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Science Prefixes and Suffixes😎
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a or an | not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| Amphi | Both, Doubly |
| Anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archaeo | primitive; ancient |
| arthro | joint |
| astro, aster | star, outer space |
| audi, audio | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| bio | life, living |
| cardi | heart |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| cephal | head |
| chromo | color |
| cide | killer, kill, killer |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| eco | enviorment |
| ecto | outer, external |
| endo | internal, inside |
| entom | insects |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| geneseis | origin, beginning |
| geo | earth, soil, global |
| graph | record, writting |
| hemo | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetro | different |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike, similar |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within, inside |
| itis | disease, inflamiotion |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measurement |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| myc | fungus |
| neur | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| ologist | a person who studies |
| onc | mass; tumor |
| ornith | bird |
| pale | ancient |
| path, pathy | disease, suffering |
| philia | like |
| phobia | dislike, fear |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| sub | lesser, below |
| synthesis | to make |
| tax | arangement |
| therm | heat/temputure |
| toxic | poison |
| tri | three |
| troph | eat, consume |
| zoo | animail |
| Agronomist | agro-feild and soil |
| biochemist | bio-life |
| biologist | bio-life |
| botanist | botan-greek for plant |
| cytologist | cyto-cell |
| ecologist | eco-enviorment |
| entomologist | entom-insects |
| epidemiologist | epi-above |
| geneticist | genisis-beginning |
| geochemist | geo-earth |
| geographer | geo-earth |
| geologist | geo-earth |
| histologist | hist-tissue |
| hydrologist | hydro-water |
| pathologist | path-disiese |
| physicist | greek-natural order |
| seismologist | seis-earthquake |
| volcanologist | vulcan-fire or volcanos |
| zoologist | zoo-animals |