Biology Prefixes/Suffixes
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mmcgrew2 on November 28, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a/an | without/not |
| aero | oxygen |
| amphi | both |
| anti | not/opposite |
| aqua | water |
| arbor | tree |
| arthro | joint |
| ase | enzyme |
| ate | the act of |
| auto | self |
| bi | two |
| bio | life |
| carbo | carbon |
| cardia | heart |
| centi | hundredth |
| cephalo | head |
| chloro | green |
| chromo | color |
| clature | system |
| co | with,together |
| coelo | hollow |
| cotyl | cup |
| cyano | blue |
| cyto | cell |
| de | without |
| deca | ten |
| derm | skin |
| di | two |
| dipl | two |
| echino | spiny |
| eco | house |
| ecto | outside |
| endo | inside |
| eous | nature of |
| epi | on |
| erythro | red |
| eu | true |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside |
| gastro | stomach |
| geno | origin/birth/gene |
| glyco | sugar/glucose |
| graph | to write |
| gymno | naked/bare |
| hapl | single |
| hem | blood |
| hepa | liver |
| hetero | different |
| histo | tissue |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above/high |
| hypo | below/low |
| inter | between |
| iso | equal |
| ist | person who deals with |
| itis | inflammation |
| kary | nucleus |
| kilo | thousand |
| lact | milk |
| leuco | white |
| lysis | break |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meta | middle |
| micro | small |
| milli | thousandth |
| mono | one |
| morpho | structure |
| multi | many |
| myo | muscle |
| neo | new |
| nephro | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| nitro | nitrogen |
| nomen | name |
| non | without |
| oid | to resemble |
| ology | study of |
| ovo | egg |
| oral | mouth |
| osis | condition |
| osteo | bone |
| oxy | oxygen |
| pachy | thick |
| paleo | old |
| pod | foot |
| penta | five |
| phago | to devour |
| phase | appearance |
| pheno | show |
| philia | to love |
| phobia | fear |
| phospho | phosphorus |
| photo | light |
| phyte | plant |
| pino | drink |
| plast | form |
| poly | many |
| pro | before |
| proto | first |
| pseudo | false |
| pulmo | lung |
| renal | kidney |
| scope | view |
| semi | half |
| some | body |
| stasis | staying |
| super | above |
| synth | to create |
| telo | end |
| thermo | heat |
| tomy | to cut |
| trans | across |
| tri | three |
| troph | nourishment |
| uni | one |
| vas | vessel |
| vena | vein |
| zoa | animal |
| hesi | sticks to |
| gon | energy |
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