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prefixes / sufixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a or an | not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| agri (agro) | field or soil |
| Amphi (ambi) | both or doubly |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archaeo | primitive or ancient |
| arthro | joint |
| astro (aster) | star or outer space |
| audi (audio) | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two or twice or double |
| bio | life or living |
| cardi | heart |
| ecto (exo) | outer or externial |
| endo | internal or inside |
| entom | insects |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| genesis | origin or being |
| geo | earth or soil or global |
| graph | record or writing |
| hemo (hema) | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetero | different |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike or simmilar |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within or inside |
| itis | disease or inflamation |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measurement |
| micro | small |
| mono | one or single |
| morph | shape or form |
| multi | many |
| myc(o) | fungus |
| ner(o) | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| ologist | a person who studies |
| onc | mass ; tummer |
| ornith | bird |
| pale(o) | ancient |
| path pathy | disease or suffering |
| phillia | like |
| phobia | dislike or fear |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| sub | lesser or below |
| synthesis | to make |
| tax(o) | arrangement |
| therm | heat or tempertuare |
| toxico | poison |
| tri | three |
| troph | eat or consume |
| zoo | animal |
| cephal | hed |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| chromo | color |
| cide | killer kill or killing |
| cyto | cell |
| dertm | skin |
| di | two or double |