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Biological Prefixes and Suffix
Useful prefixes and suffixes for AP Biology
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Biology
12th Grade
09/06/2007
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Term
a-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ab-
 Definition
from, away
Term
acantho-
 Definition
spine
Term
-ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
albi-
 Definition
white
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
ambyl-/amblyo-
 Definition
blunt
Term
amyl-
 Definition
startch
Term
an-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, upon
Term
ancylo-
 Definition
bent
Term
angio-
 Definition
vessel
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
anti-/ant-
 Definition
against, opposed to
Term
apo-
 Definition
off, from, away from
Term
aqua-
 Definition
water
Term
-ase
 Definition
desgnating an enzyme
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
bi-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
bio-
 Definition
life
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
calor-
 Definition
heat
Term
-cara
 Definition
head
Term
-cardia-
 Definition
heart
Term
-cephalus
 Definition
head
Term
-cera
 Definition
horn
Term
-cerca
 Definition
tail
Term
cerebro-
 Definition
brain
Term
chrom-
 Definition
color
Term
-cidal
 Definition
killing
Term
corpus-
 Definition
body
Term
cteno-
 Definition
like a cockle
Term
-cyst
 Definition
bladder
Term
-cyte/cyto-
 Definition
cell
Term
-dermic
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two, twice
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, between
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut out
Term
em-/en-/endo-
 Definition
in, into
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
entero-
 Definition
intestine
Term
epi-
 Definition
on, above, upon
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
-fer-
 Definition
to carry, to transport
Term
-fract-
 Definition
to break
Term
-gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
-gen-
 Definition
to produce, to begin
Term
-glosso-
 Definition
tongue
Term
glyc-
 Definition
glucose, sugar
Term
-gnath-
 Definition
jaw, cheek
Term
-gnosis
 Definition
knowledge, to know
Term
-graph
 Definition
to write
Term
-helminth
 Definition
worm
Term
hemo-
 Definition
blood
Term
hetero-
 Definition
differnt, other
Term
homo-
 Definition
alike, same
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, more than
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, less than
Term
-iasis
 Definition
infestation
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, together
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
ir-
 Definition
not
Term
ischn-/ischno-
 Definition
long, thin
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kata-/cata-
 Definition
down
Term
kin-
 Definition
to move or activate
Term
-lac-
 Definition
milk
Term
leuco-/leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
-ology
 Definition
science, knowledge, the study of
Term
lymph-/lympho-
 Definition
lymph
Term
-lysin/-lysis/-lytic
 Definition
dissolve, destroy
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
nema-
 Definition
thread
Term
neur-
 Definition
relating to nerves
Term
mephr-
 Definition
kidneys
Term
-oid
 Definition
like
Term
-ole
 Definition
small
Term
-oma
 Definition
swelling, tumor
Term
oncho-
 Definition
hook
Term
onco-
 Definition
mass, bulk
Term
oo-
 Definition
egg
Term
-opia
 Definition
sight
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, process
Term
os-/oste-/osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
ovi-
 Definition
egg
Term
para-
 Definition
near, by, beside
Term
patho-
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
peri-
 Definition
around, near
Term
phago-
 Definition
to eat
Term
-phil-
 Definition
loving
Term
-plasm-
 Definition
substance
Term
platy-
 Definition
broad
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
pneumo-
 Definition
air, lungs
Term
-ped
 Definition
foot
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pro-
 Definition
before, giving rse to
Term
proprio-
 Definition
one's own
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
psycho-
 Definition
mind
Term
pulmo-
 Definition
lung
Term
-renal
 Definition
kidney
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow
Term
sarco-
 Definition
flesh, muscle
Term
soma-
 Definition
body
Term
-some
 Definition
body
Term
stoma-
 Definition
mouth
Term
-strongyle
 Definition
cylinder
Term
-thrombo-
 Definition
clot, coagulation
Term
-tode
 Definition
like
Term
-tome/-tomy
 Definition
to cut
Term
toxi-/toxo-
 Definition
poison
Term
tricho-
 Definition
hair-like
Term
-trophic
 Definition
feeding
Term
-tropic
 Definition
attached to
Term
-ule
 Definition
small
Term
-uria
 Definition
pertains to urine
Term
-uris
 Definition
tail
Term
vaso-
 Definition
pertains to blood vessel
Term
aero-
 Definition
air, oxygen
Term
arth-
 Definition
joint
Term
carno-/carni-
 Definition
meat
Term
chloro-
 Definition
green
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
dent-
 Definition
teeth
Term
diplo-
 Definition
two, double
Term
e-/ef-/ex-
 Definition
out of, without
Term
gamos-
 Definition
offspring
Term
gensis-/gen-
 Definition
origin, beginning
Term
ec-/ecto-/exo-
 Definition
outside
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
cut, remove
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
-lysis
 Definition
split
Term
neuro-
 Definition
nerve
Term
ocul-
 Definition
eye
Term
-osis
 Definition
state, condition
Term
dia-/dis-
 Definition
across, through
Term
echino-
 Definition
spiny
Term
fer-/ferous-
 Definition
bearing
Term
-gam/-gamy
 Definition
marriage, fusion
Term
geo-
 Definition
earth
Term
gym-/gymn-
 Definition
naked
Term
ad-
 Definition
to,towards
Term
-blast
 Definition
cell, bud
Term
card-/cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
atria-
 Definition
chamber
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
is-/iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
leuco-
 Definition
white
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
morph-
 Definition
shape
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
omni-
 Definition
all
Term
ovumm-/ovi-
 Definition
egg
Term
-parous
 Definition
producing
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
photo-
 Definition
light
Term
pod-/podi-
 Definition
foot
Term
pter-
 Definition
wing
Term
-scope
 Definition
view
Term
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
-spore/-sperm
 Definition
seed
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
synthesis-
 Definition
to build
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat, temp
Term
ventr-
 Definition
belly side
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
-phyte
 Definition
plant
Term
-plast
 Definition
storage area
Term
pro-/proto-
 Definition
first
Term
-sec/-sect
 Definition
cut
Term
tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
-tropism
 Definition
turn
Term
vivi-
 Definition
live
Term
-vore/-vorous
 Definition
eating
Term
zoo-/zos-
 Definition
animal
Term
zyg-/zygo-
 Definition
pair
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