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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 |