Latin Prefixes and Suffixes List

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1. ab- away from; out from 2. -able

capable of

3. ac-

to; toward

4. -aceous

of or pertaining to

5. acou-; acous-

Hear

6. ad-

to; toward

7. aden-

Gland

8. adip-

Fat

9. aero-

Air

10. agri-

field; soil

11. -al

having the character of

12. alb-

White

13. alg-; -algia

Pain

14. alto-

High

15. ambi-

Both

16. ameb-

change; alternation

17. amni-

fetal membrane

18. amphi-; ampho-

Both

19. aml- starch

20. ana- up; back; again

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21. andro- man; masculine 22. anemo- wind

23. ang- choke; feel pain

24. angi- blood vessel; duct

25. ante- before; ahead of time

26. anter- front

27. antho- flower

28. anti- against; opposite

29. anthropo- man; human

30. -ap-; -aph- touch

31. apo-; ap- away from

32. a*u- water

33. archaeo- primitive; ancient

34. -ar; -arium denotes a place for something

35. arteri- artery

36. arthr- oint; articulation

37. -ase forms names of en!ymes

38. aster-; astr- star

39. -ate verb form " the act of###

40. ather- fatty deposit

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41. -ation noun form " the act of### 42. atmo- vapor

43. audi- hear

44. aur- ear

45. auto- self

46. bacter-; bactr- bacterium; stick; club

47. barb- beard

48. baro- weight

49. bath- depth; height

50. bene- well; good

51. bi- $%atin& two; twice

52. bi-; bio- $Greek& life; living

53. -blast- sprout; germ; bud

54. brachi- arm

55. brach- short

56. brad- slow

57. branchi- fin

58. bre- short

59. bronch- Windpipe

60. cac- bad

61. calor- heat 62. capill- hair

63. capit- head

64. carcin- cancer

65. cardi- heart

66. carn- meat; flesh

67. carp- fruit

68. carpal- wrist

69. cata- breakdown; downward

70. caud- tail

71. -cell- chamber; small room

72. cen-; -cene now; recent

73. cente- pierce

74. centi- hundredth

75. centr- center

76. cephal- head

77. cerat- horn

78. cerebr- brain

79. ceric- neck

80. chel- claw

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81. chem- dealing with chemicals 82. chir- hand

83. chlor- green

84. chondr- cartilage

85. chrom-; -chrome color

86. chron- time

87. -chm- uice

88. -cid-; -cis- cut; kill; fall

89. circa-; circum- around; about

90. cirru- hairlike curls

91. co- with; together

92. cocc- seed; berry

93. coel- hollow

94. coll- glue

95. coni- cone

96. contra- against

97. corp- body

98. cort-; cortic- outer layer

99. cosmo- world; order; form

100. cotl- cup

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101. counter- against 102. crani- skull

103. cresc-; cret- begin to grow

104. crpt- hidden; covered

105. -cul-; -cule s mall; diminutive

106. cumul- heaped

107. cuti- skin

108. can- blue

109. -ccle; ccl- ring; circle

110. -cst- sac; pouch; bladder

111. ct-; -cte cell; hollow container

112. dactl- finger

113. de- away from; down

114. deca- ten

115. deci- tenth

116. deli*uesc- become fluid

117. demi- half

118. dendr- tree

119. dent- tooth

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120. derm- skin 121. di-; dipl- $%atin& two; double

122. di-; dia- $Greek& through; across; apart

123. dia- $%atin& day

124. digit- finger; toe

125. din- terrible

126. dis- apart; out

127. dorm- sleep

128. dors- back

129. du-; duo- two

130. -duct lead

131. dnam- power

132. ds- bad; abnormal; difficult

133. ec- out of; away from

134. echin- spiny; prickly

135. eco- house

136. ecto- outside of

137. -elle small

138. -emia blood

139. en-; endo-; ent- in; into; within

140. -en made of

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141. encephal- brain 142. enter- intestine; gut

143. entom- insects

144. -eous nature of; like

145. epi- upon; above; over

146. -err- wander; go astray

147. erthro- red

148. -escent becoming

149. eso- inward; within; inner

150. eu- well; good; true; normal

151. eur- widen

152. e%- out of; away from

153. e%tra- beyond; outside

154. -#er-

bear; carry; produce

155. #erro-

iron

156. #ibr-

fiber; thread

157. -#id; #iss-

split; divided into

158. -#lect; -#le%

bend

159. #lor-

flower

160. #lu-; #luct-

flu' flow

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161. #oli- leaf

162. #ract-

break

163. -gam-

marriage

164. gastr-

stomach

165. geo-

land; earth

166. -gen; -gine

producer; former

167. -gene-

origin; birth

168. -gest-

carry; produce; bear

169. -glen-

eyeball

170. -glob-

ball; round

171. gloss-

tongue

172. gluc-; glc-

sweet; sugar

173. glut-

buttock

174. gnath-

aw

175. -gon

angle; corner

176. -grad-

step

177. -gram;

graph record; writing

178. gra-

heavy

179. -gross-

thick

180. gmno-

naked; bare

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181. gn- female

182. gr-

ring; circle; spiral

183. -hal-; -hale

breathe; breath

184. halo-

salt

185. hapl-

simple

186. hecto-

hundred

187. -helminth-

worm

188. hem-

blood

189. hemi-

half

190. hepar-; hepat-

liver

191. herb-

grass; plants

192. hetero-

different; other

193. he%-

si'

194. hibern-

winter

195. hidr-

sweat

196. hipp-

horse

197. hist-

tissue

198. holo-

entire; whole

199. homo-

$%atin& man; human

200. homo-

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201. hort- Garden

202. hdr-

water

203. hgr-

moist; wet

204. hper- above; beyond; over205. hph-

weaving; web

206. hpno-

sleep

207. hpo-

below; under; less

208. hster-

womb; uterus

209. -iac

person afflicted with disease

210. -iasis

disease; abnormal condition

211. -ic

$adective former&

212. ichth-

fish

213. ign-

fire

214. in-; il-; im-; ir-

not

215. in-; il-; im-; ir-

to; toward; into

216. in-

very; thoroughly

217. -ine

of or pertaining to

218. in#ra-

below; beneath

219. inter-

between

220. intra-

within; inside

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221. -ism a state or condition

222. iso-

e(ual; same

223. -ist

person who deals with###

224. -itis

inflammation; disease

225. -ium

refers to a part of the body

226. -ar-

cell nucleus

227. el-

tumor; swelling

228. erat-

horn

229. ilo-

thousand

230. ine-

move

231. lachr-

tear

232. lact- milk233. lat-

side

234. leio-

smooth

235. -less

without

236. leuc-; leu-

white; bright; light

237. lign-

Wood

238. lin-

%ine

239. lingu-

)ongue

240. lip-

Fat

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241. lith-; -lite stone; petrifying

242. loc-

place

243. -log-

word; speech

244. -logist

one who studies###

245. -log

study of###

246. lumin-

light

247. -ls-; -lt-; -lst

decompose; split; dissolve

248. macr-

large

249. malac-

soft

250. malle-

hammer

251. mamm-

breast

252. marg-

border; edge

253. mast-

breast

254. med- middle

255. meg-

million; great

256. mela-; melan-

black; dark

257. -mer

part

258. mes-

middle; half; intermediate

259. met-; meta-

between; along; after

260. -meter; -metr measurement

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261. micro- small; millionth

262. milli-

thousandth

263. mis- wrong; incorrect

264. mito-

thread

265. mole-

mass

266. mono-

one; single

267. mort- death268. -mot- move

269. morph-

shape; form

270. multi-

many

271. mut-

change

272. m- muscle

273. mc- fungus

274. mcel- threadlike

275. mria- many

276. moll- soft

277. nas- nose

278. necr- corpse; dead

279. nemat- thread

280. neo- new; recent

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281. nephro- kidney 282. -ner- moist; li(uid

283. neur- nerve

284. noct-; no%- night

285. -node knot

286. -nom-; -nom ordered knowledge; law

287. non- not

288. not- back

289. nuc- center

290. ob-

against

291. ocul-

eye

292. oct-

293.

-

tooth

294. -oid

form; appearance

295. ol#-

smell

296. oligo-

few; little

297. -oma

abnormal condition; tumor

298. omni-

all

299. onc-

mass; tumor

300. oo-

egg

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301. opthalm- eye

302.

-

eye

303. orb-

circle; round; ring

304. -orium; -or

place for something

305. ornith-

bird

306. orth-

straight; correct; right

307. oscu-

mouth

308. -osis

abnormal condition

309. oste-

bone

310. oto-

311. -ous

full of

312. o-

313. o%-

sharp; acid; o'ygen

314. pach-

thick

315. paleo-

old; ancient

316. palm-

broad; flat

317. pan-

all

318. par-; para-

beside; near; e(ual

319. path-; -path

disease; suffering

320. -ped-

foot

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321. -ped- 322. pent-

five

323. per-

through

324. peri-

around

325. permea-

pass; go

326. phag-

eat

327. pheno-

show

328. -phil-

loving; fond of

329. phon-; -phone

sound

330. -phore; pher-

bear; carry

331. photo-

light

332. phren-

mind; diaphragm

333. phc-

seaweed; algae

334. phl-

related group

335. -phll

leaf

336. phsi-

nature; natural (ualities

337. pht-; -phte

plant

338. pino-

drink

339. pinni-

feather

340. plan-

roaming; wandering

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341. plasm-; -plast- form; formed into

342. plat-

flat; broad; wide

343. pleur-

lung; rib; side

344. pneumo-

lungs; air

345. -pod

foot

346. pol-

many; several

347. por-

opening

348. port-

carry

349. post-

after; behind

350. pom-

fruit

351. pre-

before; ahead of time

352. prim-

first

353. pro-

forward; favoring; before

354. proto-

first; primary

355. pseudo-

false; deceptive

356. psch-

mind

357. pter-

having wings or fins

358. pulmo-

lung

359. puls-

drive; push

360. pr-

heat; fire

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361. pseudo- false; deceptive

362. psch-

mind

363. pter-

having wings or fins

364. pulmo-

lung

365. puls-

drive; push

366. pr-

heat; fire

367. *uadr-

368. *uin-

five

369. radi-

ray

370. re-

again; back

371. rect-

right; correct

372. ren-

373. ret-

net; made like a net

374. rhag-; -rrhage

burst forth

375. rhe-; -rrhea

376. rhin-

nose

377. rhi-

root

378. rhodo-

rose

379. roto-

wheel

380. rubr-

red

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381. sacchar- sugar

382. sapr-

rotten

383. sarc-

384. saur-

li!ard

385. schis-; schi-

split; divide

386. sci-

know

387. scler-

hard

388. -scop- look; device for seeing

389. -scribe; -script write

390. semi- half; partly

391. sept- partition; seven

392. -septic

393. sess- sit

394. se%-

si'

395. -sis

condition; state

396. sol-

sun

397. sol-

loosen; free

398. som-; somat-; -some

body

399. somn-

400. son-

sound

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401. spec-; spic- look at

402. -sperm-

seed

403. -spher-

ball; round

404. spir-; -spire

breathe

405. -spor-

seed

406. stat-; -stasis

standing; placed; staying

407. stell-

stars

408. sten-

narrow

409. stern-

chest; breast

410. stom-; -stome mouth

411. strat-

layer

412. stereo-

"413. strict-

414. stl- pillar

415. sub- under; below

416. super-; sur-

417. sm-; sn- together

418. tach-

(uick; swift

419. tarso- ankle

420. ta%-

arrange; put in order

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421. tele- far off; distant

422. telo-

end

423. terr- earth; land

424. tetr-

425. thall-

426. -the-; -thes-

put

427. -thel-

428. -therm-

429. -tom-

430. to%ico- poison

431. top- place

432. trache-

windpipe

433. trans- across

434. tri- three

435. trich-

436. -trop-

turn; change

437. -troph- nourishment; one who feeds

438. turb-

whirl

439. -ul-; -ule

440. ultra- beyond

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441. uni- one

442. ur-

urine

443. -ura

tail

444. as- vessel

445. ect- carry

446. en-; ent-

come

447. entr- bell;

448. -erge

449. ig- strong

450. it-; i-

451. ol-

roll; wander

452. -or-

devour; eat

453. %anth-

yellow

454. %ero-

+ry

455. %l-

wood

456. o-; -oa

animal

457. g-

oined together

458. m- yeast

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