Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Prefix -a AbAdAerAmbiAmphiAmylAnaAndrAngioAnteAnthroAntiArthAscoAutoBiBioBrachiaBradyBronchiBryoCalorCardiCarpCataCaudCephalChlorchole ChondrChromMeaning Without, negative, not Away from Toward, near Aerobic

On both sides Double, both Starch Upward, back, again Man Vessel Before Flower Against Joint Sac, bag Self Two Life Upper arm, forelimb Slow windpipe Moss Heat Heart Fruit Down, lower, under Tail Head Green Bile Cartilage Color Example and definition of example Asexual (without sex) Abnormal (departing from normally_ Adrenal (toward the kidneys) (with oxygen) Ambidextrous (capable of using both hands) Amphibian (lives on both land and water) Amylase (starch enzyme) Anaplasia (cell reverting to an immature form, as seen in malignant tumors) Androgen (male hormone) Angiotensin (neurotransmitter vessel peptide) Antenatal (before birth) Anthrophyta (flowering plants division) Antibodies (proteins that work against invaders) Arthritis (joint inflammation) Ascomycete (fungi whose spores are produed in a sac) Autotroph (self nourishing) Biennial (two year life span plant) Biology (the study of life) Brachium (arm-like part of an animal) Bradycardia (slow heart beat) bronchioles (small tubes in the lungs) Byrophyte (mosses) Calorie Cardiovascular Carples Catabolic Caudal Cephalization Chlorophyll Cholesterol Chondroma chromoplast

CircumColeConContraCostCounterCraniCryptCutCystCytoDactylDermdiDiaDiploDysUnUniUrVasVitXanthXenoXeroZooZygZymMacro-

Around Hollow With, together Against Rib Against Skull Hidden Skin Sac or vesicle, bladder Cell Finger, toe, digit Skin Two Across, through Double Abnormal, impaired, difficulty Not One Urine vessel Life Yellow Strange, foreign Dry Animal Yoke, union Ferment Large

Circumcise Coelom (body cavity that seperates the gut from the outer body wall) Conjugation contraception Costal Countercurrent exchange Craniometer (instrument used to measure the skull) Cryptozoology cutical cystocele Cytosol Dactylogram dermis disaccharide diaphragm Diploid cell dysplasia Unsaturated (not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a substance) Unicellular (having a single cell) Ureter (duct leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder) vasodilation (dilation of a blood vessel Vitalism Xanthophyll (yellow plant pigment) xenotransplantation (surgical removal and transplantation of an organ or tissue from one species to a different species) Xeroderma (abnormally dry skin) Zoologist ( a person who studies animals and animal life) Zygote (a fertilized cell) zymurgy (branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation processes) Macroeudution

MalMegMelanMeningMentMerMesaMetaMicroMillMonoMorphMycMyoFilFlagellFlavReRetroRhizEctoEnEncephalEnd-, EndoEpiErythroEuExExtraGam-

Bad, Abnormal Great, large Black Membrane Mind Part, partial Middle After, behind Small Thousand One Form, shape Fungi Muscle Thread Whip Yellow Back again Backward, behind Root Outer, external In Brain within Above red Good, well, true Out of, outer Outside, beyond United, jointed, sexual

Malformation Megaloncephaly Melanin Meninges Mental Meropia Mesaphyll Metastasis Microscopic Milliliter Monocots Morphogenesis Mycorrhize Myoglobin Filum( a thread-like anatomical structure) Flagella (whiplike structures) Flavin (water-soluble yellow pigments) Regeneration (Re-growth of a body part) Retrolental (occurring behind the lens of the eye) Rhizoids (root-like structures in some fungi) Ectotherm (An organism that uses external heat to regulate its body temperature) Endothelium (Innermost layer of cells lining blood vessels) Encephalogram (A graphical recording of the brains electrical activity) Endotherm (Organism that generates heat internally to maintain a constant body temperature) Epiphyte (A plant that grows on the surface of another plant for support) Erythrocyte (red blood cell) Eukaryote (Organism whose cells contains a true membrane bound nucleus) Exoskeleton (hard outer surface that provides support or protection for an organism) Extracellular (locating or occurring outside a cell) Gametes (egg or sperm that unite during sexual reproduction)

Gastr GemmGenGeoGlycoGnathGonoGymnoGynHaploHemHemiHepatHeteroHistHoloHomoHydroHyperHypoImInfraInter-

Stomach, Belly bud Produce, to give birth Earth Sugar, sweet jaw Seed, sexual, reproductive Naked women Single Blood Half, partial Liver Other, different Tissue Whole Same Water Above, excessive Under, beneath, lacking Not Below, beneath, inferior Between

Gastric juice (Acidic fluid secretes by the stomach) Gemmule (A small bud-like reproductive structure found in some sponges) Genital (Of or relating to biological reproductive organs) Geothermal Glycolysis (metabolic pathway that involves the splitting of sugars (glucose) into pyruvic acid) Agnatha (A superclass of fish that lack jaws) Gonophore (a structure within a reproductive organ or part) gymnosperms (vascular plants that bear naked or unenclosed seeds gynecology (branch of science that deals with diseases and disorders of the female reproductive organs) haploid (having a single set of chromosomes hemoglobin (iron containing protein in red blood cells) hemiparasite (organism that is able to live either as a parasite or independently) hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) heterozygous (having two different alleles for a given trait) histoma (tumor derived from mature tissue) holotrophs (organisms that eat other organisms whole or in pieces) homozygous (having two alleles for a given trait that are the same) hydrophilic (having an affinity for water; water loving) hyperthyroidism (condition resulting from the excessive production of thyroid hormones) hypodermic (of or pertaining to the parts under the skin) Immobile (not moving) infrasonic (having frequencies below those of audible sound) interstitial fluid (fluid filling space between cells)

IntraIsoKaryoKeratLactLeukLithLuteNecroNematNeoNephNeuroOculOdontOligooOphthalmOrbOrthoOsteOvParaPathPed-

Within Equal Nucleus, nut Horn, cornea Milk White Stone; joint or limb Yellow Death, corpse Thread, thread-like New Kidney Nerve eye tooth Few, little Egg, ovum Eye, eyeball Circle, sphere Normal, straight, upright Bone

intraocular (occurring within the eyeball) isogamy (fusion of male and female gametes that are the same size and structure) karyogamy (uniting of cell nuclei; fertilization) keratectomy (removal of a part of the cornea) lactose (milk sugar) leukocytes (white blood cells) lithosphere (the solid rocky crust of the earth) lutein (yellow carotenoid pigment found in egg yolk, body fats and the tissues of the corpus luteum) necrobiosis (natural death of cells through the process of aging) nematocytes (thread-like stinging cells found in Hydra) neonatal (of or relating to newborn infants) neonatal (of or relating to newborn infants) neuroblast (embryonic cell that develops into a nerve cell) Oculus (an eye) Odontoid (tooth-like) oligosaccharide (a carbohydrate that contains a small number of component sugars) oogenesis (formation and development of an ovum) ophthalmoscope (instrument for examining the retina of the eye orbis (round, ring, rotation; world) orthostatic (relating to standing upright)

osteoporosis (abnormal reduction in the amount of bone mass resulting in fragile porous bones) Egg Ovum (female gamete, egg) Around, near, beside parathyroid (near or within the thyroid gland) Disease pathogen (disease causing agent) Child, children; foot pediatrics (branch of medicine dealing with infant and child care) pedestrian (one who travels on foot)

PellPeriPhagoPhilPhobPhrenPhytoPlatyPleurPneumPodPolioPolyPostPreProPseudoPsychPteridoPubPerPyroSacchar-

Skin Around Eating Love Fear Mind Plant Flat Rib, side, lateral Lung Foot, foot-like Gray Many After Before, prior Before, primary False Soul, mind Fern Adult Pus Fire, heat Sugar

pellagra (disease caused by a deficiency of protein and niacin resulting in skin lesions) pericardium (membranous sac surrounding the heart) phagocyte (a cell that engulfs and digests waste materials and microorganisms) philoprogenitive (relating to the love of children) phobia (abnormal irrational fear of a specific thing) phrenic (of or relating to the mind) phytochrome (pigment involved in many plant responses to light) platypus (semiaquatic mammal with a broad flat tail and a snout resembling a duck's bill) pleurodont (teeth that are attached by their sides to the inner side of the jaw) pneumococcus (microorganism that causes a disease of the lungs called bacterial pneumonia) podia (structures that resemble or function as feet) poliomyelitis (viral disease that causes inflammation of the motor neurons or gray matter of the brainstem and spinal cord) polysome (many ribosomes attached to a messenger RNA) postmortem (occurring after death) prepuce (foreskin covering the human penis) protoderm (outer most primary meristem that forms the epidermis of roots and shoots) pseudoscience (practice that resembles science but is considered to be without scientific foundation) psychology (science that deals with mental processes and behavior) pteridology (the study of ferns) puberty (stage of adolescence marked by the functioning of sex glands; sexual maturation into adulthood) pyoderma (skin diseases associated with the formation of or caused by pus) pyrosis (burning sensation in the chest, heartburn) disaccharide (double sugar, example: sucrose composed of glucose and fructose)

SaproSchisSclerSemiSensSeptaSepticSomaSpermSpiroSporSquamStaphylStenoStomStrictSubSuperSupraSynSuffix -asis Blast -duct -Ferent -form -rrhagia -rrhea -ectomy -emia -genic -gram

Decay, rotten Split

saprophyte (organism that absorbs nutrients from dead or decaying matter) schizocarp (fruit that splits into several closed oneseeded portions upon maturation)

Meaning Affected with, with Bud or germ To lead Carry, bring Shape Excessive Flow Flow, discharge Remove, excise blood Producing, generating Write, record

Example and definition of example Homeostasis (with a steady state) Osteoblast (a cell from which bone is derived) aqueduct Afferent (carry inward to a central organ or region) Bacilliform (rod shape) Menorrhagia (abnormally heavy menstruation) Diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements) Tonsillectomy (removal of the tonsils) Leukemia (form of cancer characterized by an abnormal increase In the number of white blood cells in the body) carcinogenic (a cancer producing substance or agent) angiogram (an X-ray representation of the blood

-itis -kinesis -logy -lunar -lysis -oma -osis -otomy -ous -pathy -ped -penia -phagia -philic -phore -phyll -plasm -pnea -poiesis -scope

Inflammation Movement, motion Science of, study of Of or relating to the moon Decomposition, dissolving, destruction Tumor Affected with, condition, abnormal process Act of cutting, incision Characterized by, full of Disease Foot lacking, deficiency Eating, swallowing Love

vessels appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix) cytokinesis (cell motion; division of the cytoplasm) biology (science of life and living organisms) semilunar (shaped like a half moon; crescent shaped) chemolysis (decomposition of organic substances through the use of chemical agents) adenoma (a benign glandular epithelial tumor) cirrhosis (chronic disease affecting the liver) gastrotomy (incision in the stomach) homozygous (union characterized by the joining of identical alleles for a single trait) neuropathy (disease of the nervous system) centipede (worm-like arthropod with a large number of feet) leukopenia (abnormally low white blood cell count) dysphagia (difficultly in swallowing) thermophilic (relating to the love of heat or hot environments) chromatophores (pigment-bearing structures) sporophyll (leaf that contains spores) cytoplasm (contents of a cell excluding the nucleus)

Carry, bear Leaf Material forming cells Air, breathing apnea (to temporarily stop breathing) Production, creation, hematopoiesis (formation of blood or blood cells) formation