Dictionary

Word parts

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

-therapyA word ending that means treatment.

-thoraxA word ending that means the chest or the chest cavity.

-tomeA word ending that means an instrument for cutting.

-tripsyA word ending that means crushing.

-trophyA word ending that means nourishment or growth.

tachy-A word beginning that means fast.

ten/oA word part that means tendon, the tough cord that joins a muscle to a bone.

terat/oA word root that means a malformation; literally, "monster."

therm/oA word part that means heat or temperature.

thorac/oA word part that means the chest.

thromb/oA word part that means blood clot.

thym/oA word root that means the thymus, a gland in the chest that helps T cells mature; it can also mean mind or mood.

thyr/oA word part that means the thyroid gland.

ton/oA word root that means tension or pressure.

tox/oA word part that means poison.

trache/oA word part that means the trachea, the windpipe.

trans-A word beginning that means across, through or beyond.

tri-A word beginning that means three.

trich/oA word root that means hair.