Index of letter H
| -haemia | See -aemia |
| haem(o)- | Blood. |
| hagi(o)- | Saints or holiness. |
| hal(o)- | Halogens; salinity or salt. |
| haplo- | Single or simple. |
| hapt(o)- | Binding or fastening; touching. |
| -head | The head, in various senses, often figurative. |
| hect(o)- | One hundred. |
| -hedron | A geometrical solid with a specified number of plane faces. |
| hekto- | See hecto- |
| heli- | Helicopter. |
| helic(o)- | Spiral; screw. |
| helio- | The Sun. |
| hema- | See haemo- |
| hemi- | Half; a part. |
| -hemia | See -aemia |
| hemo- | See haemo- |
| hendeca- | Eleven. |
| hepat(o)- | The liver. |
| hepta- | Seven. |
| hernio- | Hernia. |
| hetero- | Different or other. |
| hex(a)- | Six. |
| Hibern(o)- | Irish; Irish and … |
| hidro- | Sweat. |
| hier(o)- | Sacred or holy. |
| hind- | At the back; posterior. |
| hipp(o)- | Horse. |
| Hispan(o)- | Spanish; Spanish and … |
| hist(o)- | Organic tissue. |
| -holic | See -aholic |
| hol(o)- | Whole or complete. |
| homeo- | Similar. |
| homo-1 | The same. |
| hom(o)-2 | Man; human being. |
| -hood | A group of people; a condition or quality. |
| hyal(o)- | Glassy or transparent. |
| hydr(o)-1 | Water. |
| hydr(o)-2 | Hydrogen |
| hydroxy- | Hydroxyl; hydroxide. |
| hygr(o)- | Moisture or humidity. |
| hylo- | Woodlands or wood; matter. |
| hymen(o)- | A membrane; the hymen. |
| hyper- | Excessive; above normal. |
| hypn(o)- | Sleep; hypnosis. |
| hypo- | Under; below normal; slightly. |
| hypso- | Height; elevation. |
| hyster(o)- | Uterus. |
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