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Biology Prefix/Suffix List
(This will be a Work-in-Progress for quite a while; keep checking.
It will change over time.
Root
Meaning
Example
Root
Meaning
Example
a, an-
not, without
anaerobic
intra-
between
intracellular
aequus-
equal
equilibrium
isos-
equal
isotonic
-aeros
air
anaerobic
ceph-
head
cephalopod
ana-
away
anaphase
-libra
balance
equilibrium
anti-
against
antibody
-logos
to study
biology
opposite
-logy
to study
aqua-
water
aquatic
-meros
part
polymer
archaeo
ancient, old archaebacteria
mesos-
middle
mesophyll
autos-
self
autoimmune
meta-
after, follow
metaphase
bi, bis-
two, twice
biped, bivalve
micro-
small
microscope
bios-
life
biology, biosphere
monos-
single
monotreme
bursa
bag, sac
bursa
multus-
many
multicellular
capillus-
hairlike
capillary
omnis-
all
omnivore
carn-
flesh
carnivore
osteon-
bone
osteocyte
cella-
small room cell, cellular
ovum-
egg
oviduct
chloros-
pale green
chlorophyll
pathos-
disease
pathogen
-chondros like grain
mitochondria
per- through
permiable
-chorda cord
notochord
peri-
around
peristalsis
chroma-
color
chromosome
ped-
foot
biped
circa-
about
rhythm
-phase
stage
metaphase
corpus
body
corpus luteum
appearance
con-
together
convergent
-phyllon
leaf
chlorophyll
de-
away
decompose
plasma-
mold, form
plasmolysis
-derma
skin
epidermis
poly-
many
polysaccharide
dis, di-
two, twice
diploid
pro-
first, before prokaryote
-ella
small
organelle
pseudo-
false
pseudopod
en,endo-
within
endosperm
re-
again
reproduction
epi-
above, upon epidermis
scire-
to know
science
exo-
outside
exoskeleton
semi-
half
semipermeable
gamo-
marriage
gamete
soma-
body
lysosome
gastro-
stomach
gastropod
sperma- seed
angiosperm
haplos-
simple
haploid
staphylo
bunch of staphylococcus
helix
spiral
helix
grapes
hemi-
half
hemisphere
-stasis staying
homeostasis
herba-
grass
herbivore
taxo-
to arrange
taxonomy
hetero-
other
heterotrophic
telos-
end
telophase
homos-
same, alike
homozygous
-troph
to eat
heterotrophic
hyper-
over, above
hypertonic
uni-
one
unicellular
hypo-
under, below hypotonic
zygotos
together heterzygous
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