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Prefix & Suffix 2
Additional Set of Prefixes and Suffixes (2)
523
Biology
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10/11/2013
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Term
hipp-
 Definition
horse
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
holo-
 Definition
entire; whole
Term
homo- latin
 Definition
man
Term
homo- greek
 Definition
same; like
Term
hort-
 Definition
garden
Term
hybrid
 Definition
mongrel
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
hygr-
 Definition
wet; moist
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above; beyond; over
Term
hypho-
 Definition
weaving
Term
hypno-
 Definition
sleep
Term
-ic
 Definition
added to nouns to form adjectives
Term
ichthy-
 Definition
fish
Term
ign-
 Definition
fire
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
in-
 Definition
to; toward; into
Term
-ine
 Definition
of or pertaining to
Term
infro-
 Definition
below; beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within; inside
Term
-ion
 Definition
go; come
Term
-ism
 Definition
a state or condition of
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal; same
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation; disease
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
Term
lachry-
 Definition
tear (drops
Term
lact-
 Definition
milk
Term
lat-
 Definition
side; flank
Term
-less
 Definition
without
Term
leuc-
 Definition
white; bright; light
Term
lign-
 Definition
wood
Term
lin-
 Definition
line
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
Term
liqu-
 Definition
become fluid; liquid
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
lith-; -lite
 Definition
stone; petrifying
Term
loc-
 Definition
place
Term
-logy
 Definition
study
Term
-lys; -lyte; -lyst
 Definition
dissolve; to take apart
Term
macr-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad; evil
Term
malle-
 Definition
hammer
Term
mamm-
 Definition
breast
Term
marg-
 Definition
border; edge
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
med-
 Definition
middle
Term
meg-
 Definition
great; million
Term
mela-; melan-
 Definition
black; dark
Term
mes-
 Definition
middle; half; intermediate
Term
met-; meta-
 Definition
between; along; after
Term
meteor-
 Definition
lofty; high; in the air
Term
-meter; -metry
 Definition
measure; way of measuring
Term
metro-
 Definition
uterus
Term
phyc-
 Definition
seaweed, algae
Term
phyl-
 Definition
related group
Term
-phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
physic-
 Definition
nature, natural qualities
Term
phyt-, phyte
 Definition
plant
Term
pino-
 Definition
drink
Term
pinni-
 Definition
feather
Term
plan-
 Definition
roaming, wandering
Term
plasm-, -plast-
 Definition
form, formed into
Term
platy-
 Definition
flat
Term
pleur-
 Definition
lung, rib, side
Term
plexus-
 Definition
braid
Term
pneumo-
 Definition
lungs, air
Term
-pod
 Definition
foot
Term
ply-
 Definition
many, several
Term
por-
 Definition
opening
Term
port-
 Definition
carry
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pom
 Definition
fruit
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, ahead of time
Term
prim-
 Definition
first
Term
pro-
 Definition
forward, favoring, before
Term
proto=
 Definition
first, primary
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false, deceptive
Term
psilo
 Definition
smooth, bare, mere
Term
physch
 Definition
mind
Term
pter-
 Definition
having wings or fins
Term
pulmo-
 Definition
lung
Term
puls-
 Definition
drive, push
Term
pyr-
 Definition
heat, fire
Term
quadr-
 Definition
four
Term
quin-
 Definition
five
Term
hipp-
 Definition
horse
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
holo-
 Definition
entire; whole
Term
homo- latin
 Definition
man
Term
homo- greek
 Definition
same; like
Term
hort-
 Definition
garden
Term
hybrid
 Definition
mongrel
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
hygr-
 Definition
wet; moist
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above; beyond; over
Term
hypho-
 Definition
weaving
Term
hypno-
 Definition
sleep
Term
-ic
 Definition
added to nouns to form adjectives
Term
ichthy-
 Definition
fish
Term
ign-
 Definition
fire
Term
im-
 Definition
not
Term
in-
 Definition
to; toward; into
Term
-ine
 Definition
of or pertaining to
Term
infro-
 Definition
below; beneath
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within; inside
Term
-ion
 Definition
go; come
Term
-ism
 Definition
a state or condition of
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal; same
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation; disease
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
Term
lachry-
 Definition
tear (drops
Term
lact-
 Definition
milk
Term
lat-
 Definition
side; flank
Term
-less
 Definition
without
Term
leuc-
 Definition
white; bright; light
Term
lign-
 Definition
wood
Term
lin-
 Definition
line
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
Term
liqu-
 Definition
become fluid; liquid
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
lith-; -lite
 Definition
stone; petrifying
Term
loc-
 Definition
place
Term
-logy
 Definition
study
Term
-lys; -lyte; -lyst
 Definition
dissolve; to take apart
Term
macr-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad; evil
Term
malle-
 Definition
hammer
Term
mamm-
 Definition
breast
Term
marg-
 Definition
border; edge
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
med-
 Definition
middle
Term
meg-
 Definition
great; million
Term
mela-; melan-
 Definition
black; dark
Term
mes-
 Definition
middle; half; intermediate
Term
met-; meta-
 Definition
between; along; after
Term
meteor-
 Definition
lofty; high; in the air
Term
-meter; -metry
 Definition
measure; way of measuring
Term
metro-
 Definition
uterus
Term
cell-
 Definition
room; chamber
Term
-cene
 Definition
new; recent
Term
centi-
 Definition
hundredth
Term
centr-
 Definition
center
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
chem-
 Definition
referring to chemistry
Term
chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
chrom-o-
 Definition
color
Term
chym-
 Definition
juice
Term
-cide
 Definition
killing
Term
circum-
 Definition
around; about
Term
cirr-o-
 Definition
hairlike curls
Term
co-
 Definition
with; together
Term
cocc-
 Definition
seed
Term
coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
coll-
 Definition
glue
Term
com-
 Definition
with; together
Term
con-
 Definition
with; together
Term
coni-
 Definition
cone
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
cosm-o-
 Definition
world; universe
Term
cost-
 Definition
rib
Term
cotyl-
 Definition
cup
Term
counter
 Definition
against
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden; covered
Term
cumul-
 Definition
heaped
Term
cuti-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan-
 Definition
dark blue
Term
-cycle; cyci-
 Definition
ring; circle
Term
cyst-
 Definition
bladder; pouch
Term
cyt-; -cyte
 Definition
cell; receptacle
Term
dactyl-
 Definition
finger
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth
Term
deliques-
 Definition
to become fluid
Term
demi-
 Definition
half
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two; double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through; across
Term
digit-
 Definition
finger; toe
Term
din-o-
 Definition
terrible
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart; out
Term
dorm-
 Definition
sleep
Term
du-; duo-
 Definition
two
Term
-duct
 Definition
to lead
Term
dynam-
 Definition
power
Term
dys-
 Definition
ill; bad
Term
ec-
 Definition
out of; outside
Term
echin-
 Definition
spiny; prickly
Term
eco-
 Definition
household; home; dwelling
Term
-cule; -culus
 Definition
added to nouns to form diminutive
Term
Sept-
 Definition
partition; seven
Term
Septic
 Definition
putrefication; infection
Term
Sex-
 Definition
six
Term
-sis
 Definition
condition; state
Term
Sol-
 Definition
sun
Term
Solv-
 Definition
loosen; free
Term
Soma-; -some
 Definition
body
Term
Somn-
 Definition
sleep
Term
Son-
 Definition
sound
Term
Spec-; spic-
 Definition
look at
Term
Sperm-
 Definition
seed
Term
Spher-
 Definition
ball
Term
-spire
 Definition
breathe
Term
Spore
 Definition
seed
Term
Stat-
 Definition
standing; placed
Term
Stell-
 Definition
stars
Term
Stern-
 Definition
breast; chest
Term
Stom-; -stome
 Definition
mouth
Term
Strat-
 Definition
layer
Term
Stereo-
 Definition
solid; three dimensions
Term
Strict-
 Definition
drawn tight
Term
Styl-
 Definition
pillar
Term
Sub-
 Definition
below; under
Term
Super-
 Definition
over; above; on top
Term
-sur
 Definition
above; beyond
Term
Sym-; syn-
 Definition
together
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
quick; swift; rapid
Term
Tarso-
 Definition
ankle
Term
Tax-
 Definition
arrangement
Term
Tele-
 Definition
far off; at a distance
Term
Terr-
 Definition
earth
Term
Tetr-
 Definition
four
Term
Thall
 Definition
young shoot
Term
Therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
-tode
 Definition
like
Term
-tom; -tome; -tomy
 Definition
cut; slice
Term
Toxico-
 Definition
poison
Term
Top-
 Definition
place
Term
Trans-
 Definition
across
Term
Tri-
 Definition
three
Term
Trich-
 Definition
hair
Term
Troph-
 Definition
one who feeds; well fed
Term
Trop-
 Definition
turning; changing
Term
-tropic
 Definition
attached to
Term
-ule
 Definition
dimunitive
Term
Ultra-
 Definition
beyond
Term
Ur-; -uria
 Definition
urine
Term
Vas-; vaso
 Definition
vessel
Term
Vect-
 Definition
carry
Term
Ven-; vent-
 Definition
come
Term
Ventr-
 Definition
belly
Term
Vice-
 Definition
in place of
Term
Vig-
 Definition
strong
Term
Vit-; viv-
 Definition
life
Term
Volv-
 Definition
roll; wander
Term
Vor-
 Definition
devour; eat
Term
Xanthin-
 Definition
yellow
Term
Zo-; -zoa
 Definition
animal
Term
Zyg-
 Definition
yolk
Term
Zym-
 Definition
yeast
Term
ect-
 Definition
outside; without
Term
electro-
 Definition
electric; electricity
Term
en-
 Definition
in; into
Term
-en
 Definition
made of
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
Term
end-; ent-
 Definition
within; in
Term
enter-
 Definition
intestines
Term
-eous
 Definition
nature of; like
Term
epi-
 Definition
on; above
Term
-err
 Definition
wander; go astray
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
ethno-
 Definition
race; people
Term
eu-
 Definition
well; good
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond; outside of
Term
ex-
 Definition
out of
Term
a-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ab-
 Definition
from, away
Term
acantho-
 Definition
spine
Term
-ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
albi-
 Definition
white
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
ambyl- or amblyo
 Definition
blunt
Term
amyl-
 Definition
starch
Term
an-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, upon
Term
ancylo-
 Definition
bent
Term
angio-
 Definition
vessel
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
anti- (ant)
 Definition
against, opposed to
Term
apo-
 Definition
off, from, away from
Term
aqua-
 Definition
water
Term
-ase
 Definition
designating an enzyme
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
calor-
 Definition
heat
Term
-cara
 Definition
head
Term
-cardia-
 Definition
heart
Term
-cephalus
 Definition
head
Term
-cera
 Definition
horn
Term
-cerca
 Definition
tail
Term
cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
chrom-
 Definition
color
Term
-cidal
 Definition
killing
Term
corpus-
 Definition
body
Term
cteno-
 Definition
like a cockle
Term
-cyst
 Definition
bladder
Term
-cyte, cyto-
 Definition
cell
Term
-dermic
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, between
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut out
Term
em-, en-, endo-
 Definition
in, into
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
entero-
 Definition
intestine
Term
epi-
 Definition
on, above, upon
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
-fer-
 Definition
to carry, to transport
Term
-fract-
 Definition
to break
Term
-gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
-gen-
 Definition
to produce, to begin
Term
-glosso-
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyc-
 Definition
glucose, sugar
Term
-gnath-
 Definition
jaw, cheek
Term
-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge, to know
Term
-graph
 Definition
to write
Term
-helminth
 Definition
worm
Term
hemo-
 Definition
blood
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different, other
Term
homo-
 Definition
alike, same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, more than
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, less than
Term
-iasis
 Definition
infestation
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, together
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
ir-
 Definition
not
Term
ischn or ischno
 Definition
long, thin
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kata-, cata-
 Definition
down
Term
kin-
 Definition
to move or activate
Term
-lac-
 Definition
milk
Term
leuco-, leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
-ology
 Definition
science, knowledge
Term
ymph-, lympho-
 Definition
lymph
Term
-lysin, -lysis, -lytic
 Definition
dissolve, destroy
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
nema-
 Definition
thread
Term
neur-
 Definition
relating to nerves
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidneys
Term
-oid
 Definition
like
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
-oma
 Definition
swelling, tumor
Term
oncho-
 Definition
hook
Term
onco-
 Definition
mass, bulk
Term
oo-
 Definition
egg
Term
-opia
 Definition
sight
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition or process
Term
os-, oste-, osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
ovi-
 Definition
egg
Term
para-
 Definition
near, by, beside
Term
patho-
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
peri-
 Definition
around, near
Term
phago-
 Definition
to eat
Term
-phil-
 Definition
loving
Term
-plasm-
 Definition
substance
Term
platy-
 Definition
broad
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
no; lacking; none
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from; out from
Term
ac-
 Definition
to; toward
Term
-aceus, -aceous
 Definition
of or pertaining to
Term
acou-
 Definition
hearing
Term
acr-, acro-
 Definition
extreme; peak
Term
ad-
 Definition
to; toward
Term
adeno-
 Definition
gland
Term
agri-
 Definition
field; soil
Term
-al
 Definition
having character of
Term
alb-
 Definition
white
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
alto-
 Definition
high
Term
ameb-
 Definition
change; alteration
Term
amphibi-
 Definition
leading a double life
Term
amph-, amb-
 Definition
both
Term
an-
 Definition
not; without
Term
ana-
 Definition
up
Term
andro-
 Definition
masculine
Term
anemo-
 Definition
wind
Term
angio-
 Definition
vessel
Term
ante-
 Definition
before; ahead of time
Term
antero-
 Definition
front
Term
antho-
 Definition
flower
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
-ation
 Definition
used in forming nouns from verbs
Term
atmo-
 Definition
vapor
Term
audi-
 Definition
hear
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bactr-
 Definition
stick; club
Term
barb-
 Definition
beard
Term
baro-
 Definition
weight
Term
bath-
 Definition
depth; height
Term
bene-
 Definition
well; good
Term
bi-
 Definition
two; twice; double
Term
bio-
 Definition
life; living
Term
-blast
 Definition
sprout; germ
Term
brachi-
 Definition
having arms
Term
branchi-
 Definition
having fins
Term
brev-
 Definition
short
Term
bronch-
 Definition
windpipe
Term
calor-
 Definition
heat
Term
carb-
 Definition
coal; carbon
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
carn-
 Definition
meat
Term
carp-
 Definition
fruit
Term
carpal-
 Definition
wrist
Term
caud-
 Definition
tail
Term
cell-
 Definition
storeroom; chamber
Term
-cene
 Definition
new; recent
Term
centi-
 Definition
hundredth
Term
centr-
 Definition
center
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
chem-
 Definition
referring to chemistry
Term
chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
chrom-, chrome-
 Definition
color
Term
chym-
 Definition
juice
Term
-cide
 Definition
killing
Term
circum-
 Definition
around; about
Term
cirru-
 Definition
hairlike curls
Term
co-
 Definition
with; together
Term
cocc-
 Definition
seed
Term
coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
coll-
 Definition
glue
Term
com-
 Definition
with; together
Term
con-
 Definition
with; together
Term
coni-
 Definition
cone
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
cosmo-
 Definition
world; order; form
Term
cotyl-
 Definition
cup
Term
counter-
 Definition
against
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden; covered
Term
-cule, -culus
 Definition
added to nouns to form diminutive
Term
cumul-
 Definition
heaped
Term
cuti-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan-
 Definition
dark blue
Term
-cycle, cyci-
 Definition
ring; circle
Term
cyst-
 Definition
bladder; pouch
Term
cty-, -cyte
 Definition
cell; receptacle
Term
dactyl-
 Definition
finger
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth
Term
deliquesce-
 Definition
become fluid
Term
demi-
 Definition
half
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two; double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through; across
Term
digit-
 Definition
finger; toe
Term
din-
 Definition
terrible
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart; out
Term
dorm-
 Definition
sleep
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
Term
du-, duo-
 Definition
two
Term
-duct
 Definition
lead
Term
dynam-
 Definition
power
Term
dys-
 Definition
ill; bad
Term
ec-
 Definition
out of; outside
Term
echin-
 Definition
spiny; prickly
Term
eco-
 Definition
house
Term
ect-
 Definition
outside; without
Term
electro-
 Definition
electric; electricity
Term
en-
 Definition
in; into
Term
-en
 Definition
made of
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
Term
end-, ent-
 Definition
within; in
Term
enter-
 Definition
intestines
Term
-eous
 Definition
nature of; like
Term
epi-
 Definition
on; above
Term
-err
 Definition
wander; go away
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
ethno-
 Definition
race; people
Term
eu-
 Definition
well; good; true
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond; outside of
Term
ex-
 Definition
out of
Term
-fer
 Definition
bear; carry; produce
Term
ferro-
 Definition
iron
Term
fibr-
 Definition
fiber; thread
Term
-fid; fis-
 Definition
divided into; split
Term
-flect; -flex
 Definition
bend
Term
flor-
 Definition
flower
Term
fluor-
 Definition
fluorine
Term
foli-
 Definition
leaf
Term
fract-
 Definition
break
Term
galact-, galax-
 Definition
milk; milky fluid
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
geo-
 Definition
land; earth
Term
-gen, -gine
 Definition
producer; former
Term
gene-, gene-
 Definition
origin
Term
-gest
 Definition
carry; produce
Term
glob-
 Definition
ball; round
Term
-glottis
 Definition
mouth of windpipe
Term
-gon
 Definition
angle; corner
Term
-gony
 Definition
offspring; generation; coming into being
Term
-grade
 Definition
step; division
Term
-gram
 Definition
writing; record
Term
-graphy, -graph
 Definition
writing; record
Term
grav-
 Definition
heavy
Term
gross-
 Definition
thick
Term
gymno-
 Definition
naked
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female
Term
gyr-
 Definition
ring; circle; spriral
Term
haem-, hem-
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
herb-
 Definition
grass
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different; other
Term
hex-
 Definition
six
Term
hibern-
 Definition
winter
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