474 PREFIXES. 



endeca-, %n'-d$k-a (Gr. endeca, eleven), eleven ; in L. undecim. 



endo-, en'do (Gr. endon, within), within or inwards ; as erafo-skeleton, 

 an inner or internal skeleton. 



ennea-, Zn'nfra (Gr. enriea, nine), having nine ; in L. novem ; as 

 ewieandrous, having nine stamens. 



ens, %nz (L. ens, being), any being or substance ; in chem., an essence 

 containing the whole qualities or virtues of a compound substance. 



entero-, ew'ZeV-o (Gr. $nt$r$n, an intestine), denoting connection with 

 the intestines ; as enterocolitis, inflammation of the small intestine 

 and colon. 



epi, with its forms ep and eph (Gr. ), on ; upon ; during : ep is used 

 before a vowel, eph with an aspirate, and epi before a consonant : 

 epidermis, a skin upon a skin; eptaph, a writing upon a tombstone: 

 epoch, a point of time fixed on : ephemeral, existence only upon a 

 day. 



ex, with its forms e, ef (L.), from ; out ; out of: exhaust, to draw 

 out ; expire, to breathe out : emerge, to rise out of : effect, to work 

 out ; e/fulgence, a shining out. 



ex or ek, also ec (Gr. ), out ; out of ; from : exodus, a going out : 

 ecstasy, a standing out of the body : eccentric, out of the centre. 



excito-, eks'Slt'-o (L. exclto, I stir up), denoting power to rouse or 

 stimulate to action ; as exczfo-motory, the function of the nervous 

 system by which the impressions conveyed to the brain result in 

 muscular action without sensation or volition. 



exo-, eks'6 (Gr.), without : exotic, that which is introduced from with- 

 out. 



extra (L.), on the outside; beyond; in excess; additional: extravagant, 

 wandering beyond limits ; extfravasate, to let or force out beyond the 

 proper vessel ; exZra-judicial, on the outside of ordinary court pro- 

 cedure. 



ferro-,/e>-ro (L.ferrum, iron), denoting connection with iron ; as/erro- 

 cyanic, denoting an acid compounded of cyanogen, iron, and hydrogen. 



fibro-, flb'ro (L. fibra, a fibre, a band), denoting a fibrous state of the 

 substance; asj&ro-cartilage, a texture consisting of white, fibrous 

 tissue and cartilage. 



for, sometimes fore (Ger. ver, Goth, fair, away), not ; against ; forth ; 

 away : /o?*bid, to bid a thing away ; forget, to away-get ; ybrswear, 

 to swear against : forego, to go without. 



fore (Ger. vor, before ; AS. for, for), before ; in front of : /oreordain, 

 to ordain beforehand ; foretell, to tell before ; /oreground, ground 

 in front. NOTE. The prep.yor and the prefixes for and fore are 

 radically connected. 



gain (AS. ), against : gainsay, to speak against. 



gastero-, gas'ter-o, gastro-, gas'-tro, and gastr-, gas'tr (Gr. gaster, the 

 stomach), prefixes denoting relation to, or connection with, the 

 stomach ; as gastro-ceiph&litis, inflammation of the stomach and head. 



hsem-, hem, hsema-, hem' a, hsemat-, hem' at, and hsemato-, hem'at-o 

 (Gr. haima, blood, haimatos, of blood), different forms, signifying 

 blood; having a reference to, or connected with, blood : hcemalopia,, 

 an effusion of blood into the ball of the eye ; a blood-shot eye : 

 Aeemafometra, retention of blood in the womb. 



hemi-, hem'i (Gr. hemi, half), half ; in L. semi; as hemicx&uia,, pain on 

 one side of the head only. 



