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Science.1 Latin Prefix, Root, and Suffix
Prefix, root and suffix words tested in 8th grade science
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Science
8th Grade
10/19/2010
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Term
a-
 Definition
without

Ex: atheist
Term
aero-
 Definition
air

Ex: aerodynamic
Term
anti-
 Definition
against

Ex: antiwar
Term
-ation
 Definition
the act of

Ex: exploration
Term
atmo-
 Definition
vapor

Ex: atmoshpere
Term
auto-
 Definition
self

Ex: autobiography
Term
bi-
 Definition
two

Ex: bicycle
Term
bio-
 Definition
life

Ex: biology
Term
carnis-, carn-
 Definition
meat

Ex: carnivore
Term
lys-
 Definition
to break down

Ex:
Term
-cide
 Definition
killer of

Ex: pesticide
Term
con-
 Definition
with

Ex: contain
Term
-cyte; cyto-
 Definition
cell

Ex: cytoplast
Term
dermis-, derm-
 Definition
skin

Ex: dermotologist
Term
di-
 Definition
two

Ex: dissect
Term
-escent
 Definition
becoming

Ex: florescent
Term
ecto-
 Definition
on the outside

Ex: ectoderm
Term
endo-
 Definition
inner, inside

Ex: endoskeleton
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon

Ex: epigraph
Term
ex-, exo-
 Definition
out of, outside

Ex: exoskeleton
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach

Ex: gastrologist
Term
geo-
 Definition
earth

Ex: geography
Term
-graphy
 Definition
description of

Ex: biography
Term
hemato-
 Definition
blood

Ex: hemoglobin
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half

Ex: hemisphere
Term
herb-
 Definition
plant

Ex: herbivore
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different

Ex: heterogeneous
Term
homo-
 Definition
same

Ex: homogeneous
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water

Ex: hydroplane
Term
hypo-
 Definition
Hypo-less than

hypothermia
Term
inter-
 Definition
between

Ex: intersection
Term
intra-
 Definition
within

Ex: intravenous
Term
iso-
 Definition
same, equal

Ex: isosceles triangle
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of

Ex: geology
Term
marco-
 Definition
large

Ex: macromolecule
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure

Ex: centimeter
Term
micro-
 Definition
small

Ex: microscope
Term
mono-
 Definition
one

Ex: monopoly
Term
morph-
 Definition
form

Ex: morphed
Term
multi-
 Definition
many

Ex: multicolored
Term
meta-
 Definition
between

Ex: metabolic
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false

Ex: pseudoname
Term
omni-
 Definition
all

omnipresent
Term
osteo-
 Definition
bone

Ex: osteoporosis
Term
ped-, pod-
 Definition
foot

Ex: pedicure
Term
peri-
 Definition
around

Ex: perimeter
Term
photo-
 Definition
light

Ex: photosynthesis
Term
phyto-
 Definition
plant

Ex: phytotoxic
Term
poly-
 Definition
many

Ex: polytheistic
Term
sacchrum
 Definition
sugar
Term
pro-
 Definition
forward, before

Ex: progress
Term
-scopy
 Definition
observe

Ex: endoscopy
Term
-sphere
 Definition
ball, globe

Ex: hemisphere
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below

Ex: submarine
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stationary
Term
syn-
 Definition
together

Ex: synchronize
Term
tele-
 Definition
distant

Ex: telegraph
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat

Ex: thermal
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through

Ex: transportation
Term
tri-
 Definition
three

Ex: tricycle
Term
troph-
 Definition
feed

Ex: trophic
Term
uni-,
 Definition
one

Ex: unicycle
Term
vor-
 Definition
to eat, devour

Ex: voracious
Term
zoo-, zoa-
 Definition
animal

Ex: zookeeper
Term
un-
 Definition
not

Ex: unkind
Term
-gen
 Definition
producing

Ex: oxygen
Term
in-
 Definition
inside

Ex: intruder
Term
-itis
 Definition
infection

Ex: tonsillitis
Term
karyo-
 Definition
nucleus

Ex: karyology (study of nucleus)
Term
zoa-
 Definition
animal

Ex: zoaea
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