Root Meanings
epi-
on, outside
-oid
resembling
gen
cause, birth, race, produce
-ium
chemical element
meter
Measure
derm
skin
hyper-
over, above
poly
Many
ana-
back, against
therm
heat
meso
middle
hypo-
under, below
scope
look at, view, examine
syn-
with, together, same
-ism
act, state, condition
pachy
Thick
mono-
One
-ia
condition
chron(o)
Time
-logy
-al
like, relater to; an action or a process
chrom/chrome/chromo
color
-ic
like, related to
earth, ground
-ous
having the quality of