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H-M biology prefixes/suffixes

Terms in this set (53)

lin-
line
leuc-
bright,light,white
-less
without
lat-
side, plank
lact-
milk
kilo-
thousand
-itis
disease
iso-
equal, same
inter-
between
ign-
fire
ichthy-
fish
hyper-
above, beyond, over
hydr-
water
hort-
garden
homo-
same,man
holo-
whole, entire
mamm-/mast-
breast
med-
middle
meg-
great, million
mela-/melan-
dark, black
mes-
middle,half
meteor-
high, in air
mal-
bad, evil
macr-
huge
-lysis/-lyte/-lyst
decompose/dissolve
-logy
study
lip-
fat
liqu-
become fluid,liquid
-ic
added eo nouns to form adjectives
lign-
wood
lachry-
tear
-ism
a state or condition
-ion
go, come
intra-
within, inside
infro-
below, beneath
-ine
of or pertaining to
in-
to, towards, into, not
im-
not
hypho-
sleep/weaving
hypo-
beneath, under, less
hygr-
wet, moist
hybrid
mongrel
hist-
tissue
malle-
hammer
marg-
border, edge
mast-/mamm-
breast
met-/meta-
between/along/after
-meter/-metry
measuring instrument
metro-
uterus
loc-
place
lith-/-lite
stone, petrifying
lingu-
tongue
hipp-
horse
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