| 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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