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PLTW Pre/Suffix-3
Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes Set 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| centi- | hundreth |
| centr- | center |
| cephal- | head |
| cerat- | horn |
| cerebr- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| chel- | claw |
| chem- | dealing with chemicals |
| chir- | hand |
| chlor- | green |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chrom-, -chrome | color |
| chron- | time |
| -chym- | juice |
| -cid-, -cis- | cut, kill, fall |
| circa-, circum- | around, about |
| cirru- | hairlike curls |
| co- | with, together |
| cocc- | seed, berry |
| coel- | hollow |
| coll- | glue |
| coni- | cone |
| contra- | against |
| corp- | body |
| cort-, cortic- | outer layer |
| cosmo- | world, order, form |
| cotyl- | cup |
| counter- | against |
| crani- | skull |
| cresc-, cret- | begin to grow |
| crypt- | hidden, covered |
| -cul-, -cule | small, diminutive |
| cumul- | heaped |
| cuti- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| -cycle, cycl- | ring, circle |
| -cyst- | sac, pouch, bladder |