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Groups 17 and 18
prefixes and suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -lysis-, -lytic | destroying, separating |
| -mer | a part |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -morph | form |
| -oid | having the form of |
| -ol | an alcohol |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ose | a sugar |
| -osis | a condition or process |
| -ped | foot |
| -phage | eater |
| -phase | stage |
| -phore | bearing or carrying |
| -phyll | leaft |
| -phyte | plant |
| -plasm | formative substance |
| -plast | organized particle |
| -ploid | number of chromosomes |
| -pod | foot |
| -soma, -some | body |