Index of letter S
| -s' | Plural possessive nouns. |
| -s1 | Noun plurals. |
| -s2 | Third person singular of the present tense of verbs. |
| -s3 | Nicknames or pet names. |
| sacchar(o)- | Sugar. |
| sacr(o)- | Sacrum. |
| salping(o)- | Fallopian tube. |
| -san | Japanese honorific. |
| sangui- | Blood. |
| sapro- | Putrefaction or decay. |
| sarc(o)- | Flesh or fleshy tissue; muscle. |
| -saur | Reptiles, especially extinct ones. |
| saur(o)- | Lizard. |
| -saurus | See -saur |
| -scape | A specified type of scene, or a representation of it. |
| scaph(o)- | Boat-shaped. |
| scapul(o)- | The shoulder blade. |
| scato- | Dung or excrement. |
| schisto- | Fissure or split. |
| schiz(o)- | Divided or split. |
| scler(o)- | Hard; hardening. |
| -scope | An instrument for observing, viewing, or examining something. |
| Scoto-1 | Scotland or the Scots; Scotland and … |
| scot(o)-2 | Darkness. |
| scyph(o)- | Cup-shaped. |
| se- | Apart; without. |
| seb(o)- | Oil, fat, or grease. |
| -sect | Divided or cut. |
| seism(o)- | An earthquake. |
| selen(o)-1 | The moon. |
| selen(o)-2 | Selenium. |
| self- | Oneself, itself. |
| semi- | Half; a part. |
| semio- | Sign; communication. |
| -sepalous | Having sepals of a given type. |
| sept(i)- | Seven. |
| Serbo- | Serbian; Serbian and … |
| seric- | Silk. |
| sero- | Serum; a serous membrane. |
| sesqui- | One and one half. |
| seti- | A bristle. |
| sex(i)- | Six. |
| -ship | Forming abstract nouns. |
| sial(o)- | Saliva; salivary gland. |
| sider(o)- | Iron. |
| silic(o)- | Silicon. |
| sinistr(o)- | Left; the left side; left-handed. |
| sin(o)-1 | A sinus. |
| Sino-2 | Chinese; China and … |
| -sion | See -ion |
| siphon(o)- | Siphon. |
| -sis | See -osis |
| 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. |
| somat(o)- | 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. |
| somn(i)- | Sleep. |
| son(o)- | Sound. |
| -sophy | A system of thought. |
| -sory | See -ory1 and -ory2. |
| sous- | Subordinate; beneath. |
| spasmo- | A spasm. |
| -speak | A manner of speaking. |
| spectr(o)- | Spectrum. |
| -sperm | Seed. |
| spermat(o)- | Semen or sperm. |
| sphaero- | See sphero- |
| sphen(o)- | Wedge-shaped. |
| -sphere | A broadly spherical object or region. |
| spher(o)- | A sphere; spherical. |
| sphingo- | Compounds isolated from the brain and nervous tissue. |
| sphygm(o)- | The pulse. |
| spin(i)- | Thorn or spine; the spine or spinal cord. |
| spir(o)-1 | Spiral; coiled. |
| spir(o)-2 | The breath; breathing. |
| splanchn(o)- | The viscera; intestines. |
| splen(o)- | The spleen. |
| spondyl(o)- | A vertebra. |
| spongio- | A sponge; sponge-like. |
| -spore | A spore. |
| spor(o)- | A spore. |
| squam(o)- | A scale. |
| -st | See -est2 |
| stann(o)- | Tin. |
| staphyl(o)- | The uvula; a bunch or cluster. |
| -stasis | Slowing down; stopping. |
| -stat | Something that maintains a controlled state. |
| stato- | Resting; equilibrium; balance. |
| steat(o)- | Fat. |
| stego- | Covered; hidden. |
| steno- | Small; constricted. |
| step- | A relationship resulting from a remarriage. |
| -ster | A person or thing associated with an activity or quality. |
| sterco(r)- | Faeces; dung. |
| ster(eo)- | Solid; three-dimensional. |
| stern(o)- | The breastbone or sternum. |
| -sterol | A sterol. |
| -sterone | A steroid hormone. |
| stib(o)- | Antimony. |
| stomat(o)- | The mouth; a opening. |
| -stome | A mouth. |
| -stomy | A surgical operation to create an opening in an organ. |
| strat(i)- | 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. |
| sulph(o)- | Sulphur. |
| sup- | See sub- |
| super- | Above, over, or beyond; great or large; of a higher kind. |
| supra- | Over or above; transcending. |
| sur- | Over, above, beyond; additional. |
| sus- | See sub- |
| -sy | Forming nouns and adjectives. |
| syn- | United; acting or considered together; alike. |
| synchro- | Synchronous. |
| syndesmo- | Connective tissue, especially ligaments. |
| syring(o)- | A tube or long cavity; a fistula. |
| sys- | See syn- |
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