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LIST OF PREFIXES:
ul- or ule- or ule- or ulo- [from Greek oulon the gums] The gums (ulocace). ultra- [Latin ultra beyond, further, more, on the other side] Beyond, in excess, extreme (ultracentrifuge). uln- or ulno- [from Latin ulna forearm] Relating to the ulna (ulnocarpal). un- [Germanic equivalent of Latin un- and Greek an-] Not, opposite, deprived of (unossified). unci- [from Latin uncus hook] Hook, hooked (uncinate). Compare: onci-. uni- [from Latin unus one] One, single (univalent). ur- or uro- [from Greek oura tail] Tail, taillike, posterior region (Urodela). ureter- or uretero- [from Greek oureter ureter] Denotes the ureter(s) (ureteralgia). urin- or urino- or uro- [from Greek ouron urine] Urine (urinoscopy). vagin- or vagino- [from Latin vagina sheath, scabbard] Denotes the vagina (vaginitis). vas- or vaso- [from Latin vas vessel, dish, vase] Vessel (vasodepressant).  | ventr- or ventri- or ventro- [from Latin venter, ventris stomach, belly, womb] (1) relating to the abdomen; (2) relating to the lower surface (ventrolateral). vill- or villi- or ventro- [from Latin villus shaggy hair] Denotes a villus or villi (villiform, vilosity). xanth- or xantho- [from Greek xanthos yellow] Yellow (xanthous). xen- or xeno- [from Greek xenos stranger, foreigner] Foreign, strange, intruding (xenograft). xer- or xero- [from Greek xeros dry] Dry (xeric). xiphi- or xipho- [from Greek xiphos sword] Denotes the xiphoid process (xiphocostal). xyl- or xylo- [from Greek xylon wood] Wood (xylem). yocto- [prefix in International System of Units] 10-24 (yoctogram). yotta- [prefix in International System of Units] 1024 (yottaFLOPS). zepto- [prefix in International System of Units] 10-21 (zeptomole). zeta- [prefix in International System of Units] 1021 (zetaFLOPS). zo- or zoo- [from Greek zoon animal] (1) of or relating to animals (zoology); (2) capable of movement (zoocytium). zyg- or zygo- [from Greek zygon yoke, tying element] Union, fusion, yoking (zygote). zym- or zymo- [from Greek zymosis fermentation] Ferment, enzyme (zymogenesis). |
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