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Index to letter S

-s1

Noun plurals.

-s2

Third person singular of the present tense of verbs.

-s3

Nicknames or pet names.

-s'

Plural possessive nouns.

saccharo-

Sugar.

sacro-

Sacrum.

salpingo-

Fallopian tube.

-san

Japanese honorific.

sangui-

Blood.

sapro-

Putrefaction or decay.

sarco-

Flesh or fleshy tissue; muscle.

-saur

Reptiles, especially extinct ones.

sauro-

Lizard.

-scape

A specified type of scene, or a representation of it.

scapho-

Boat-shaped.

scapulo-

The shoulder blade.

scato-

Dung or excrement.

schisto-

Fissure or split.

schizo-

Divided or split.

sclero-

Hard; hardening.

-scope

An instrument for observing, viewing, or examining something.

Scoto-1

Scotland or the Scots; Scotland and …

scoto-2

Darkness.

scypho-

Cup-shaped.

se-

Apart; without.

sebo-

Oil, fat, or grease.

-sect

Divided or cut.

seismo-

An earthquake.

seleno-1

The moon.

seleno-2

Selenium.

self-

Oneself, itself.

semi-

Half; a part.

semio-

Sign; communication.

-sepalous

Having sepals of a given type.

septi-

Seven.

Serbo-

Serbian; Serbian and …

seric-

Silk.

sero-

Serum; a serous membrane.

sesqui-

One and one half.

seti-

A bristle.

sexi-

Six.

-ship

Forming abstract nouns.

sialo-

Saliva; salivary gland.

sidero-

Iron.

silico-

Silicon.

sinistro-

Left; the left side; left-handed.

sino-1

A sinus.

Sino-2

Chinese; China and …

siphono-

Siphon.

sito-

Food.

Slavo-

Slavs; Slavonic languages in relation to others.

-smith

A skilled worker with a specified material.

-soever

Of any kind; to any extent.

-sol

Soil.

somato-

The body.

-some1

Forming adjectives.

-some2

A group of a specified number.

-some3

A part of a body, especially a cell.

-something

A person whose age falls into a given decade.

somni-

Sleep.

sono-

Sound.

-sophy

A system of thought.

sous-

Subordinate; beneath.

spasmo-

A spasm.

-speak

A manner of speaking.

spectro-

Spectrum.

-sperm

Seed.

spermato-

Semen or sperm.

spheno-

Wedge-shaped.

-sphere

A broadly spherical object or region.

sphero-

A sphere; spherical.

sphingo-

Compounds isolated from the brain and nervous tissue.

sphygmo-

The pulse.

spini-

Thorn or spine; the spine or spinal cord.

spiro-1

Spiral; coiled.

spiro-2

The breath; breathing.

splanchno-

The viscera; intestines.

spleno-

The spleen.

spondylo-

A vertebra.

spongio-

A sponge; sponge-like.

-spore

A spore.

sporo-

A spore.

squamo-

A scale.

staphylo-

The uvula; a bunch or cluster.

-stasis

Slowing down; stopping.

-stat

Something that maintains a controlled state.

stato-

Resting; equilibrium; balance.

stego-

Covered; hidden.

steno-

Small; constricted.

step-

A relationship resulting from a remarriage.

-ster

A person or thing associated with an activity or quality.

stercor-

Faeces; dung.

stereo-

Solid; three-dimensional.

sterno-

The breastbone or sternum.

-sterol

A sterol.

-sterone

A steroid hormone.

stibo-

Antimony.

stomato-

The mouth; a opening.

-stome

A mouth.

-stomy

A surgical operation to create an opening in an organ.

strati-

A layer; layered.

strepto-

Twisted.

-stress

A female person associated with a specific activity.

-style1

In a characteristic manner.

-style2

Having columns of a specified type.

stylo-1

Style; stylus.

stylo-2

A column, pillar, or tube.

sub-

A lower level or position; somewhat or nearly; secondary action.

sulpha-

A drug derived from sulphanilamide.

sulpho-

Sulphur.

super-

Above, over, or beyond; great or large; of a higher kind.

supra-

Over or above; transcending.

sur-

Over, above, beyond; additional.

-sy

Forming nouns and adjectives.

syn-

United; acting or considered together; alike.

synchro-

Synchronous.

syndesmo-

Connective tissue, especially ligaments.

syringo-

A tube or long cavity; a fistula.

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