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ScientificPrefixes
Term | Definition |
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a,an | Without, lacking (examples. asexual, apolitical, atheist, anemia, abiotic) |
amphi | Two, both, double (examples. amphibious, amphichroic) |
ana | Up, up against, opposite (examples. anaphase, anagram) |
anti | Against (example. antibiotic) |
arthro | Jointed (example. arthropod) |
auto | Self, same (examples. auto immune, auto asphyxiate ) |
bi, bin | Two, twice (examples. bisexual, bilingual) |
bio | Life (examples. biology, biometric, biotic) |
blasto | Bud, sprout (example. budula) |
bronchi | Windpipe (example. bronchitis) |
cardio | Heart (example. cardiovascular) |
chloro | Green (examples. chlorine, chloroplast) |
chromo | Color (examples. chromatic, chromatography) |
co, con | With, together (examples. cojoined, coexistent) |
carnio | Skull (example. cranium) |
cyto | Cell (example. cytoplasm) |
de | Away from, remove (example. detached) |
derm | Skin (example. dermatology) |
di | Two, twice (example. discari) |
dia | Across, through (example. diaphragm, diastolic) |
diplo | Double, two (example. diploid) |
eco | House, enviroment (example. ecosystem) |
ecto | outside, outer (example. ectoplasm) |
en, endo | Inside, within (example. endometriosis, endothermal) |
epi | Upon (example. epidermis) |
echino | Spine, spiny (example. echidna) |
eu | True, good (example. eukaryotic) |
ex, exo | Outside, out (example. exothermic) |
extra | Outside, beyond (example. Extraterrestrial) |
gastro | Stomach (example. Gastroenteritis) |
gen, genos, geny | Race, origin (Example. geneolody) |
geo | Earth (Example. geography, geometry) |
hemo | blood (example. hemoglobin) |
hetero | different (example. heterosexual, heterozygous) |
homo, homeo | same (example. homozygous, homosexual) |