AP Biology Prefixes and Suffixes
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261 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a-; an- | no; lacking; none |
| ab- | away from; out from |
| ac- | to; toward |
| -aceus; -aceous | of or pertaining to |
| acou- | hearing |
| acr-; acro- | extreme; peak |
| ad- | to; toward |
| adeno- | gland |
| agri- | field, soil |
| -al | having character of |
| alb- | white |
| -algia | pain |
| alto- | high |
| ameb- | change; alternation |
| amphibi- | leading a double life |
| ampho-; amb- | both |
| an- | not; without |
| ana- | up |
| andro- | masculine; man |
| anemo- | wind |
| angio- | vessel |
| ante- | before; ahead of time |
| antero- | front |
| antho- | flower |
| anti- | against |
| anthropo- | man |
| ap- | to; toward |
| aqu- | water |
| archaeo- | primitive; ancient |
| arthro- | joint |
| aster-; astr- | stars |
| -ate | used in forming verbs from nouns |
| -ation | used in forming nouns from verbs |
| atom | vapor |
| audi- | hear |
| auto- | self |
| bactr- | stick; club |
| barb- | beard |
| baro- | weight |
| bath- | depth; height |
| bene- | well; good |
| bi- | two; twice; double |
| bio-; bi- | life; living |
| -blast | sprout; germ |
| brachi- | having arms |
| branchi- | having fins |
| brev- | short |
| bronch- | windpipe |
| calor- | heat |
| carb- | coal; carbon |
| cardi- | heart |
| carn- | meat |
| carp- | fruit |
| carpal- | wrist |
| caud- | tail |
| cell- | storeroom |
| -cene | new; recent |
| centi- | hundreth |
| centr- | center |
| cephal- | head |
| cervic- | neck |
| chem- | referring to chemistry |
| chlor- | green |
| chrom-; -chrome | color |
| chym- | juice |
| -cide | killing |
| circum- | around; about |
| cirru- | hairlite curls |
| co- | with; together |
| cocc- | seed |
| coel- | hollow |
| coll- | glue |
| com-; con- | with; together |
| coni- | cone |
| contra- | against |
| corp- | body |
| cosmo- | world; order; form |
| cotyl- | cup |
| counter- | against |
| crypt- | hidden; covered |
| -cule; -culus | added to nouns to form diminutive |
| cucmul- | heaped |
| cuti- | skin |
| cyan- | dark blue |
| -cycle; cyci- | ring; circle |
| cyst- | bladder; puch |
| cyt-; -cyte | cell; receptacle |
| dacty- | finger |
| deca- | ten |
| deci- | tenth |
| deliquesc- | become fluid |
| demi- | half |
| dendr- | tree |
| dent- | tooth |
| derm- | skin |
| di- | two; double |
| dia- | through; across |
| digit | finger; tow |
| din- | terrible |
| dis- | apart; out |
| dorm- | sleep |
| dors- | back |
| du-; duo | two |
| -duct | lead |
| dynam- | power |
| dys- | ill; bad |
| ec- | out of; outside |
| echin- | spiny; prickly |
| eco- | house |
| ect- | outside; without |
| electro- | electric; electircity |
| -en | in; into |
| encephal- | brain |
| end-; ent- | within; in |
| enter- | intenstines |
| -eous | nature of; like |
| epi- | on; above |
| -err | wander; go astray |
| erythro- | red |
| ethno- | race; people |
| eu- | well; good |
| extra- | beyond; outside of |
| ex- | out of |
| -fer | bear; carry; produce |
| ferro- | iron |
| fibr- | fiber; thread |
| -fid; fis- | divided into; split |
| -flect; -flex | bend |
| flor- | flower |
| fluor- | fluorine |
| foli- | leaf |
| fract- | break |
| galact-; galax- | milk; milky fluid |
| gastro- | stomach |
| geo- | land; earth |
| -gen; -gine | producer; former |
| -gene; gene- | origin |
| -gest | carry; produce |
| glob- | ball; round |
| glottis | mouth of windpipe |
| -gon | angle; corner |
| -gony | offspring; generation; coming into being |
| -grade | step; division |
| -gram; -graphy; -graph | writing; record |
| grav- | heavy |
| gross | thick |
| gymno- | naked |
| gyn- | female |
| gyr- | ring; circle; spiral |
| haem-; hem- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| herb- | grass |
| hetero- | different; other |
| hex- | six |
| hibern- | winter |
| hipp- | horse |
| hist- | tissue |
| holo- | entire; whole |
| homo- | man; same; alike |
| hort- | garden |
| hybrid | mongrel |
| hydr- | water |
| hygr- | wet; moist |
| hypo- | beneath; under; less |
| hyper- | above; beyond; over |
| hypho- | weaving |
| hypno- | sleep |
| -ic | added to nouns to form adjectives |
| ichthy- | fish |
| ign- | fire |
| im- | not |
| in- | to; toward; into; not |
| -ine | of or pertaining to |
| infro- | below; beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within; inside |
| -ion | go; come |
| -ism | a state or condition |
| iso- | equal; same |
| -itis | inflammation; disease |
| kilo- | thousand |
| lachry- | tear |
| lact- | milk |
| lat- | side; flank |
| -less | without |
| leuc- | white; bright; light |
| lign- | wood |
| lin- | line |
| lingu- | tongue |
| liqu- | become fluid, liquid |
| lip- | fat |
| lith-; -lite | stone; petrifying |
| loc- | place |
| -logy | study |
| -lysis; -lyte; -lyst | dissolve; decompose |
| macr- | large |
| mal- | bad; evil |
| malle- | hammer |
| mamm- | breast |
| marg- | border; edge |
| mast- | breast |
| med- | middle |
| meg- | great; million |
| mela-; melan- | black; dark |
| mes- | middle; half; intermediate |
| met-; meta- | between; along; after |
| meteor- | lofty, high, in ar |
| -meter; -metry | way of measuring, instrument for measuring |
| metro- | uterus |
| micro- | small |
| milli- | thousandth |
| mis- | wrong; incorrect |
| mito- | thread; filament |
| mole- | mass |
| mono- | one; single |
| mont- | mountain |
| mort- | death |
| mov-; -mot | move |
| morph- | shape; form |
| multi- | many |
| mycel- | threadlike |
| mycet- | fungus |
| myria- | many |
| moll- | soft |
| nas- | nose |
| centnemat- | thread |
| neo- | new; recent |
| nephro- | kidney |
| -ner- | moist; liquid |
| neur-; nerv- | nerve; tendon |
| noct-; nox- | night |
| -node | knot |
| -nomy; -nome | distribute; arrange; law |
| non- | not |
| not- | back |
| nuc- | center |
| ob- | against |
| ocul- | eye |
| oct- | eight |
| odont- | tooth |
| -oid | like in form or shape |
| olf- | smell |
| omni- | all |
| oo- | egg |
| opthal- | eye |
| opt-; opsy | eye; vision |
| orb- | circle; round; ring |
| orth- | straight; correct; right |
| oscu- | mouth |
| oste- | bone |
| -ous | full of; abounding in |
| ov- | egg |
| oxy- | sharp; acid; oxygen |
| pachy- | thick |
| paleo- | old; ancient |
| palm- | broad; flat |
| pan- | all |
| par- | beside; near; equal; bring forth |
| path-; -pathy | disease; suffering |
| -ped | foot |
| pent- | five |
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