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PLTW Pre/Suffix-8
Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes Set 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| micro- | small, millionth |
| milli- | thousandth |
| mis- | wrong, correct |
| mito- | thread |
| mole- | mass |
| mono- | one, single |
| mort- | death |
| mot- | move |
| morph- | shape, form |
| multi- | many |
| mut- | change |
| my- | muscle |
| myc- | fungus |
| mycel- | threadlike |
| myriad- | many |
| moll- | soft |
| nas- | nose |
| necr- | corpse, dead |
| nemat- | thread |
| neo- | new, recent |
| nephro- | kidney |
| -ner- | moist liquid |
| neur- | nerve |
| noct-, nov- | night |
| -node | knot |
| -nom-, -nomy | ordered knowledge, law |
| non- | not |
| not- | back |
| nuc- | center |
| ob- | against |
| ocul- | eye |
| oct- | eight |
| odont- | tooth |
| -ond | form, appearance |
| olf- | smell |
| oligo- | few, little |
| -oma | abnormal condition, tumor |
| omni- | all |
| onc- | mass, tumor |