Prefixes

T

tachi- / tachy-

fast

tapho-

1. grave

2. burial

tauto-

1. repetitive

2. same

taxi- / taxo-

1. order

2. arrangement

tebi-

2^40

techno-

1. technological

2. the arts

tecno- / tekno-

child

tele-

distant, far

teleio-

adult

teleo-

1. end

2. goal

3. purpose

temporo-

time

teno-

tendon

tephro-

ash

ter-

three

tera-

one trillion

terato-

birth defect

tessara-

four

testiculo-

testicle

tetra-

four

tetracosa-

twenty-four

tetradeca- / tetrakaideca- / tetrakaideka-

fourteen

tetrakis-

four

thalasso-

sea

thanato-

death

thaumato-

1. miracle

2. wonder

3. magic

theo-

1. god

2. deity

therio- / thero-

wild animal

thermo-

heat

thero-

wild animal

thoraco-

thorax

tibio-

tibia

titano-

titanium

to-

1. apart

2. away

3. asunder

4. sepatation

5. negation

6. intensity

toco- / toko-

childbirth

tomo-

1. sections

2. cutting

tono-

1. tone

2. tension

3. pressure

topo-

1. place

2. region

3. area

toxi- / toxico- / toxo

poison

trachelo-

1. neck

2. cervix

tracheo-

trachea

trans-

1. across

2. through

3. over

4. the other side

5. beyond

6. outside of

tri-

three

tribo-

friction

tricho-

hair

tri- / tris-

three

triskaideca- / triskaideka-

thirteen

trito-

one third

trocho-

wheel

tropho-

nourishment

tropo-

1. turning

2. having a specific manner

tubo-

tube

turbo-

1. turbine

2. accelerated

3. enhanced

twi-

1. two

2. double

3. both

tympano-

eardrum

typhl-

1. blind

2. blindness

tyranno-

tyranny