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Biology Prefixes and Suffixes
A list of biology prefixes and suffixes
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Biology
12th Grade
02/16/2011
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Term
prefix:
a,an
 Definition
without,lacking
Term
prefix:
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
prefix:
amphi
 Definition
two,both
Term
prefix:
ana
 Definition
up,up against
Term
prefix:
anti
 Definition
opposite
Term
prefix:
arthro
 Definition
jointed
Term
prefix:
auto
 Definition
self,same
Term
prefix:
bi,bin
 Definition
twice
Term
prefix:
bio
 Definition
life
Term
prefix:
blasto
 Definition
shoot sprout
Term
prefix:
broncho
 Definition
windpipe
Term
prefix:
cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
prefix:
chloro
 Definition
green
Term
prefix:
chromo
 Definition
colour
Term
prefix:
co,con
 Definition
with,together
Term
prefix:
cranio
 Definition
skull
Term
prefix:
cyto
 Definition
cell
Term
prefix:
de
 Definition
away,remove
Term
prefix:
derm
 Definition
layer,skin
Term
prefix:
di
 Definition
two,twice
Term
prefix:
dia
 Definition
across,through
Term
prefix:
diplo
 Definition
double,two
Term
prefix:
eco
 Definition
house,environment
Term
prefix:
ecto
 Definition
outside,outer
Term
prefix:
en
 Definition
in,into
Term
prefix:
endo
 Definition
within
Term
prefix:
epi
 Definition
amoung
Term
prefix:
eu
 Definition
good,true
Term
prefix:
ex,exo
 Definition
out,away from
Term
prefix:
extra
 Definition
outside,beyond
Term
prefix:
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
prefix:
gen
 Definition
race,origin
Term
prefix:
geo
 Definition
earth
Term
prefix:
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
prefix:
hetero
 Definition
different
Term
prefix:
homo,homeo
 Definition
same
Term
prefix:
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
prefix:
hyper
 Definition
over,above
Term
prefix:
hypo
 Definition
under,below
Term
prefix:
inter
 Definition
between
Term
prefix:
intra
 Definition
inside
Term
prefix:
iso
 Definition
equal
Term
prefix:
leuco,leuko
 Definition
white
Term
prefix:
macro
 Definition
large
Term
prefix:
mega
 Definition
large
Term
prefix:
micro
 Definition
small
Term
prefix:
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
prefix:
oo
 Definition
egg
Term
prefix:
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
prefix:
para
 Definition
beside
Term
prefix:
path,patho
 Definition
disease
Term
prefix:
peri
 Definition
around
Term
prefix:
photo
 Definition
light
Term
prefix:
phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
prefix:
poly
 Definition
many
Term
prefix:
pseudo
 Definition
false
Term
prefix:
sym,syn
 Definition
together
Term
prefix:
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
prefix:
trop
 Definition
move towards
Term
prefix:
tox
 Definition
poison
Term
prefix:
xyl
 Definition
wood
Term
prefix:
zo
 Definition
animal
Term
suffix:
blast
 Definition
shoot,sprout
Term
suffix:
cycle
 Definition
circle
Term
suffix:
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
suffix:
fer
 Definition
bearing fruit
Term
suffix:
graph
 Definition
write,record
Term
suffix:
gram
 Definition
draw,record
Term
suffix:
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
suffix:
logy
 Definition
study of
Term
suffix:
lysis
 Definition
loosen,split
Term
suffix:
mer,mere
 Definition
part
Term
suffix:
oma
 Definition
swelling
Term
suffix:
osis
 Definition
condition
Term
suffix:
plasm
 Definition
mold,form
Term
suffix:
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
suffix:
rrhea
 Definition
flowing
Term
suffix:
septic
 Definition
infected
Term
suffix:
some
 Definition
of the body
Term
suffix:
stasis
 Definition
stand,stop
Term
suffix:
stome
 Definition
mouth
Term
suffix:
tomy
 Definition
to cut
Term
suffix:
trophy
 Definition
nutrition
Term
suffix:
tropy
 Definition
turn towards
Term
suffix:
y
 Definition
quality of
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