Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
K
| kal/i | potassium |
| kary/o | (cell) nucleus |
| kel/o | tumor, growth |
| kerat/o | cornea, horny tissue |
| keton/o | ketone |
| kilo- | one thousand [prefix] |
| kin/e | movement |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -kinesia | movement [suffix] |
| -kinesis | movement [suffix] |
| kyph/o | hump(back) (Gr. kuphos) |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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