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Science Prefixes 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hyster | womb; uterus |
| iac | person afflicted with disease |
| iasis | disease; abnormal condition |
| ic | (adjective former) |
| ichthy | fish |
| ign | fire |
| in; il; im; ir | not |
| in; il; im; ir | to; toward; into |
| in | very; thoroughly |
| ine | of or pertaining to |
| infra | below; beneath |
| inter | between |
| intra | within; inside |
| ism | a state or condition |
| iso | equal; same |
| ist | person who deals with |
| itis | inflammation; disease |
| ium | refers to a part of the body |
| kary | cell nucleus |
| kel | tumor; swelling |
| kerat | horn |
| kilo | thousand |
| kine | move |
| lachry | tear |
| lact | milk |
| lat | side |
| leio | smooth |
| less | without |
| leuc; leuk | white; bright; light |
| lign | wood |
| lin | line |
| lingu | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith; lite | stone; petrifying |
| loc | place |
| log | word; speech |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| lumin | light |
| lys; lyt; lyst | decompose; split; dissolve |
| macr | large |
| malac | soft |
| malle | hammer |
| mamm | breast |
| marg | border; edge |
| mast | breast |
| med | middle |
| meg | million; great |
| mela; melan | dark; black |
| mer | part |
| mes | middle; half; intermediate |
| met; meta | between; along; after |
| meter; metry | measurement |
| micro | small; millionth |
| milli | thousandth |
| mis | wrong; incorrect |
| mito | thread |
| mole | mass |
| mono | one; single |