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Biology Pref/Suf
Biology Prefixes and Suffixes
| Prefix/Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a | without |
| aqua | water |
| auto | self |
| bio | life |
| carn | flesh |
| com | with |
| di | two |
| eco | household |
| herb | non-woody plant |
| hetero | other |
| hydro | water |
| logy | study of |
| omni | all |
| osis | act, condition |
| para | beside |
| sym | binding together |
| troph | nourishment |
| vore | to devour |
| ase | enzyme |
| chloro | green |
| cyto(e) | cell |
| endo | inner |
| eu | true |
| homeo | same |
| homo | same |
| hyper | above, excess |
| hypo | below, not enough |
| iso | same |
| karyo | nucleus of cell |
| lac | milk |
| lysis | dissolving |
| micro | small |
| mito | thread |
| nucleus | center |
| phage(o) | eating |
| phyll | leaf |
| pino | to drink |
| plasma | form |
| plast | particle |
| pod | foot |
| proto | first, earliest |
| psuedo | false |
| scope | tube |
| an | without |
| chromo | color |
| en | inner |
| ic | pertaining to |
| inter | between |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| meta | beyond, after |
| oma | tumor, swelling |
| soma(e) | body |
| gamete | egg, sperm |
| gen | producing |
| -oo | egg |
| ous | full of |
| ovi | egg |
| pheno | to show |
| zyg | united |
| alb | white |
| hemo | blood |
| la | disease |
| iac | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation of |
| leuco/leuko | white |
| mono | one |
| patho | disease |
| photo | light |
| poly | many |
| syn | binding together |
| thesis | placing or putting |
| ab | away from, not |
| ad | near, toward |
| aero | air |
| af | near, toward |
| anti | against |
| arcahe | ancient |
| arthr | joint |
| bacterio | bacteria |
| bi | two |
| chondr | cartilage |
| coel | cavity |
| con | with |
| dendr | tree |
| derm | skin |
| echino | spiny |
| ecto | outer |
| epi | on, at, beside |
| ex | cut |
| intra | within |
| mega | very large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measure |
| morpho | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| nema | thread |
| ophth | eye |
| orni | bird |
| osteo | bone |
| parous | bearing, forming |
| ped | foot |
| phyto (e) | plant |
| post | after, behind |
| pter | wing |
| sclero | hard |
| skeleton | skeleton |
| viv | living |
| xeros | dry |
| zoo | animal |
| amphi | both |
| blast | that which will germinate |
| cephalo | head |
| cyst | capsule |
| enter | intestine |
| erythro | red |
| fer | bearer |
| gastro | stomach |
| gymno | naked |
| ichthys | fish |
| peri | around |
| pulmo | lung |
| renal | kidney |
| sal | salt |
| sperm | seed |
| spore | seed |
| stom | mouth |
| tosin | poison |
| trop | turn |
| brachi | arm |
| card | heart |
| cide | act of killing |
| decid | to cut off |
| dent | tooth |
| dis | ill, bad |
| dont | tooth |
| dys | ill bad |
| ectomy | romoval |
| emir | blood |
| iasis | disease |
| myo | muscle |
| neph | kidney |
| neuro | nerve |
| ortho | straight |
| oto | ear |
| rhea | discharge |
| rhino | nose |
| sect | to cut |
| therm | heating |
| hepato | liver |
| ia | disease |
| kin | motion |