Dictionary

Word parts

Prefixes, suffixes and roots: learn one and every word built from it becomes readable.

-iaA word ending that means a condition, often an abnormal one.

-iasisA word ending that means a condition or the presence of something, often an infection or stones.

-iatryA word ending that means medical treatment or a field of medicine.

-icA word ending that means relating to or belonging to.

-ionA word ending that turns a verb into a noun naming an action, a process or its result.

-isA noun ending from Greek or Latin, found in names of body parts and conditions.

-ismA word ending that means a condition, state or process.

-istA word ending that means a person who specializes in or practices something.

-itisA word ending that means inflammation.

ile/oA word root that means the ileum, the last part of the small intestine.

ili/oA word root that means the ilium, the large upper bone of the hip (pelvis).

immun/oA word root that means immune, or protection from disease.

in-A word beginning with two meanings: not, or in and into.

infra-A word beginning that means below or beneath.

inter-A word beginning that means between or among.

intra-A word beginning that means inside or within.

irid/oA word part that means the iris, the colored part of the eye.

isch/oA word root that means to hold back or keep back.

iso-A word beginning that means equal or the same.