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prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| archae | old /ancient |
| astro | stars |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| chloro | green |
| cyte | cell |
| derm | skin |
| dent | teeth |
| dict | speak |
| ecto | outside |
| geo | earth |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| hydr | water/H2O |
| micro | small/tiny |
| ocu | eye |
| ology | study of |
| ped | foot |
| pre | before/in front of |
| sci | know |
| scope | instrument to see |
| tele | far away |
| troph | feed/nutrients |
| zoo | animals |
| ab | away |
| ad | to/forward/near |
| anemo | wind |
| anthrop | human/culture |
| baro | pressure |
| chrom | color |
| cyto | cell |
| eco | home/habitat |
| ectomy | cut out/removal of |
| endo | inside |
| itis | inflammation |
| lyso | break down/destroy |
| mag | large |
| meter | to measure |
| morph | to form |
| paleo | old/ancient |
| photo | light |
| pod | feet/foot |
| post | after/behind |
| pro | before/in front of |
| therm | heat |
| zoa | animals |