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Prefixes/suffixes
common prefixes and suffixes used in biology
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2010
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Term
-cene
 Definition
new/recent
Term
centr-
 Definition
center
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
cell-
 Definition
storeroom/chamber
Term
chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
centi-
 Definition
hundreth
Term
chrom- ; -chrome
 Definition
color
Term
chym-
 Definition
juice
Term
-cide
 Definition
killing
Term
circum-
 Definition
around/about
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cirru-
 Definition
hairlike curls
Term
co-
 Definition
with/together
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com-
con-
 Definition
with/together
Term
cocc-
 Definition
seed
Term
coni-
 Definition
cone
Term
-cule ; -culus
 Definition
added to nouns to form diminutive
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
chem-
 Definition
refering to chemistry
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coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
coll-
 Definition
glue
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cosmo-
 Definition
world/order/form
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cotyl-
 Definition
cup
Term
counter-
 Definition
against
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hdden/covered
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counter-
 Definition
against
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden/covered
Term
cucmul-
 Definition
heaped
Term
cuti-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan-
 Definition
dark blue
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-cycle ; cyci
 Definition
ring ; circle
Term
cyst-
 Definition
bladder ; pouch
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cyt- ; -cyte
 Definition
cell ; receptacle
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dacty-
 Definition
finger
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two ; double
Term
deliquesc-
 Definition
become fluid
Term
demi-
 Definition
half
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
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
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