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Prefixes/Suffixes 3
AP Biology, Prefixes/Suffixes 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ect- | outside; without |
| electro- | electric; electricity |
| en- | in; into |
| -en | made of |
| encephal- | brain |
| end-; ent- | within; in |
| enter- | intestines |
| -eous | nature of; like |
| epi- | on; above |
| -err | wander; go astray |
| erythro- | red |
| ethno- | race; people |
| eu- | well; good |
| extra- | beyond; outside of |
| ex- | out of |
| -fer | bear; carry; produce |
| ferro- | iron |
| fibr- | fiber; thread |
| -fid; fis- | divided into; split |
| -flect; -flex | bend |
| flor- | flower |
| fluor- | fluorine |
| foli- | leaf |
| fract- | break |
| galact-; galax- | milk; milky fluid |
| gastro- | stomach |
| geo- | land; earth |
| -gen; -gine | producer; former |
| -gene; gene- | origin |
| -gest | carry; produce |
| glob- | ball; round |
| glottis | mouth of windpipe |
| -gon | angle; corner |
| -gony | offspring; generation; coming into being |
| -grade | step; division |
| -gram | writing; record |
| -graphy; -graph | writing; record |
| grav- | heavy |
| gross | thick |
| gymno- | naked |
| gyn- | female |
| gyr- | ring; circle; spiral |
| haem-; hem- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| herb- | grass |
| hetero- | different; other |
| hex- | six |
| hibern- | winter |