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prefixes and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| heter-, hetero- | different, other |
| hist-, histo- | tissue |
| homo-, homeo- | same, similar, like |
| hydro- | water |
| hyper- | above, greater than normal |
| hypo- | below, less than normal |
| ichthy- | fish |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside of, within |
| iso- | equal to |
| lact-, lacto- | milk |
| leuco-, leuko- | white, clear |
| lip-, lipo- | fat |
| lith-, litho- | stone |
| lyso- | release, burst, or destroy |
| macro- | large |
| mega- | large |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | beyond, later, or changed |
| micro- | small, a millionth |