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Prefixes/Suffixes
Science Prefixes and Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Micro | small |
| Macro | big |
| Therm | heat |
| Bi | two |
| Bio | life |
| Mono | one |
| Di | two |
| Hemato | blood |
| Aero | air/oxygen |
| An | not/without |
| Anthropo | human |
| Anti | against |
| Archae | ancient |
| Auto | by itself |
| Trans | across/through |
| Photo | light/sun |
| Hydro | water |
| Cerebro | brain |
| Hetero | different |
| Homo | same |
| Chloro | green |
| Meso | middle |
| Cyto | cell |
| Ecto | outside |
| -philia | liking |
| -phobia | fear |
| -ploid | chromosomes |
| Hyper | over/excess |
| Hypo | below |
| Non | not/lack of |
| -troph | food |
| -phage | taking over |
| Poly | many |
| Pro | before |
| Phago | taking over |
| Lyso | break down |
| Karyo | nucleus |
| Endo | inside |
| Sym | with/together/similar |
| Exo | outside |