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PLTW Pre/Suffix-11
Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes Set 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| saur- | lizard |
| schis-, schiz- | split, divide |
| sci- | know |
| scler- | hard |
| -scop- | look, device for seeing |
| -scribe, -script | write |
| semi- | half, partly |
| setp- | partitian, seven |
| -septic | infection, putrefaction |
| sess- | sit |
| sex- | six |
| -sis | condition, state |
| sol- | sun |
| solv- | loosen, free |
| som-, soma-, -some | body |
| somn- | sleep |
| son- | sound |
| spec-, spic- | look at |
| -sperm- | seed |
| -spher- | ball, round |
| spir-, -spire | breathe |
| -spor- | seed |
| stat-, -stasis | standing, placed, staying |
| stell- | stars |
| sten- | narrow |
| stern- | chest, breast |
| stom-, -stome | mouth |
| strat- | cover, throw over, level |
| stereo- | solid, 3-dimensional |
| strict- | drawn tight |
| styl- | pillar |
| sub- | under, below |
| super-, sur- | over, above, on top |
| sym-, syn- | together |
| tachy- | swift, quick |
| tarso-, | ankle |
| tax- | arrange, put in order |
| tele- | far off, distant |
| telo- | end |