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Index to letter T

tacho-

Speed.

tachy-

Rapid.

taeni-

Ribbon; tapeworm.

talo-

The ankle bone.

-tard

Mainly in the US, a stupid or annoying person.

tarso-

The tarsus.

-tastic

Something outstanding, superb, or excellent.

tauro-

Ox or bull.

tauto-

The same.

-taxis

Arrangement or order; movement in response to an external stimulus.

taxo-

Order, arrangement, classification.

-technics

A technology or skill.

techno-

Technology, especially its impact or implications.

tectono-

Tectonics.

-teen

Forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19.

tele-

To or at a distance.

teleo-

Perfect; complete.

telluro-

Tellurium; the earth.

telo-

End; purpose.

temporo-

The temporal bones.

-tene

Stages in cell division.

teno-

A tendon.

tephro-

Ash; ash-coloured.

ter-

Three; having three.

tera-

In units of measurement, a factor of 1012, a million million.

terato-

Monsters or abnormal forms.

-teria

A self-service establishment.

tetano-

Tetanus.

tetra-

Four; having four.

-th1

Forming ordinal and fractional numbers.

-th2

Forming nouns.

thalamo-

The thalamus.

thalasso-

The sea.

thallo-

A thallus; thallium.

thanato-

Death.

thaumato-

Wonder or miracle.

-thelium

A layer of body tissue.

theo-

God or deities.

therio-

An animal.

-therium

An animal genus.

-therm

Temperature; heat.

thermo-

Heat; temperature.

thio-

Sulphur

thoraco-

The chest or thorax.

thrombo-

Blood clotting.

-thymia

A condition of the mind.

thymo-

The thymus.

thyro-

The thyroid.

tibio-

The tibia.

-tide

A festival of the Christian Church; a specified time or season.

titano-1

Gigantic, huge.

titano-2

Titanium.

toco-

Childbirth; reproduction.

-tome

An instrument for cutting; a section or segment.

-tomy

Cutting.

-tonia

Muscle tone or tension; a personality state.

tono-

tension; tone.

-topia

A place with specified characteristics.

topo-

Place; position.

toxi-

Toxin; toxic.

tracheo-

The trachea.

trans-

Across; beyond; through.

tri-

Three; having three.

tribo-

Friction.

tricho-

Hair.

-trichous

Hairy; having hair.

trito-

Third.

-trix

Forming feminine agent nouns.

trocho-

Wheel-like.

-tron

A subatomic particle; an instrument or device.

-trope

Form; type; affinity.

-trophic

Nutrition; feeding.

tropho-

Nourishment.

-tropic

Turning; changing; affecting.

-tropism

Preferential growth or movement of an organism.

tropo-

Turning; change.

-tropy

Forming nouns that correspond to adjectives in -tropic.

tubo-

A tube.

-tude

Forming abstract nouns.

turbo-

A turbine.

Turco-

Turkish; Turkish and …

-ty1

Forming nouns.

-ty2

Groups of ten.

tympano-

The drum or eardrum.

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