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PSR 7
Pre-fixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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- | black, dark |
| -mer | part |
| mes- | middle, half, intermediate |
| met-, meta- | between, along, after |
| -meter, -metry | measurement |
| micro- | small, millionth |
| milli- | thousandth |
| iso | equal, same |