Prefixes & Suffixes
The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.
Term | Definition |
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iso | (Gr., equal), isothermic, having equal temperatures. |
intra- | (L., inside), intracellular, within a cell. |
inter- | (L., between), intercellular, between cells. |
infra- | (L., below), infraorbital, below the orbit. |
in- | (L., in, into, not, without), invaginate , to infold one part within another. |