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bio prefix & suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hydro- | related to water |
| Geno- | race, offspring, sex |
| Bio- | related to life |
| Proto- | first |
| Chloro- | green |
| Zoo- | related to animals |
| Ex-, Extra- | out |
| In-. Intra- | Inside |
| Micro- | small |
| Photo- | Light |
| Uni- | One |
| Multi- | Many |
| Auto- | Self operating |
| Hom-, Homo- | same |
| hetero- | different, other |
| telo- | an end, complete |
| meta- | a boundary, or turning point |
| pro-, proto- | before, in front of |
| Hypo- | below |
| Hyper- | Above, more than |
| Macro- | Large |
| Eu- | Good, true |
| Osteo- | Bone |
| Glyco- | Sugar |
| -logy | study of |
| -phyll | leaf |
| -plast | organized living material |
| -troph | food, feeding |
| -cellular | having to do with cells |
| -phyte | plant |
| -synthesis | to put together |
| -ation | process |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -lysis | a releasing, loosening, or breaking |
| -cretion | the process of separating |
| -gestion | to carry |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -stasis | a stationary condition |
| -zygo | joined |
| -phase | appearance |
| -ectomy | cut out |
| -pathy | suffering, disease |
| -tropism | response |
| -cyte | cell |
| -phage | eat, eater |
| -karyo | nucleus, nut |
| -spore | seed |
| -vasculo | vessel (small) |