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Common prefixes and suffixes in bio
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Biology
9th Grade
09/04/2014
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a-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ab-
 Definition
away, off
Term
aero-
 Definition
atmosphere
Term
an-
 Definition
not, without
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
botane-
 Definition
pasture, herbs
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
centi-
 Definition
hundredth
Term
cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
chemo-
 Definition
chemistry
Term
-cide
 Definition
killer
Term
cranio-
 Definition
cranium(skull)
Term
cyto-,-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth part
Term
dermato-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
double, twice
Term
diplo-
 Definition
double
Term
dorso-
 Definition
back
Term
ec-, eco-
 Definition
enviorment
Term
ecto-
 Definition
external
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
geo-
 Definition
ground, earth
Term
-graph
 Definition
written
Term
hemi-
 Definition
halp
Term
hemo-
 Definition
blood
Term
herb-
 Definition
plant
Term
homo-
 Definition
same, similar, alike
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, down
Term
in-
 Definition
within, into
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, among
Term
intra-
 Definition
within, between
Term
-itis
 Definition
disease, inflammation
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
Term
-laternal
 Definition
side
Term
-logy
 Definition
science
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
meso-
 Definition
in the middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
among, with
Term
-meter
 Definition
measuring instrument
Term
micro-
 Definition
small, minute
Term
milli-
 Definition
thousandth
Term
mono-
 Definition
one, single
Term
nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
non-
 Definition
not, other than
Term
osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
-phage
 Definition
one that eats
Term
photo-
 Definition
light
Term
phyto-
 Definition
plant
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formed material
Term
-pod
 Definition
foot
Term
pro-
 Definition
before
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
pulmo-
 Definition
lung
Term
reni-
 Definition
kidney
Term
-scope
 Definition
viewing intrument
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
spermato-
 Definition
seed
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
-synthesis
 Definition
to combine
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, beyond
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one, single
Term
-vore
 Definition
eating, feeding
Term
zoo-
 Definition
animal
Term
carni-
 Definition
flesh
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