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Prefixes & Suffixes

Scientific Prefixes & Suffixes

TermDefinition
a- without
ab- away from
ad- near
aero- air
alveus- cavity
arthron- joint
auto- self
bacterio- bacteria
bi- two
bio- life
carnis-, carn- meat
chele- claw
chloro- green
chroma- color
-cide killer of
con- with
cytis- pouch
-cyte, cyto- cell
dermis-, derm- skin
di- two
ecto- on the outside
endo- inner, inside
epi- upon
eu- true
exo- outside of
feto- fetus
gastro- stomach
-gen producing
geo- earth
gymno- naked
halo- salt
hemato- blood
hemi- half
herb- plant
hetero- other
histo- tissue
homo- same, like
hydro- water
hyper- over
hypo- under
inter- between
intra- within
iso- equal
-itis infection
karyo- nucleus
leuco- white
locus place
-logy study of
lysis to loosen, break
macro- large
maxilla jaw
mensis mouth
mesos- middle
meta- between
micro- small
mono- one
morph- form
multi- many
mut- to change
myco- fungi
neco- corpse
neur- nerve
nomen- name
niga- black
oculo- eye
oligo- few
-oma tumor
omni- all
oo, ovum egg
osteo- bone
paleo- old
ped, pod foot
peri- around
pestis plague
phaeo- brown
phage- eat
-phore bearer
photo- light
-phyll leaf
-phyte, phyto- plant
pino- to drink
plankto- drifting
poly- many
pseudo- false
primordis- original
pro- first
renes- kidney
reptilis- crawling
rhiza, rhizo- root
rodere to gnaw
sacchrum sugar
sapros- rotten
-scopy observation
soma- body
sonus- sound
sperma- seed
spirare breathe
-stasis position
taxis arrangement
telo- end
thallus green shoot
therm- heat
thrombos clot
trans- across
tri- three
tricho- hair
troph- feed
umbilicus navel
uni- one
vasculum vessel
vor- to eat, devour
xero- dry
zoo-, zoa- animal
zygon- yoke
Created by: lbertagnolli
 

 



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