | touch |
| taeni- | ribbon |
| tag- | arrange, order |
| tain-, ten-, tent-, -tin-, tinu- | hold, keep |
| tal- | ankle |
| tapet- | carpet |
| tarac- | stir |
| tard- | slow |
| tars- | ankle |
| taur- | bull |
| tec- | melt |
| tec-, toc- | childbirth |
| techn- | art, skill |
| tecn- | child |
| tect-, teg- | cover |
| tele- | far end |
| tele- | complete |
| tem-, tom- | cut |
| temn-, tempt- | to cut |
| tempor- | time |
| ten-, ton- | stretch |
| tend-, tens- | stretch, strain |
| tenu- | slender, thin |
| tep- | be warn |
| ter-, trit- | rub wear |
| terato- | monster |
| tere- | guard |
| teret- | rounded |
| terg-, ters- | wipe |
| termin- | boundary, limit, end |
| tern- | three each |
| terr- | earth |
| terti- | third |
| test- | witness |
| tetan- | rigid, tense |
| tetart- | fourth |
| tetr- | four |
| teuch- | make |
| text-, text- | weave |
| thalam- | chamber, bed |
| thalass- | sea |
| than- | death |
| thaumat- | miracle |
| the- | put |
| the-, thus- | god |
| thea- | view |
| thel- | nipple |
| thely- | feminine |
| theori- | speculation |
| ther- | beast, animal |
| therap- | serve, treatment |
| therm(o)- | heat, warm |
| thig- | touch |
| thorac(i/ico/o)- | chest |
| throm(o)- | blood clot |
| thym- | mood, emotion |
| thyr(o)- | thyroid |
| thyr- | door |
| thyre- | large shield |
| tim- | be afraid |
| tinct-, ting- | dye, moisten |
| toco- | childbirth |
| tom- | cut |
| ton- | stretch |
| ton- | tone, pressure, tension |
| top(o)- | place, topical |
| top- | place, location |
| torn- | turn, rotate |
| torpe- | to be numb |
| torqu-, tortIi) | twist |
| tot- | all, whole |
| tox(i/ico/o)- | arrow, bow, poison |
| tra-, tran-, trans- | across |
| trab- | beam |
| trach- | rough |
| trache(a) | trachea |
| trachel(o) | neck |
| trag- | he-goat |
| trah-, tract- | draw, pull |
| trapez- | four-legged table |
| traum- | wound |
| trecent- | three hundred |
| trech-, troch- | run, wheel |
| tredec- | thirteen |
| treiskadek- | thirteen |
| trem- | tremble |
| trema- | hole |
| trep-, trop- | turn |
| treph-, troph- | feed, grow |
| trepid- | tremble |
| tri- | three |
| trib-, tript- | rub |
| tribu- | pay |
| tricen- | thirty each |
| tricesim-, trigesim- | thirtieth |
| trich(i/ia/o)- | hair |
| trin- | three each |
| trit- | third |
| tritic- | wheat |
| troch- | wheel |
| trop- | turn |
| troph-, -trophy | feed, grow, nourishment |
| truc- | fierce |
| trud-, trus- | thrust |
| trunc- | cut off |
| tryp- | bore |
| tum- | be swollen |
| turb- | disturb |
| tuss- | cough |
| tymb- | mound |
| tympan(o)- | drum, eardrum |
| typ- | stamp, model |
| typh- | smoke |
| tyrann- | terrible tyrant |
| uber- | fruitful, udder |
| ul- | gums |
| ul- | wooly |
| uligin- | in marshes |
| ultim- | farthest |
| ultra- | beyond |
| umbilic- | navel |
| umbr- | shade, shadow |
| un(i)- | one |
| unc- | hook |
| unci- | ounce, twelfth |
| und- | wave |
| undecim- | eleventh |
| unden- | eleven each |
| ungu(i)- | claw, hoof, nail |
| ur- | tail |
| ur- | urine |
| uran- | heaven, sky |
| urb- | city |
| urg- | work |
| urin- | pertaining to the urinary system |
| urs- | bear |
| us-, ut- | use |
| uter(o)- | pertaining to the uterus or womb |
| uv- | grape |
| uxor- | wife |
| vac- | empty |
| vacc- | cow |
| vacil- | waver |
| vad-, vas- | go |
| vag- | wander |
| vagin- | vaginal |
| val- | strength, worth |
| van- | empty, vain, idle |
| vap- | steam |
| vari- | vary |
| varic(o)- | swollen or twisted vein |
| varic- | straddle |
| vas(o)- | duct, blood vessel |
| vasculo- | blood vessel |
| vect-, veh- | carry |
| vei- | veil |
| vell-, vuls- | pull |
| veloc- | quick |
| ven- | vein |
| ven- | poison |
| ven- | hunt |
| ven-, vent- | come |
| vend- | sell |
| vener- | respectful |
| vent- | wind |
| ventr(o)- | belly, stomach cavity |
| ventricul(o) | pertaining to the ventricles |
| ver- | true |
| verb- | word |
| verber- | whim |
| verm- | wworm |
| vern- | spring |
| vers-, vert- | turn |
| vesic(o)- | bladder |
| vesper- | evening, western |
| vest- | clothing, garment |
| vestig- | track |
| vet- | forbid |
| veter- | old |
| vi- | way |
| vic- | change |
| vicen-, vigen- | twenty each |
| vicesim-, vigesim- | twentieth |
| vid-, vis- | see |
| vigil- | watchful |
| vil- | cheap |
| vill- | country house |
| vill- | shaggy hair |
| vin- | wine |
| vinc-, vict- | conquer |
| vir- | man |
| vir- | green |
| vir- | poison, venom |
| virg- | rod, twig |
| virgin- | maiden |
| visc- | thick |
| viscer(o)- | internal organ |
| vit- | life |
| vitell- | yolk |
| viti- | fault |
| vitr- | glass |
| viv- | life |
| voc- | call, voice |
| vol- | fly |
| vol- | will |
| volut-, volv- | roll |
| vom- | discharge |
| vor-, vorac- | swallow |
| vot-, vov | vow |
| vulg- | crowd |
| vulner- | wound |
| vulp- | fox |
| xanth(o)- | havving a yellow color |
| xe- | scrape, shave |
| xei-, xi- | ks |
| xen(o)- | foreign, different |
| xer- | dry, desert like |
| xiph- | sword |
| xyl- | wood |
| ze- | boil (as in skin condition) |
| zel- | jealousy, zeal |
| zephyr- | west wind |
| zet- | Z, z |
| zete- | seek |
| zizpyh- | jujube |
| zo- | animal, living being |
| zon- | belt, girdle |
| zyg- | yoke |
| zym(o)- | ferment, fermentation |