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Latin prefix/suffix
latin
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Language - Latin
8th Grade
09/06/2012

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artho-
Definition
joint (think arthritis)
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astro-
Definition
star (think astronaut)
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bacter-
Definition
bacteria,club,stick (think bacteria)
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baro-
Definition
weight or pressure (think barometer)
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calor-
Definition
heat (think calorie which heats humans)
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capill-
Definition
hair (think capillary)
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cardio-
Definition
heart (think cardiovascular surgery)
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cerebr-
Definition
brain (think cerebral)
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chlor-
Definition
green (think chlorophyll which makes leaves green)
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chrom-
Definition
color (think of chrome the color)
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chrono-
Definition
time (think of a chronograph)
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contra-
Definition
against (think contrary)
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-cule
Definition
small (think molecule)
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cumul-
Definition
heaped or gathered (think cumulative)
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dent-
Definition
teeth (think denture)
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-duct
Definition
tunnel or lead (think air-duct)
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dys-
Definition
bad or abnormal (think dyslexia)
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extra-
Definition
beyond (think extra credit)
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fiss-
Definition
split or break (think fissure)
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-fllex
Definition
bend (think flexible)
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flor-
Definition
flower (think flora)
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foli-
Definition
leaf (think foliage)
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gastro-
Definition
stomach (think gastric juice)
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gene-
Definition
origin or birth (think genetics)
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gon-
Definition
angle or corner (think hexagon)
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grad-
Definition
step (think gradual)
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ium-
Definition
refers to part of the body (think cranium)
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kines-
Definition
movement (think kinesiology)
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lat-
Definition
side (think lateral)
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lipi-
Definition
fat (think liposuction)
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mis-
Definition
wrong or incorrect (think mistake)
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mort-
Definition
death (think mortician)
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mut-
Definition
change (think mutation)
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myo-
Definition
muscle (think myofacial)
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neo-
Definition
new (think neopets)
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noct-
Definition
night (think nocturnal)
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oo-
Definition
egg (think oogenesis)
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition (think cystic fibrosis)
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pan-
Definition
all (think pangea)
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par,para
Definition
near,equal,beside (think par as in golf)
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path-
Definition
disease (think pathogen)
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permea-
Definition
Go (think permeable)
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Phyto
Definition
Plant (think photosynthesis)
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Plasm,plast
Definition
Form(Ed) (think plaster)
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Por-
Definition
Opening (think pore)
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Port-
Definition
Carry (think portable)
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Prim-
Definition
First (think primary)
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Pro-
Definition
Forward,before (think professional)
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Pseudo-
Definition
False,deceptive
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Pysch-
Definition
Mind (think psychology)
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-sis
Definition
Condition of (think cystic fibrosis)
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-stasis
Definition
Staying,standing
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Super
Definition
Above (think superb)
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Sym,syn
Definition
Same,together (think symbol)
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Tele
Definition
Far,distant (think television)
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Ultra-
Definition
Beyond (think ultraviolet)
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-verge
Definition
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