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Rock Creek AP Biology
Prefixes & Suffixes List 3
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Biology
12th Grade
08/23/2016
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Term
dactyl-
 Definition
finger
example: polydactyla
Term
deca-
 Definition
ten
example: decapod
Term
deci-
 Definition
tenth
example: decimal
Term
dendr-
 Definition
tree
example: dendrite
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
example: dentist
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
example: hypodermic
Term
di-
 Definition
two/double
example: disaccharide
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart/out
example: disassemble
Term
dorm-
 Definition
sleep
example: dormant
Term
-duct
 Definition
lead/passageway
example: oviduct
Term
dys-
 Definition
ill/bad
example: dysfunctional
Term
echin-/echino-
 Definition
spiny/prickly
example: echinodermata
Term
ect-
 Definition
outside
example: ectoderm
Term
electro-
 Definition
electric/electricity
example: electroencephalogram
Term
en-
 Definition
within/in/into
example: entangle
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
example: encephalogram
Term
end-/endo-
 Definition
within/in
example: endothelium
Term
enter-
 Definition
intestines
example: gastroenteritis
Term
-eous
 Definition
nature of/like
example: gaseous
Term
epi-
 Definition
on/above
example: epithelium
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
example: erythrocyte
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond/outside of
example: extraembryonic
Term
ex-
 Definition
out of
example: excission
Term
fibr-/fibro-
 Definition
fiber/threadlike
example: fibrous
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
example: gastropod
Term
geo-
 Definition
land/earth
example: geology
Term
-gen
 Definition
producer/former
example: hydrogen
Term
-gest/gest-
 Definition
carry/produce
example: gestation/digest
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female
example: gynocologist
Term
hem-/hema-/hemo-
 Definition
blood
example: hematoma
Term
hepat-/hepato
 Definition
liver
example: hepatic
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