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Etymology2
Greek Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gyn, gync, gyno | woman,female gynecology |
| hem, hemo | blood |
| hemi | half hemisphere |
| hetero | different,other,unlike heterogeneous |
| hydr, hydro | pertaining to water hydrolysis |
| hyper | above, more, over hyperactive |
| hypo | below, less, under hypodermic |
| kine | movement, moving kinetics |
| macro | large, big, long macroeconomics |
| meg, mega | great, large megamorphosis |
| met, meta | later, following, change metamorphosis |
| micro | small microbiology |
| mon, mono | one single monotions |
| morph | shape, form polymorphism |
| octo, octa | eight octopus |
| olig, oligo | few, small, less oligarchy |
| paleo | old, ancient paleotology |
| opthalmo | pertaining to the eye opthalmologist |
| orni, ornitho | bird ornithology |
| orth, ortho | straight orthodontist |