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Prefixes Oxy- to Zoa
BIO2 prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oxy- | sharp, acid, oxygen |
| pachy- | thick |
| paleo- | ancient, old |
| palm- | broad, flat |
| pan- | all |
| par- | beside, near, equal, bring forth |
| path-, -pathy | disease, suffering |
| -ped | foot |
| pent- | five |
| per- | through |
| permea- | pass, go |
| phag- | eat |
| phenol- | show |
| phil- | living, fond of |
| phon-, -phone | sound |
| -phore | bearer |
| photo- | light |
| phyc- | seaweed, algae |
| -phyll | leaf |
| physi- | nature, natural qualities |
| -phyte, phyt | plant |
| plan- | roaming, wandering |
| plasm-, -plast | form, formed into |
| pleur- | rib, lung |
| pneumo- | lungs, air |
| -pod | foot |
| poly- | many, several |
| por- | opening |
| port- | carry |
| post | after, behind |
| pom- | fruit |
| pre- | before, ahead of time |
| pro- | forward, favoring |
| procto- | rectum, anus |
| proto- | first, primary |
| pseud- | false, deceptive |
| pter- | having wings or fins |
| pulmo- | lung |
| radi- | ray, spoke of a wheel |
| re- | again, back |
| rect- | correct, right |
| ren- | kidney |
| ret- | net, make like a net |
| rhin- | nose |
| rhiz- | root |
| rubr- | red |
| saccharo- | sugar |
| sapr- | rotten |
| saur- | lizard |
| scler- | hard |
| sci- | know |
| scope | look, observe |
| -scribe, script | write |
| semi- | half, partly |
| sept- | partition, seven |
| septic | putrefaction, infection |
| sex- | six |
| -sis | condition, state |
| sol- | sun |
| solv- | loosen, free |
| somn- | sleep |
| son- | sound |
| spec, spic- | look at |
| sperm- | seed |
| stat- | standing, placed |
| stell- | stars |
| stern- | breast, chest |
| stom-, -stome | mouth |
| strat- | layer |
| stereo- | solid, three dimensional |
| strict- | drawn tight |
| styl- | pillar |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | over, above, on top |
| sur- | over, above, on top |
| sym-, syn- | together |
| trachy- | quick, swift |
| tetr- | four |
| thall | young shoot |
| therm- | heat |
| -tom | cut, slice |
| toxico- | poison |
| top- | place |
| trans- | across |
| tri- | three |
| trich- | hair |
| troph- | one who feeds |
| trop- | turning, changing |
| -ule | diminutive |
| ultra- | beyond |
| ur- | urine |
| vas- | vessel |
| vect- | carry |
| ven-, vent- | come |
| ventr- | belly |
| vice- | in place of |
| vig- | strong |
| vit-, viv | life |
| volv- | roll, wander |
| vor- | devour, eat |
| xanthin- | yellow |
| zo-, zoa- | animal |