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Word Part - 9
Prefix/Suffix
Word Part | Meaning | Example |
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micro-, -ole, -ule | Small | Microscope-Apparatus used to view small objects, Arteriole-Small artery, Venule-Small vein |
mnem- | Memory | Amnesia-Loss of memory |
mono-, uni- | One | Monozygotic-Twins coming from the same zygote (identical), Unicellular-1-celled organism |
morph, -plasty | Shape | Morphology-Differentiating/distinguishing by shape, Rhinoplasty-Nose shaping (surgical repair) |
mort, necr- | Death | Post mortem-After death, Necrotic tissue-dead tissue |
multi-, poly- | Many | Multinucleate-Many nuclei (ex. Skeletal muscle), Polysaccharide-Many monosaccharides |
mut- | Change | Mutation-Any change in the sequence of DNA |
myo- | Muscle | Myopathy-Muscle disease, Myofibril-Skeletal muscle cell |
nas-, rhin | Nose | Nasal septum-Division/wall in the nasal cavity, Rhinovirus-Virus frequently infecting the nose |
nat- | Birth | Prenatal-Before birth |