Bio Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots
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dirsteh on January 28, 2010
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Yeah. For all of you taking Bio. Have fun in Biology with Ms. Halus! C:
Yes, I know there's already two other sets. But use mine? Because this is coming from someone who's taken the class already.
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82 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
a- | not |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
amphi- | on both sides |
andro- | man |
anterior- | in front of |
anthro- | flower |
apical- | tip |
arthro- | joint |
asc- | sac |
ase- | enzyme |
aster- | star |
auto- | self |
bi- | double |
bio- | life |
-blast | embryo |
brachio- | arm |
cardio- | heart |
caudal- | tail |
cephalo- | head |
cerebro- | brain |
cervical- | neck |
chaeto- | bristle, hair |
chloro- | green |
chondro- | cartilage |
chord- | chord, string |
chroma- | color |
cilia | little hair |
cocci- | grain |
-coel | cavity |
cranio- | skull |
crypto- | hidden |
cyano- | dark blue |
cyto- | cell |
dent- | tooth |
derm- | skin |
di- | double |
echino- | spiny |
endo- | within |
epi- | above |
erythro- | red |
eu- | true |
exo- | out |
gameto- | reproductive cell |
genesis- | beginning, creation |
germ- | seed |
gymno- | seed |
hemo- | blood |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | above |
hypo- | below |
intra- | between |
iso- | equal |
-itis | inflammation |
karyon- | kernel, nucleus |
leuco- | white |
-logy | study |
lyse- | burst |
mastigo- | whip |
micro- | small |
neuro- | nerve |
-ose | sugar |
osteo- | bone |
ovi- | egg |
phage- | eater |
phase- | stage |
photo- | light |
phyto- | plant |
plasm- | forming substance |
poly- | many |
pro- | before |
pseudo- | false, fake |
stoma- | opening, mouth |
syn- | together |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
zoo- | animal |
zygo- | yolk |
erythrocyte | red cell |
cephalization | having a head |
bacteriophage | eats/infects bacteria |
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