Prefixes and Suffixes
Meaning
Define the words below
using the lists on the left
~cyte cell arthropod
~derm skin arthroscopy
~ectomy the surgical removal of biped
~logy study (or science) of carnivore
~phobia the fear of ectoderm
~plasty surgical shaping or formation endoderm
~pod or ~ped foot entomology
~scope (Greek = skopein) to see herbivore
~scopy observe (or see) examining leukocyte
~tomy the cutting of macroscopic
~vorous eating (or feeding on) microscope
~zoo animal omnivore
anthro~ human being rhinoplasty
artero~ artery telescope
arthro~ jointed  
auto~ self  
bio ~ life  
cardio~ heart  
carn ~ flesh  
centi ~ hundred  
den tooth  
eco~ environment  
ecto~ outer  
electro~ electric  
encephalo~ brain  
endo~ inner  
ento~ insect  
gen~ born  
geo~ earth
gluco~ sugarlike  
herb~ plant  
hydro~ water  
leuko~ white  
macro~ large  
micro~ small  
myo~ muscle  
omni~ everything  
phlebo~ vein  
proto~ first  
rhino~ nose  
tele~ distant or far  

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