Dictionary

Word parts

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

di-A word beginning that means two or twice.

dia-A word beginning that means through, across, apart or completely.

dips/oA word root that means thirst.

dors/oA word root that means the back of the body, or the top surface of a hand or foot.

duoden/oA word root that means the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine.

dys-A word beginning that means difficult, painful or not working normally.

ecto-A word beginning that means outside or outer.

electr/oA word part that means electricity or electrical activity.

encephal/oA word part that means brain.

endo-A word beginning that means inside or within.

enter/oA word part that means intestine, usually the small intestine.

epi-A word beginning that means on, upon, above or outer.

episi/oA word root that means the vulva, the outer female genital area.

erythr/oA word root that means red.

esophag/oA word root that means the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach.

esthesi/oA word part that means feeling or sensation.

eu-A word beginning that means good, normal or well.

ex-A word beginning that means out, out of or away from.

extra-A word beginning that means outside or beyond.

fasci/oA word root that means fascia, the sheet of tough tissue that wraps muscles.

fet/oA word root that means fetus, the unborn baby from about 9 weeks after conception until birth.

fibr/oA word part that means fiber, or fibrous tissue.

gastr/oA word part that means stomach.

gingiv/oA word part that means the gums.

gli/oA word root that means glue, used for the glial cells that support nerve cells.

glomerul/oA word root that means glomerulus, the tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney that filters the blood.

gloss/oA word part that means tongue.

gluc/oA word root that means sugar or glucose; glyc/o means the same.

gravid/oA word root that means pregnancy or pregnant.

gynec/oA word part that means woman or female.

hem/oA word part that means blood.

hemi-A word beginning that means half, or one side of the body.

hepat/oA word root that means liver.

herni/oA word root that means hernia, a bulge of an organ or tissue through a weak spot in the wall around it.

hetero-A word beginning that means different or other.

hidr/oA word part that means sweat.

hist/oA word part that means tissue.

homo-A word beginning that means same or alike.

hydr/oA word part that means water or fluid.

hyper-A word beginning that means above, over or more than normal.

hypo-A word beginning that means under, below or less than normal.

hyster/oA word part that means the uterus, the womb.

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.