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AP Bio Prefixes and Suffixes-Manzi
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Biology
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09/10/2011
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Term
a-
an-
 Definition
not, without, less
Term
ab-
 Definition
off, from, away, without
Term
-aceous
 Definition
pertaining to, like
Term
acr-
acro-
acrum-
 Definition
top, summit
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, attached to, toward
Term
aer-
aero-
 Definition
air, atmosphere
Term
agr-
agro-
agri-
 Definition
field, land
Term
allelo-
 Definition
of one another, mutually, in turn
Term
amb-
ambi-
ambo-
 Definition
around, on both sides, both
Term
amph-
amphi
 Definition
of both kinds, around
Term
ana-
 Definition
on, up, upward, back, again, away
Term
andr-
andro-
 Definition
male
Term
anem-
anemo-
 Definition
wind
Term
ang-
angio-
angium-
 Definition
vessel, receptacle
Term
angust-
angusti-
 Definition
narrow, small
Term
annul-
 Definition
a ring
Term
ant-
anti-
 Definition
against, opposed to
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
anth-
antho-
-amthous
 Definition
flower
Term
antro-
 Definition
referring to man
Term
ap-
apo-
 Definition
from, away from, off
Term
arch-
archi-
arche-
-arch
 Definition
beginning, first, primative
Term
arth-
 Definition
joint, jointed
Term
asc-
asco-
ascidi-
 Definition
bladder
Term
aut-
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
aux-
auxo-
 Definition
growth, increase
Term
bas-
basi-
base-
basis
 Definition
base, foundation
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, twice, double
Term
bi-
bio-
-bic
-biosis
 Definition
relating to life
Term
blast-
blasto-
-blast
 Definition
sprout, embryonic layer, cell
Term
bol-
bolic-
 Definition
change
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
bry-
bryo-
-bryum
 Definition
moss
Term
cad-
cado-
 Definition
to fall
Term
calyc-
-calyci
 Definition
shell
Term
campyl-
campylo-
 Definition
bent, curved
Term
capill-
capilla-
capilli-
 Definition
hair
Term
caps-
casul-
 Definition
box, case
Term
carb-
carbo-
 Definition
coal, carbon
Term
carn-
 Definition
flesh
Term
carp-
carpo-
-carp
 Definition
fruit
Term
cary-
caryo-
 Definition
nut, kernel
Term
cat-
cata-
-kata
 Definition
downward, decomposition
Term
caul-
caulo-
-caulous
 Definition
stem, stalk
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
chem-
chemo-
chemic-
 Definition
of or concerning infusions (chemical)
Term
chlor-
chloro-
 Definition
green, containing chloride
Term
chondr-
chondro-
-chondris
 Definition
something granular
Term
chrom-
chromo-
chroma-
 Definition
colored
Term
cid-
-cid
 Definition
to cut
Term
cil-
cili-
cilio-
 Definition
hair
Term
circum
 Definition
around
Term
clad-
clado-
clade-
-clad
 Definition
branch, sprout
Term
coen-
coeno-
ceno-
 Definition
common, shared
Term
cole-
coleo-
 Definition
sheath
Term
coll-
collo-
 Definition
glue
Term
com-
co-
col-
con-
cor-
 Definition
with, together
Term
con-
coni-
conidio
 Definition
dust, ashes
Term
copr-
copro-
 Definition
dung, excrement
Term
corm-
cormo-
-corm
 Definition
stump, log, trunk
Term
cotyl
-cotyl
 Definition
cup or cup-shaped
Term
crypt-
crypto-
 Definition
secret, hidden, covered
Term
cut-
cuto-
cutic-
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan-
cyano-
-cyanin
 Definition
dark blue ssubstance
Term
cycl-
cyclo-
-cycle
 Definition
ring, circle
Term
cyst-
cysto-
-cyst
 Definition
pouch, bladder
Term
cyt-
cyto-
-cyte
 Definition
hollow vessel, a cell
Term
de-
 Definition
down, down from, away, off
Term
deca
 Definition
ton
Term
dendr
dendro-
-dendron
 Definition
tree
Term
derm
dermo-
dermato-
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
desm-
desmo-
 Definition
bond, fastening
Term
dex-
dextro-
 Definition
right, to the right
Term
di-
dos-
 Definition
twice
Term
dia-
di-
 Definition
trough, during, over, across
Term
dich-
dicho-
 Definition
in two, asunder
Term
dicty
dictyo
 Definition
a net
Term
dors
dorsi
dosro
 Definition
back
Term
eco
ecious
ecium
 Definition
house, enviornment
Term
ect
ecto
 Definition
outside, external
Term
-ell
ella
 Definition
signifying the diminutive
Term
enchym
enchyma
 Definition
an infusion, hence tissue
Term
end
endo
 Definition
within
Term
entom
entomo
 Definition
insect
Term
eos
eo
 Definition
dawn, sunrise, early
Term
ep
epi
 Definition
on, upon
Term
ep
epi
 Definition
on, upon
Term
equ
equi
 Definition
equal
Term
erg
er
 Definition
work
Term
erythr
erythro
 Definition
red, reddish
Term
esce
escent
 Definition
beginning, slightly
Term
eu
ev
ex
 Definition
good, well, true
Term
fasc
fasci
 Definition
band
Term
fascus
fascicul
 Definition
bundle
Term
fer
ferous
 Definition
bearer, bearing, producing
Term
fic
fice
fication
 Definition
making
Term
fil
fila
fili
 Definition
thread
Term
fiss
fissi
fid
 Definition
cleft, split, divided
Term
flav
flavi
 Definition
yellow
Term
flor
flori
flourous
 Definition
flower
Term
foli
folio
 Definition
leaf
Term
foll
folli
follicul
 Definition
sac, bag
Term
fruct
fructi
 Definition
fruit
Term
fun
funi
funicul
 Definition
rope, cord
Term
gam
gamo
gamous
 Definition
union, marriage
Term
gaster
gastri
gaster
 Definition
stomach, belly
Term
gen
geni
geno
geny
 Definition
be born, become, descent
Term
geo
ge
 Definition
earth, ground, soil
Term
gluco
clyc
glyco
glyce
 Definition
sweet
Term
gon
gono
gony
gonium
 Definition
seed, reproductive
Term
graphy
graph
 Definition
to write
Term
gutt
gutto
gutti
 Definition
drop, spot
Term
gymn
gymno
 Definition
naked, uncovered
Term
gyn
gyny
 Definition
female reproductive organs
Term
hal
halo
 Definition
from the sea, salt
Term
hapl
haplo
 Definition
single, simple
Term
haust
hausto
 Definition
drink, draw up
Term
hel
helio
 Definition
the sun
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
hetero
 Definition
different, other
Term
hex
hexa
 Definition
six
Term
hist
histo
 Definition
tissue, web
Term
hol
holo
 Definition
whole, entire
Term
homo
homin
 Definition
same, man
Term
horm
hormo
 Definition
chain
Term
hort
horti
 Definition
garden
Term
hyal
hyalo
 Definition
glossy, shiny
Term
hydr
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
hymen
hymeno
 Definition
membrane
Term
hyp
hypo
 Definition
under, less than normal
Term
hyper
hypero
 Definition
above, more than normal
Term
ichthy
 Definition
referring to fish
Term
idio
id
 Definition
one's own, distinct
Term
idion
idium
 Definition
diminutive suffix
Term
in
il
im
ir
 Definition
within, into
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, beneath, underside
Term
inter
 Definition
between, among
Term
intra
intro
 Definition
within, inside
Term
is
iso
 Definition
equal, similar
Term
jug
 Definition
join
Term
kat
 Definition
downword, inferior
Term
lab
labi
 Definition
lip
Term
lact
lacti
 Definition
milk
Term
lamin
lamini
laminelli
 Definition
thin plate, leaf
Term
lat
lati
 Definition
broad
Term
lept
lepto
 Definition
slender, small
Term
leuc
leuco
leuk
 Definition
white, bright
Term
leuc
leuco
leuk
 Definition
white, bright
Term
lign
ligni
ligno
 Definition
wood
Term
locul
loculi
 Definition
small place, cell
Term
log
logy
 Definition
word, discourse, subject of
Term
long
longi
 Definition
long
Term
ly
lye
lysis
lytic
 Definition
a releasing, loosening
Term
macr
macro
 Definition
large, great
Term
magn
magna
magni
 Definition
great
Term
med
medi
medio
 Definition
middle
Term
meg
mega
 Definition
great
Term
mei
meio
mio
 Definition
less, fewer
Term
melan
 Definition
black
Term
mer
meri
meric
 Definition
a part
Term
merist
meristo
 Definition
divisible, divided
Term
mes
meso
 Definition
middle
Term
meta
met
 Definition
later, changed position/form
Term
metr
metro
metry
 Definition
measure
Term
micr
micro
 Definition
small
Term
milli
 Definition
a thousandth part
Term
mille
 Definition
a thousand
Term
mit
mita
 Definition
a thread
Term
mon
mono
 Definition
single, one
Term
morph
morpho
morphic
 Definition
form, shape
Term
mult
multi
 Definition
many, much
Term
mutat
 Definition
mutato
Term
necr
necro
 Definition
dead
Term
nem
nema
nemato
 Definition
a thread
Term
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
nuc
nuci
 Definition
nut
Term
ib
 Definition
to, toward, against
Term
oct
octo
 Definition
eight
Term
oid
 Definition
like, similar to
Term
olus
ole
 Definition
diminutive suffix
Term
oo
oon
 Definition
egg
Term
ophthalm
 Definition
referring to the eye
Term
orth
ortho
 Definition
straight
Term
ose
 Definition
full of, like
Term
osteo
 Definition
bone
Term
ovul
ova
ov
ovi
 Definition
egg
Term
palae
palaeo
paleo
 Definition
old, ancient
Term
par
para
 Definition
beside, near
Term
parathon
parathono
 Definition
virgin
Term
path
patho
pathyt
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
pod
podi
podo
pod
 Definition
foot, base
Term
pont
penta
 Definition
five
Term
peri
 Definition
around, near, about
Term
phag
phage
phageous
 Definition
eat
Term
phanor
phano
 Definition
visible, evident
Term
phas
 Definition
appearance, aspect
Term
phell
phello
 Definition
cork
Term
pheno
 Definition
appear, show
Term
phil
philo
phile
 Definition
love, loving
Term
phor
phore
phoric
 Definition
bearing
Term
photo
phot
phos
 Definition
pertaining to light
Term
phyc
phyco
 Definition
seaweed
Term
phyll
phyllo
phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
phys
physis
 Definition
growth
Term
phyto
phyt
 Definition
pertaining to plants
Term
pnn
pinni
 Definition
feather
Term
plagio
plagi
 Definition
oblique, transversed
Term
plasm
plasmo
 Definition
anything formed or molded
Term
plast
plasto
 Definition
formed, molded
Term
plum
plumo
 Definition
soft feather
Term
plur
pluri
 Definition
many
Term
pro
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
prot
proto
 Definition
first, primary
Term
pseud
pseudo
 Definition
false, fake
Term
pter
pteri
pterous
 Definition
feather, wing
Term
oterid
pterido
pteris
 Definition
form
Term
pyl
pylo
pyle
 Definition
gate, opening
Term
quadr, quadri
 Definition
four, fourfold
Term
quinqu
quinquo
 Definition
five, fivefold
Term
radic
radici
 Definition
root
Term
ram
rami
 Definition
branch
Term
ro
 Definition
back, backward
Term
ret
reti
reticuli
 Definition
net
Term
rhiz
rhyzi
rhiza
 Definition
root
Term
rhod
rhodo
 Definition
rose, hence red
Term
sapr
sapro
 Definition
rotten
Term
sarc
sarco
 Definition
flesh
Term
scalar
scalari
 Definition
ladder, flight of steps
Term
schiz
schizo
 Definition
spit, cleave
Term
scler
sclero
 Definition
hard
Term
scop
scopic
 Definition
see
Term
sect
secti
 Definition
cut, cleft
Term
semi
 Definition
half
Term
sept
septi
 Definition
partition
Term
set
seti
setum
 Definition
bristle
Term
sox
soxi
 Definition
six or sixfold
Term
silv
silvi
silva
 Definition
woods, forest
Term
simil
simili
 Definition
like
Term
sipho
siphono
 Definition
tube, pipe
Term
som
somato
some
 Definition
body
Term
s[erm
sperma
spermato
 Definition
seen, germ
Term
spir
spire
 Definition
breathe
Term
spor
sporo
spore
 Definition
seed
Term
stat
stato
 Definition
standing, placed
Term
stel
stelo
stele
 Definition
post, solumn
Term
stom
stoma
stome
 Definition
opening, mouth
Term
styl
styli
style
 Definition
stake, pillar
Term
sub
super
superi
 Definition
over, above, on top of
Term
supra
 Definition
above, more than
Term
syn
sym
 Definition
with, together
Term
tex
texo
taxis
taxy
 Definition
arrangement, order
Term
telo
tel
telio
 Definition
end, completion
Term
ter
terato
 Definition
wonder, monster
Term
terr
terri
 Definition
belonging to the earth
Term
tetr
tetra
 Definition
four
Term
thall
thallo
thallic
 Definition
yound shoot
Term
thec
theco
theca
 Definition
case, sac, capsule
Term
therm
 Definition
heat
Term
the
theso
thesis
 Definition
put, place
Term
thigm
thigmo
 Definition
touch
Term
tom
tomo
tomy
 Definition
cut, slice
Term
tot
toti
 Definition
whole, entire
Term
transe
 Definition
across, over, beyong
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
trich
thric
thrico
 Definition
hair
Term
trop
tropho
trophy
 Definition
relating to nutrition, to feed
Term
ule
ula
 Definition
diminutive suffix
Term
ultim
ultime
 Definition
last
Term
ultra
 Definition
beyond, in excess
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
vacu
 Definition
empty
Term
vas
vasi
vascul
 Definition
a vessel
Term
ventr
ventro
ventri
 Definition
belly
Term
vita
vit
 Definition
life
Term
viv
vivi
 Definition
alive
Term
xanth
xantho
xanthi
 Definition
yellow
Term
xer
xero
 Definition
dry
Term
xyl
xyle
xylo
 Definition
wood
Term
zoo
zo
zoon
zoa
 Definition
animal, living being
Term
zyg
zygo
 Definition
yoke, pair
Term
zym
zymo
zyme
 Definition
leaven, yeast
Term
anthropo
 Definition
referring to man
Term
diplo
 Definition
twofold, double
Term
dis
 Definition
apart, away
Term
exo
 Definition
outer, external
Term
extra
 Definition
outside of, beyond
Term
heme
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
herb
 Definition
pertaining to plants
Term
herp
 Definition
pertaining to snakes, reptiles
Term
mito
 Definition
thread
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
post
 Definition
after
Term
pre
 Definition
before
Term
pri
 Definition
first
Term
somat
soma
 Definition
body
Term
tel
tele
 Definition
distant, end
Term
chrome
 Definition
color
Term
cide
 Definition
killer, a killing
Term
emis
 Definition
blood
Term
gamy
 Definition
marriage, sexual fusion
Term
genesis
 Definition
origination of development of
Term
hydrate
 Definition
a compound formed by the union of water with some other substance
Term
ite
 Definition
a division or part
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation or infection
Term
meter
 Definition
a measurement
Term
osis
 Definition
a condiition, disease
Term
phase
 Definition
a stage, condition, appearance
Term
phyte
 Definition
plant
Term
stasis
 Definition
a stationary condition
Term
vor
 Definition
feeding
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