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Quiz 5
prefixes and suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| micro- | small |
| milli- | thousand |
| mis- | wrong, incorrect |
| mito- | thread, filament |
| mole- | mass |
| mono- | one, single |
| mont- | mountain |
| mort- | death |
| mov-;-mot | move |
| morph- | shape, form |
| multi- | many |
| mycel- | threadlike |
| mycet- | fungus |
| myria- | many |
| moll- | soft |
| nas- | nose |
| nemat- | thread |
| neo- | new, recent |
| nephro- | kidney |
| -ner- | moist, liquid |
| neur-, nerv- | nerve, tendon |
| noct-, nox- | night |
| -node | knot |
| -nomy, -nome | distribute, arrange, law |
| non- | not |
| not- | back |
| nuc- | center |
| ob- | against |
| ocul- | eye |
| oct- | eight |
| odont- | tooth |
| -oid | like in form or shape |
| olf- | smell |
| omni- | all |
| oo- | egg |
| opthal- | eye |
| opt-, opsy- | eye, vision |
| orb- | circle, round, ring |
| orth- | straight, correct, right |
| oscu- | mouth |
| oste- | bone |
| -ous | full of, abounding in |
| ov- | egg |
| oxy- | sharp, acid, oxygen |
| pachy- | thick |
| paleo- | old, ancient |
| palm- | broad, flat |
| pan- | all |
| par- | beside, near, equal, bring forth |
| path-, pathy- | disease, suffering |
| -ped | foot |
| pent- | five |