Location
peri-
around
ex: perimeter, peripheral
micr-
small
ex: microorganism (small organism)
ped- or pod-
foot
ex: podiatrist - foot doctor
chlor-
green
ex: chlorophyll = green leaf. Chlorophyll allows plants to absorb energy from light.
father
ex: paternal
sub-
under, beneath
ex: submarine, submerge, subway
min-
less, smaller
ex: miniature, minus, minuscule
ocul-, opt, ophthalm-
eye
ex: ophthalmologist - eye doctor
chrom-
color
matr-, mater-
mother
ex: matriarch, maternity
ori-
east, rise
ex: orientation, original
meter or metr-
measure
ex: seismometer (an instrument that measures the size of earthquakes & ground movements)
nephr-
kidney
ex: nephrology - study of the kidneys
melan-
black, dark
ped-, paed-
child
ex: pediatrician (doctor of kids)
ultra-
beyond
ex: ultraviolet, ultrasonic
magn-
great, large
ex: magnanimous, magnify
neur-
nerve
ex: neurology = study of the nerves
xantho-
yellow
ex: xanthophyll is a yellow or orange pigment found in plants (leaves)
ethn-
race
ex: ethnicity
pan-, pand-, pans-
all, spread
ex: pandemic, expand, panorama
meg-
great, large
ex: megabyte - even though it's smaller than a gigabyte, it's still quite large :) (Megabyte = a unit of digital data storage that is equal to about 1 million bytes. Gigabyte is equal to about 1 billion bytes)
-oma
tumor, cancer
ex: melanoma - tumor on the skin
erythr-
red
ex: erythrocyte = red blood cell
erythrophyll = red leaf
soror-
sister
ex: sorority