MF Root Words- Set #1

-cyte

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• system

-oma

• body

• tumor

• cell

• tissue

-phage

• to eat or consume

• to create or generate

• to destroy or eliminate

• to observe or analyze

-able

• capable of; able to be

• not able to

• unwilling to

• incapable of

derm-

• skin

• bone

• muscle

• blood

-ous

• full of or having qualities of

• lacking or devoid of

• pertaining to a specific action

• characterized by absence

-some

• characterized by or causing

• lacking in quality

• excessively large

• related to a specific field

morph-

• form or shape

• color or hue

• size or dimension

• texture or feel

-tome

• instrument for cutting

• tool for measuring

• device for amplifying

• machine for printing

cyt-

• cell

• tissue

• organ

• system