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Prefix & Suffix
Small Set of Latin Prefixes and Suffixes
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2013
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Term
a,ab
 Definition
by,form
Term
ad
 Definition
to
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allos
 Definition
other
Term
amphi
 Definition
both, of both kinds, around
Term
ana
 Definition
up, upon, throughout, back, again, similar to
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angio
 Definition
vessel, blood
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ante
 Definition
before
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ap, apo
 Definition
from, away from
Term
bi, bio, bios
 Definition
life
Term
botan
 Definition
grass
Term
circum
 Definition
around
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contra
 Definition
against
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cum
 Definition
with
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con
 Definition
with, together, jointly
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cyto
 Definition
hollow vessel,cell
Term
e,ex
 Definition
out of
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en
 Definition
in, on, among
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endo
 Definition
within
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eu
 Definition
good, well, true, nice
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extra
 Definition
without
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bio-
 Definition
life
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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homeo-
 Definition
same
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-stasis
 Definition
to stand
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eco-
 Definition
house, organized whole, (to stand together)
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under
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-thesis
 Definition
a placing
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pre-
 Definition
before
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-diction
 Definition
a saying, a proposed explanation, lit. - a placing under
Term
biology
 Definition
the study of life, lit. - to stand the same, keeping stable internal conditions, lit. - an organized whole house, Species communities + their enviroments, lit. - a saying before
Term
cell-
 Definition
storeroom; chamber
Term
centi-
 Definition
hundredth
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centr-
 Definition
center
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
chem-
 Definition
referring to chemistry
Term
chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
chrom-; -chrome
 Definition
color
Term
chym-
 Definition
juice
Term
-cide
 Definition
killing
Term
circum-
 Definition
around; about
Term
co-
 Definition
with; together
Term
cocc-
 Definition
seed
Term
coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
coll-
 Definition
glue
Term
com-
 Definition
with; together
Term
con-
 Definition
with; together
Term
coni-
 Definition
cone
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
cosmo-
 Definition
world; order; form
Term
cotyl-
 Definition
cup
Term
counter-
 Definition
against
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden; covered
Term
cucmul-
 Definition
heaped
Term
cuti-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan-
 Definition
dark blue
Term
-cycle; cyci-
 Definition
ring; circle
Term
cyst-
 Definition
bladder; pouch
Term
cyt-; -cyte
 Definition
cell; receptacle
Term
dacty-
 Definition
finger
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth
Term
deliquesc-
 Definition
become fluid
Term
demi-
 Definition
half
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
dia-
 Definition
through; across
Term
digit
 Definition
finger; tow
Term
din-
 Definition
terrible
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
Term
du-; duo
 Definition
two
Term
-duct
 Definition
lead
Term
dynam-
 Definition
power
Term
dys-
 Definition
ill; bad
Term
ec-
 Definition
out of; outside
Term
echin-
 Definition
spiny; prickly
Term
eco-
 Definition
house
Term
cyto-
 Definition
receptacle, basket, cell
Term
-plasm
 Definition
something molded or formed
Term
nucle-
 Definition
kernel, nut
Term
pro-
 Definition
before
Term
karyote
 Definition
kernel, nut
Term
eu-
 Definition
well (defined)
Term
ol
 Definition
little, small
Term
-us
 Definition
structure, thing
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
reticulum
 Definition
little net
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-skeleton
 Definition
bony framework
Term
flagella
 Definition
whips
Term
cilia
 Definition
eyelids
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
permea-
 Definition
pass; go
Term
phag-
 Definition
eat
Term
pheno
 Definition
show
Term
phil-
 Definition
loving; fond of
Term
phon-; phone-
 Definition
sound
Term
-phore
 Definition
bearer
Term
photo-
 Definition
light
Term
phyc-
 Definition
seaweed; algae
Term
-phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
phyt-
 Definition
plant
Term
plan-
 Definition
roaming; wandering
Term
plasm-; -plast
 Definition
form; formed into
Term
pleur-
 Definition
rib; lung
Term
pneumo-
 Definition
lungs; air
Term
-pod
 Definition
foot
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
por-
 Definition
opening
Term
port-
 Definition
carry
Term
post-
 Definition
after; behind
Term
pom-
 Definition
fruit
Term
pre-
 Definition
before; ahead of time
Term
pro
 Definition
forward; favoring
Term
procto-
 Definition
rectum; anus
Term
proto-
 Definition
first; primary
Term
pseud-
 Definition
false; deceptive
Term
pter-
 Definition
haning wings or fins
Term
pulmo-
 Definition
lung
Term
puls-
 Definition
drive; push
Term
pyr-
 Definition
heat; fire
Term
quad-
 Definition
four; four-fold
Term
quin-
 Definition
five
Term
radi-
 Definition
ray; spoke of wheel
Term
re-
 Definition
again; back
Term
rect-
 Definition
correct; right
Term
ren-
 Definition
kidney
Term
ret-
 Definition
net; made like a net
Term
rhin-
 Definition
nose
Term
rhiz-
 Definition
root
Term
rubr-
 Definition
red
Term
sacchoro-
 Definition
sugar
Term
sapr-
 Definition
rotten
Term
saur-
 Definition
lizard
Term
scler-
 Definition
hard
Term
sci-
 Definition
know
Term
scope
 Definition
look; observe
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scribe; script
 Definition
write
Term
semi-
 Definition
half; partly
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