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Biology-Prefixes
The prefixes to words that are commonly used in biology.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A or An | Not or non |
| Meso | Middle |
| Endo | Inner |
| Aero | Needing Oxygen or air |
| Anti | Against |
| Amphi | Both, doubly |
| Aqua | Water |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Auto | self |
| Bi | Two Twice Double |
| Bio | Life, Living |
| Cephal | Head |
| Chloro | Green |
| Chromo | Color |
| Cide | Killer, Kill, Killing |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Derm | Skin |
| Di | Two, Double |
| Ecto(Exo) | Outer, External |
| Endo | Internal |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Hyper | Above |
| Hypo | Below |
| Intra | Within, Inside |
| Itis | Disease, Inflamation |
| Lateral | Side |
| Logy | Study of |
| Lys | Break Down |
| Meter | Measurement |
| Mono | One, Single |
| Morph | Form |
| Micro | Small |
| Macro | Large |
| Multi | Many |
| Pod | Foot |
| Phobia | Fear, Dislike |
| Philia | Like |
| Proto | First |
| Photo | Light |
| Epi | Above |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Genesus | Origin |
| Herba | Plants |
| Hetero | Different |
| Homo | Alike, Similar |
| Hydro | Water |
| Poly | Many |
| Synthesis | to make |
| Sub | Lesser, Below |
| Troph | Eat, Consume |
| Therm | Heat |
| Tri | Three |
| Zoo, zoa | Animal |