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Prefixes/Suffixes (Ecol- through visc-)

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ecol-
dwelling, house
ecto-
outer, outside
-ectomy
removal
endo-
inner, inside
epi-
upon, over
ex-, exo-
outside of
gastro-
stomach
-gen
type
-gram
write or record
hemi-
half
hetero-
different
hist-
tissue
homeo-
the same
hydro-
water
hyper-
above, over
hypo-
below, under
-ic
of or pertaining to
inter-
between, among
intra-
within
iso-
equal
-ist
someone who practices or deals with something
-logy
study of
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-
large
meso-
in the middle
meta-
change
micro-
small
mono-
one, single
morph-
form
neo-
new
nephr-
kidney
neur-
neuron
oo-
egg
org-
living
-oma
swelling
orth-
straight
pachy-
thick
para-
near, on
path-
disease
peri-
around
photo-
light
phyto-
plants
poly-
many
-pod
foot
pre-
before
-scope
instrument used to see something
semi-
partially
-some
body
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above
syn-
with
-tomy
to cut
trans-
across
ur-
referring to urine
visc-
organ
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