Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root

Words often used in

Biology
1. a-
• not/without • abiotic
2. di-
• two • dioxide
3. hemato-
• blood • hematology
4. aero-
• air/oxygen • aerobic
5. an-
• not/without • anaerobic
6. anthropo-
• human • anthropology
7. anti-
• against/oppo • antibody
site of
 8. archae-
• ancient/primitiv • archaebacteria
e
9. auto-
• self/by itself • autotroph
10. herb-
• plants • herbicide
11. bio-
• life • biology
 12. trans-
• across/through • transpiration
13. photo-
• light • photosynthesi
s
14. hydro-
• water • hydrolysis
15. meta-
• change of • metaphase
position
16. bi-
• having two • bilateral
17. cephalo-
• head • cephalopod
18. cerebro
• brain • cerebrum
19. hetero-
• different • heterozygou
s
20. homo-
• same • homozygous
21.chloro-
• green • chlorophyll
22. meso-
• middle • Mesozoic
 23. con-
• come • condensation
together/
combine
24. cyto-
• cell • cytoplasm
 25. de-
• away/remove • dehydrate
 26. dia-
• through/across • diameter
27. ecto-
• outside • ectotherm
28. -some
• part of the • chromosome
body
29. -philia
• fondness • thermophilic
30. -phobia
• fear • arachnophobia
 31. -ploid
• number of sets of • diploid
chromosomes
32. -derm
• skin/layer/ • epidermis
covering
33. -therm
• heat • thermometer
 34. hyper-
• over/excessive • hyperactive
35. hypo-
• below/less • hypoglycemia
than normal
36. non-
• not/a lack of • nondisjunctio
n
37. neuro-
• nerve • neuron
38. -troph
• food • heterotroph
39. -phage
• taking over • bacteriophage
40. macro-
• large • macromolecule
41. micro-
• small • microscopic
42. mono-
• one • monosaccharide
43. poly-
• many • polymer
44. iso-
• equal • isotonic
 45. pro-
• before/primitiv • prokaryotic
e
46. phago-
• taking • phagocytosis
over/eating
47. lyso-
• disintegratio • lysosome
n/break
down
48. karyo-
• nucleus • karyotype
49.endo-
• inside/into • endocytosis
50.sym-
• with/togethe • symbiosis
r
51. epi-
• outer/top • epidermis
52. eu-
• true/well • eukaryotic
53. exo-
• out • exocytosis
54. gastro-
• stomach • gastric juice
55. -able

• capable of teachable
56. Acou or acous
• hear
Acoustic
57. deca
• Ten decameter
58. -cycle; cycl-
Ring Circle Cycling
59. cardi
• Heart cardiovascular
60.carn
• Meat Carnivore
61.ex
• Out of , away from exit
62.hist
• Tissue Histology
63.-logy
• The study of geology
64. lat
• Side latitude
65. Lip-
• Fat lipids
66. mamm
• Breast mammogram
67.omni
• All
omnivore
68. nas
• Nose nasal passage
69. nephro
• Kidney
nephrotic syndrome
70. aden
• gland

Eample: Adenofibrosis
71. ase
• Forms names of enzymes

EX: Amylase
72.halo
• Salt

EX: halocarbon
73. hort
• Garden

Ex: horticulture
74. dorm
• Sleep

Ex: dormant
75. calor
• Heat

Ex: calorie
76. morph
• Shape or form

Ex: metamorphosis
77. noct
• Night

EX: nocturnal
78. nat
• Born

Ex: innate
79. osteo
• Bone

EX: Osteoarthritic
80.

Aqua – water
Aquatic
 81.
•Bacter – bacteria
•Examples: Bacteria
82.
-cid(e)

Means - kill
Example – suicide, pesticide
 83.
•Carcin- meaning: cancer
causing
•Examples - carcinogen
 84.
Eco
Means – house
Example – ecosystem
85.

Co -
Means – together or with
Example - coevolution
86.
Cilia
Means – hair like
Example - ciliates
87. gene
Means – origin or birth
Example - biogenesis
88. Glyco()
Means – sugar
Example - glycogen
89. Gluc-
Means – sugar
Example - glucose
90. Hibern –
Means – Sleep
Example -
Hibernate
91. -itis
Means – inflammation
Example - arthitis
92. -lys
Means – decompose,
split, dissolve
Example – analysis or
cell lysis
93. Multi-
Means – many
Example – multicellular
94. -phyll
Means –leaf
Example – chlorophyll
95. -plasm
Means – jelly or
formative substance
Example -cytoplasm
96. -pod
Means – foot
Example - arthopod
97. Pseudo-
Means – false
Example – pseudopod
98. sacchar
Means – sugar
Example - polysaccaride
99. syn
Means – to put together
Example - photosynthesis
100.uni-
Means – one or single
Example - unicellular
101. -vor-
means- devour or
eat
Examples - carnivore
102. Zo/zoa
Means – animal
Example – protozoa –
protist that are animal
like - consumer
103. Zyg-
Means – union or to
form
Example - zygote
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3. audi hear audible

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6. chrono time chronology

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12.ped child pediatrics

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14.tele far of telephone

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15.vac empty vacant

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4. dent/ 4.teeth 4.dentist /

dont orthodontist
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5. dyn 5. power 5. dynamite

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inter between inter-

national
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9. kil 9. thousand 9. kilowat

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10.mal 10.bad 10.malpractic

e
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13.mort 13.death 13.immortal

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3. manu 3. hand 3. manual

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4. proto 4. first 4. prototype

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6.ter / 6.earth 6.territory

terr
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8. path 8. feeling 8. sympathy

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11.clud 11.close 11.exclude /

/ clos d closed
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15.tox 15.poison 15.toxic

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1. graph 1. write 1. graphic

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6. vid / 6. see 6. video /

vis vision
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7.flect 7.bend 7.reflect /

/ flex flexible
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8. frag / 8. break 8. fragment

fract / fracture
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13.metro 13.city 13.metropolis

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14.cap 14.head 14.decapitate

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1. -al 1. relating 1. maternal

to
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2. ambi - 2. both 2. ambiguous
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8. dis- 8. opposite 8. disable

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11.in- 11.not 11.invalid

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13.intra 13.withi 13.intra-

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15.nano- 15.billion 15.nanosecond

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4.neo- 4.new 4.neonatal

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7. peri- 7. all 7. periscope

around
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Lact- milk lactose

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9. post- 9. after 9. postpone

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Lysis burst cytolysis

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Ortho straight orthodonist

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Ovi egg ovary

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Pneumo lung pneumonia

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Phylo calssifica phylogeneti

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