language of biology
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Created by:
mfagin on August 24, 2009
Subjects:
science, biology, biology terms
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73 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a- | not, opposite |
| anti- | against, not |
| api- | tip |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| bio- | life |
| cephal- | head |
| chem- | chemical |
| chloro- | green, has chloride |
| chrom- | color |
| cyt (e or o)- | cell |
| di- | two |
| derm- | skin |
| ecto- | outside, without |
| endo- | inside, within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | beyond |
| eu- | true |
| geo- | earth |
| glyco- | sugar, sweet |
| hemo- | blood |
| hetero- | different, other |
| homo- | same |
| hydro- | water |
| hypo- | under, less |
| hyper- | above, more |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| iso- | same |
| lumin- | light |
| lyse- | break, release |
| macro- | long, large |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one |
| multi- | many |
| oo- | egg |
| os- | bone |
| peri- | around |
| phago- | eat |
| photo- | light |
| pino- | drink |
| pod- | foot |
| poly- | many |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before |
| proto- | first |
| post- | after |
| praudo- | false |
| sub- | below |
| sym- | together |
| terra- | land |
| tetra- | four |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -cyte | cell |
| -elle | tiny, small |
| -gen | origin |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kin | movement |
| -ology | study of |
| -lyso (lysis) | break down, dissolve |
| -mer | part |
| -oid | similair to, like |
| -philic | like |
| -phobic | fear |
| -pod | foot |
| -sect | to cut |
| -sis | act of |
| -som | body |
| -troph | food |
| -zoa | animal |
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