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Essential Vocabulary
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Prefix/Suffix Meaning/Usage
-otic 1. of or affected with (neurotic); 2. producing (hypnotic)
oto- of the ear (ototic)

-ous full of (beauteous, capacious)
over- excessive (overact, overindulge)

paleo- ancient (paleontology, paleolithic)
pan- embracing all (pantheistic)
para- by the side of; subordinate to (paralegal, paraprofessional)

-ped foot (biped)
penta- five (pentagon)
peri- 1. beyond; around (periscope); 2. near (perinatal)

phleb- same as phlebo- before a vowel
phlebo- vein (phlebotomy)
photo- of or produced by light (photocopy)

phyto- floral; of a plant; vegetation (phytoplankton)
plano- having one side flat (planoconvex)

pneumo- of breathing; the lungs; respiration (pneumococcal)
poly- many (polygon)
pre- before (prefix)

pro- for (proactive)
proto- first in time or importance (protoplasm)

pseudo- false (pseudonym)
psych- same as psycho- before a vowel
psycho- of the mind (psychotic)

quadri- four (quadrilateral, quadriped)
re- again (rethink)

retro- backward (retrofit)
rheo- a flow; current (rheostat)
rhino- nose (rhinoplasty)