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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