Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms - Department of Education ...
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-choerus 11<br />
-clast<br />
fr. chein to pour : funnel : funnel-shaped opening or part<br />
choanate choanocyte<br />
-choerus n combining form NL, fr. Gk choiros pig akin to L<br />
horrre to bristle : pig : piglike animal in generic names in<br />
zoology Hydrochoerus<br />
chol- or chole- or cholo- combining form Gk chol-, chol-,<br />
cholo-, fr. chol, cholos : bile : gall cholane cholelith<br />
chologenetic<br />
chondr- or chondri- or chondro- combining form NL, fr. Gk<br />
chondr-, chondro-, fr. chondros grain, cartilage 1 :cartilage<br />
: cartilaginous <strong>and</strong> chondrectomy chondrify chondro-osseous<br />
chondrocele 2 :grain chondrite<br />
chondri- or chondrio- combining form G, fr. Gk chondrion<br />
small grain, dim. <strong>of</strong> chondros : grain : granular chondriosome<br />
chondriosomal chondriocont chondriome<br />
chor- or choro- combining form L, fr. Gk chr-, chro-, fr.<br />
chros place, clear space akin to Gk chros left, bereaved<br />
: place : l<strong>and</strong> chorepiscopus chorology<br />
chord- or chordo- combining form NL, fr. Gk, fr. chord gut,<br />
string : an anatomical cord: as a :vocal cord chorditis b<br />
: spinal cord chordotomy c :notochord Chordata<br />
-chord n combining form - partly fr. ME -corde in monacorde<br />
monochord, fr. MF, fr. LL -chordon, fr. Gk. fr. -chordos<br />
stringed, fr. chord string partly fr. ML -chordium in<br />
clavichordium clavichord, fr. L chorda string, fr. Gk chord<br />
1:musical instrument having such or so many strings lyrichord<br />
2 :musical scale or interval <strong>of</strong> a specified extent<br />
hexachord<br />
-chord adj combining form LL -chordus, fr. Gk -chordos<br />
: having so many strings septichord<br />
-chore n combining form - Gk chrein to withdraw, advance,<br />
go, spread akin to Gk chros left, bereaved : plant distributed<br />
by a specified means or agency zoochore -chorous<br />
adj combining form -chory n combining form -<br />
choreo- also chore- or chorio- combining form choreo-, chore-,<br />
fr. F choréo-, choré-, fr. Gk choreia dance, fr. choros dance,<br />
place for dancing chorio-, alter. <strong>of</strong> choreo- : dance choreomania<br />
choreography<br />
chori- or chorio- combining form NL, fr. Gk chorio-, fr. chorion<br />
1 :chorion : chorionic choriocarcinoma chorioma 2<br />
: choroid : choroid <strong>and</strong> choriocele chorioretinal<br />
chori- combining form NL, fr. Gk chri, chris apart akin to<br />
Gk chros left, bereaved : separated : distinct choripetalous<br />
chorist- or choristo- combining form NL, fr. Gk christos separable<br />
: separated : misplaced choristoblastoma choristoma<br />
christo- combining form, cap LGk, fr. Gk Christos : Christ<br />
Christocentric Christolatry Christocracy<br />
-chroia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk, fr. -chroos -chroous +<br />
-ia : coloration dyschroia : discoloration cyanochroia<br />
-chroic adj combining form Gk i-chroos -chroous + ISV -ic<br />
: - erythrochroic<br />
chrom- or chromo- combining form F, fr. Gk chrma color 1<br />
: chromium chromammine chromoarsenate 2 a : color<br />
: colored chromidrosis chromometer b :pigment : pigmented<br />
chromocyte chromogen<br />
-chromasia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk chrmat-, chrma<br />
color + NL -ia 1 :color achromasia 2 :stainability : colorability<br />
polychromasia<br />
chromat- or chromato- combining form Gk chrmat-, chrma<br />
color 1 :color chromatology : colored chromatopsia 2<br />
: chromatin chromatolysis<br />
-chrome n or adj combining form ML -chromat-, chroma colored<br />
thing, fr. Gk chrmat-, chrma color 1 :colored thing<br />
: colored monochrome 2 :coloring matter endochrome<br />
-chromia n combining form - NL, fr. LGk -chrmia, fr. Gk<br />
-chrmos colored fr. chrma color + -ia : state <strong>of</strong> pigmentation<br />
anisochromia<br />
-chromy n combining form - Gk chrma color + ISV -y<br />
prob. orig. formed as G -chromie : painting : coloring<br />
lithochromy stereochromy<br />
-chromy n combining form - NL -chromia : -<br />
chron- or chrono- combining form Gk, fr. chronos : time<br />
chronaxie chronogram<br />
-chronous adj combining form Gk -chronos, fr. chronos time<br />
: <strong>of</strong> such a time or period homeochronous isochronous<br />
-chroous adj combining form Gk -chroos, fr. chrs skin, color<br />
: -colored isochroous<br />
chrys- or chryso- combining form Gk, fr. chrysos gold : gold<br />
: golden : yellow chrysamine chrysophyll<br />
chyl- or chyli- or chylo- combining form F or NL, fr. Gk chyl-,<br />
chylo-, fr. chylos 1 :chyle chyluria chyliform chylocyst<br />
2:juice chylocauly<br />
-chylia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk, fr. chyl- + -ia : condition<br />
<strong>of</strong> having such chyle achylia<br />
-cidal adj combining form LL -cidalis, fr. L -cida + -alis -al 1<br />
: killing : having power to kill filaricidal 2 :cutting loculicidal<br />
-cide n combining form - MF, fr. L -cida, fr. caedere to kill 1<br />
: killer fratricide insecticide 2 MF, fr. L -cidium, fr.<br />
caedere : killing homicide suicide<br />
cili- or cilii- or cilio- combining form NL, fr. cilia 1 :ciliary<br />
body ciliotomy : ciliary body <strong>and</strong> cilioretinal 2 :cilia<br />
ciliferous ciliiform ciliograde<br />
cine- combining form cinema : motion picture cinecamera<br />
cinefilm cine-X ray<br />
cinnam- or cinnamo- combining form F, fr. L cinnamum 1 :cinnamon<br />
cinnamodendron 2 :cinnamic acid cinnamoyl<br />
cion- or ciono- combining form NL, fr. Gk kion-, kiono-, fr.<br />
kion-, kin pillar, uvula 1 :uvula cionitis cionotomy 2<br />
: pillar cionocranial<br />
circum- prefix OF or L OF, fr. L, fr. circum round about, fr.<br />
circus circle 1 adverbially : around : about : on all sides circumrotate<br />
circumgyration 2 prepositionally : around : surrounding<br />
circumbasal circumcorneal circumlunar<br />
: revolving around circumsolar 3 :circumscribed circumpolygon<br />
cirr- or cirri- or cirro- also cirrhi- or cirrho- combining form L<br />
cirrus curl 1 :cirrus <strong>of</strong> a plant or animal cirriferous cirrigrade<br />
2 :cirrus cloud cirrostratus<br />
cirs- or cirso- combining form MF, fr. Gk kirs-, kirso-, fr. kirsos<br />
: swollen vein : varix cirsoid cirsotomy<br />
cis- prefix L, fr. cis 1 :on this side : on the nearer side <br />
<strong>of</strong>ten joined to second element with a hyphen cisalpine<br />
cis-Alleghany compare -, - 2 :nearer in time<br />
: since cisatomic<br />
citr- or citri- or citro- combining form NL, fr. Citrus 1 :citrus<br />
citropsis citriculture 2 a : citric acid citramide b :citrate<br />
citrochloride<br />
citra- prefix ML, fr. L citra : cis- citramontane opposed<br />
to ultraclad-<br />
or clado- combining form NL, fr. Gk klad-, klado-, fr. klados<br />
: slip : sprout cladanthous cladophyll<br />
-cladous adj combining form NL -cladus, fr. Gk -klados, fr. klados<br />
sprout, twig : branched acanthocladous<br />
-clase n combining form - F, fr. Gk klasis breaking, fr. klan to<br />
break : a mineral having a specified kind <strong>of</strong> cleavage clinoclase<br />
plagioclase<br />
-clasia n combining form - NL, fr. Gk klasis breaking fr. klan<br />
to break + NL -ia : breaking arthroclasia : breaking up<br />
hemoclasia<br />
-clasis n combining form, pl -clases NL, fr. Gk klasis : -<br />
diaclasis<br />
-clasite n combining form - ISV -clase + -ite orig. formed as G<br />
-klasit : -<br />
classico- combining form F, fr. classique 1 :classical : classical<br />
<strong>and</strong> classico-Lombardic 2 :the classics classicolatry<br />
-clast n combining form - ML -clastes, fr. MGk -klasts, fr.<br />
Gk klan to break 1 :one that breaks or destroys iconoclast<br />
biblioclast 2 G -klast, fr. ML -clastes : something that<br />
breaks or destroys esp : a tool for breaking cranioclast<br />
-clast n combining form - back-formation fr. -clastic : rock<br />
composed <strong>of</strong> fragmental material <strong>of</strong> a specified type pyroclast<br />
cataclast
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