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Rock Creek AP Biology
Prefixes & Suffixes List 4
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Biology
12th Grade
08/23/2016
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Term
herb-
 Definition
grass
example: herbivore
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different/other
example: heterotroph
Term
hex-
 Definition
six
example: hexagon
Term
hippo-
 Definition
horse
example: hippopotamus
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
example: histogram
Term
hol-/holo-
 Definition
entire/whole
example: holism
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
example: homozygous
Term
hort-
 Definition
garden
example: horticulture
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
example: hydration
Term
hypo-
 Definition
beneath/under/less
example: hypodermic
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above/beyond/over
example: hypertension
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
example: cephalic
Term
ichthy-
 Definition
fish
example: ichthyologist
Term
in-
 Definition
not
example: inefficient
Term
infra-
 Definition
below/beneath
example: infraorbital
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
example: intercostal
Term
intra-
 Definition
within/inside
example: intramurals
Term
-ism
 Definition
state or condition of something
example: albinism
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal/same
example: isotonic
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation/disease/swelling
example: appendicitis
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
example: kilogram
Term
lacr-/lacri-
 Definition
tear
example: lacrimal
Term
lact-
 Definition
milk
example: lactose
Term
-less
 Definition
without
example: flawless
Term
leuc-/leuk-
 Definition
white
example: leukocytes
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
example: linguistics
Term
lip-/lipo-
 Definition
fats
example: phospholipid
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
example: physiology
Term
-lysis/-lyse/lys-
 Definition
dissolve/split/decompose
example: hydrolysis
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