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Bio
Prefixes & Suffixes
| Prefix/Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-; an- | not;without;lacking;deficient |
| ab- | away from; out from (abstract) |
| -able | capable of (capable) |
| ac- | to; toward |
| -aceous | of or pertaining to |
| acou-; acous- | hear |
| ad- | to; toward |
| aden- | gland |
| adip- | fat |
| aero- | air |
| agri- | field;soil |
| -al | having the character of |
| alb- | white |
| alg-; algia | pain |
| alto- | high |
| ambi- | both |
| ameb- | change; alternation |
| amni- | fetal memberane |
| amphi-; ampho- | both |
| amyl- | starch |
| ana- | up; back; again |
| andro- | man; masculine |
| anemo- | wind |
| ang- | choke; feel pain |
| angi- | blood vessel; duct |
| ante- | before; ahead of time |
| anter- | front |
| antho- | flower |
| anti- | against; opposite |
| anthropo- | man; human |
| -ap-; -aph- | touch |
| apo-; ap- | away from |
| aqu- | water |
| archaeo- | primitive; ancient |
| -ary; -arium | denotes a place for something |
| arteri- | artery |
| arthr- | joint; articulation |
| -ase | forms names of enzymes |
| aster-; astr- | star |
| -ation | noun form - the act of... |
| chir- | hand |
| chlor- | green |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| atmo- | vapor |
| audi- | hear |
| aur- | ear |
| auto- | self |
| bacter-; bactr- | bacterium; stick; club |
| barb- | beard |
| baro- | weight |
| bath- | depth; height |
| bene- | well; good |
| bi- | (latin) two; twice |
| bi-; bio- | (greek) life; living |
| -blast- | sprout; germ; bud |
| brachi- | arm |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| branchi- | fin |
| brev- | short |
| bronch- | windpipe |
| cac- | bad |
| calor- | heat |
| capill- | hair |
| capit- | head |
| carcin- | cancer |
| cardi- | heart |
| carn- | meat; flesh |
| carp- | fruit |
| carpal- | wrist |
| cata- | breakdown; downward |
| caud- | tail |
| -cell- | chamber; small room |
| cen-; -cene | now; recent |
| cente- | pierce |
| centi- | hundredth |
| centr- | center |
| cephal- | head |
| cerat- | horn |
| cerebr- | brain |
| cervic- | neck |
| chel- | claw |
| chem- | dealing with chemicals |
| -ate | verb from - the act of... |
| ather- | fatty deposit |
| chrom-; chrome | color |
| chron- | time |
| -cid-; -cis- | cut; kill; fall |
| circa-; circum- | around; about |
| cirru- | hairlike curls |
| co- | with; together |
| cocc- | seed; berry |
| coel- | hollow |
| coll- | glue |
| coni- | cone |
| contra- | against |
| corp- | body |
| cort-; cortic- | outer layer |
| cosmo- | world; order; form |
| cotyl- | cup |
| cotyl- | cup |
| counter- | against |
| crani- | skull |
| cresc-; cret- | begin to grow |
| crypt- | hidden; covered |
| -cul-; -cule s | mall; diminutive |
| cumul- | heaped |
| cuti- | skin |
| cyan- | blue |
| -cycle; cycl- | ring; circle |
| -cyst- | sac; pouch; bladder |
| cyt-; -cyte | cell; hollow container |
| dactyl- | finger |
| de- | away from; down |
| deca- | ten |
| deci- | tenth |
| deliquesc- | become fluid |
| demi- | half |
| dendr- | tree |
| dent- | tooth |
| derm- | skin |
| di-; dipl- | (latin) two; double |
| di-; dia- | (greek) through; across; apart |
| dia- | (latin) day |
| digit- | finger; toe |
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