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Prefix & Suffix Bio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a or an | without, not |
| anti | against |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| chloro | green |
| cyto | cell |
| bi/di | two |
| co | together/with |
| hypo | less, below |
| hyper | more, over |
| exo | outside |
| hetero | different |
| homo | same |
| macro | big |
| micro | small |
| photo | light |
| pre | before |
| poly | multiple, many |
| hydro | water |
| mono | one |
| -cyst | sac-like compartment |
| -derm | skin |
| -saccharide | sugar |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -olgy | study of |
| -meter | measurement |
| -osis | condition (disease) |
| -phage | eater |
| -pod | foot |
| -stasis | balance |
| -lysis | burst, breakdown, rupture |
| -synthesis | create, combine |
| -ase | enzyme (speed up reactions) |
| -ose | sugar |
| -phobic | fear |
| -philic | love, attracted to |
| -ane | single |
| -ene | double |