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endo-
(EN-doh)inside, within
Greek for inside or within. An endoskeleton is on the inside (unlike an insect's exoskeleton); endothermic reactions take heat in.
prefixGreek
Place & directionSpellings:endoind
Example words
endoskeleton
a skeleton on the inside of the body
endothermic
absorbing heat from the surroundings
endoscope
an instrument for looking inside the body
indigenous
originating naturally in a particular place
Who it is for
Grades served: 6, 7, 8
Level 3Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
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