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Prefix/Suffix Cards
Science prefix and suffix cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A or an | Not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| Amphi, | Both, Doubly |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archeao | primitive, ancient |
| artho | joint |
| astro | Star, outer space |
| audi | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | Two, twice, double |
| bio | life, living |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| chromo | color |
| cide | killer, kill, killing |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| eco | enviorment |
| exo | outer, external |
| endo | internal, inside |
| entom | insects |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| genesis | origin, beginning |
| geo | earth, soil, global |
| graph | record, writing |
| hemo | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetero | different |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike, similar |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within, inside |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| marco | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measerment |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| myc | fungus |
| neur | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| oligist | a person who studies |
| onc | mass; tumor |
| ornith | bird |
| pale | ancient |
| path, pathy | disease |
| phila | like |
| phobia | dislike, fear |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| sub | lesser, below |
| synthisis | to make |
| tax | arrangement |
| therm | heat, tempature |
| toxico | pioson |
| tri | three |
| troph | eat, consume |
| zoo | animal |
| zoologist | studies animals |
| volcanologist | studies volcanos |
| seisimolgist | studies earthquakes |
| physicists | studies matter and energy |