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SciencePrefixes1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cell | chamber, small room |
| cen, cene | now, recent |
| cente | pierce |
| centi | hundredth |
| centr | center |
| cephal | head |
| cerat | horn |
| cerebr | brain |
| cervic | neck |
| chel | claw |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chir | hand |
| chlor | green |
| chondr | cartillage |
| chrom, chrome | color |
| chron | time |
| chym | juice |
| cid, cis | cut, kill, fall |
| circa, circum | around, about |
| cirru | hairlike curls |
| co | with, together |
| cocc | seed, berry |
| coel | hollow |
| coll | glue |
| coni | cone |
| contra | against |
| corp | body |
| cort, cortic | outer layer |
| cosmo | world, order, form |
| cotyl | cup |
| counter | against |
| crani | skull |
| cresc, cret | begin to grow |
| crypt | hidden, covered |
| cul, cule | small, diminutive |
| cumul | heaped |
| cuti | skin |
| cyan | blue |
| cycle, cycl | ring, circle |
| cyst | sac, pouch, bladder |
| cyt, cyte | cell, hollow container |
| dactyl | finger |
| de | away from, down |
| deca | ten |
| deci | tenth |
| deliquesc | become fluid |
| demi | half |
| dendr | tree |
| dent | tooth |
| derm | skin |
| di, dipl | two, double |
| di, dia | through, across, apart |
| dia | day |
| digit | finger, toe |
| din | terrible |
| dis | apart, out |
| dorm | sleep |
| dors | back |
| du, duo | two |
| duct | lead |
| dynam | power |
| dys | bad, abnormal, difficult |