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Following is a chart of prefixes, suffixes, and roots commonly found in the study of biology. Each is followed by its usual
meaning, an example of a word of which it is used, and a definition of that word. Examine the word-part definition and the
example of its s usage given.
Prefix, root,
or suffix
Definition
Example
1. a2. ab-
Not, without
Away, apart
Asymmetrical not symmetrical
Abduct move away from midline
3. –able
4. ad5. amphi6. angio7. ante8. antho9. anti10. aqu11. arche12. arthro13. aster-; astr14. auto15. bi16. bio17. blast18. carcin19. cardi20. centi21. cephal
Able
To, toward
Both
Vessel
Before
flower
Against
Water
Ancient, old
Joint
Stars
Self, same, automatic
Two
Life
Embryo
cancer
heart
Hundred, hundredth
Head
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brain
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green
color
cartilage
around
kill
With, together
circle
cell
remove
Ten
Tenth
skin
two
through
Dwelling, house
Outer, outside
removal
Inner, inside
upon
Outside of
stomach
type
Viable able to live
Adduct move toward midline
Amphibian lives on land and in water
Angiosperm flowering plant
Anterior front of an organism
Anthophyta flowering plant
Antibiotic against life
Aquarium container holding water
Archeologist person who studies the past
Arthropod animal with jointed feet
Asteriodae class of animals containing starfish
Autotroph Make own food
Bivalve animal with 2 valves
Biology
Blastula development stage of an embryo
Carcinogenic something that causes cancer
Cardiogram written report of heart
Centipeded animal with lots of legs
Cephalized Concentration of sensory organs in an
anterior head
Cerebral palsy damage to the brain causing lack of
muscle control
Chlorophyll green pigment in plants
Chromosome colored thread of genetic material
Chondrichthyes fish made of cartilage
Circulatory system that transports blood around body
Pesticide kills pests
Conjoined twins
Pericycle layer of plant cells
Cytology study of cells
Dehydration not being hydrated
Decapod having ten feet
Decimal moving one 10th
Dermatology study of skin
Diploid 2 sets of chromosomes
Dialysis sending blood through a machine
Ecology study of ecosystems (our house)
Ectoderm outer layer of skin
Appendectomy removal of appendix
Endoderm inner layer of skin
Epiphyte plants living upon other plants
Exoskeleton skeleton on the outside
Gastropod animal that has stomach in the foot (snails)
Genotype type of genes
chlorochromochondrocirc–cide
co, con–cycle
cytdedecadecidermdidiaecolecto–ectomy
endoepiex-; exogastro-gen
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geoglycogymnohecto–helminth
hemiheterohexhisthomeohomohydrohyperhypo–ic
Land, earth
Sweet, sugar
naked
hundred
worm
half
different
six
tissue
same
Same, man
water
Above, over
Below, under
Of or pertaining to
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ichthyinfrainterintraiso–ist
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–itis
kilolip–logy
macromalmesometamicromillimonomorphmycetneonephrneuroctooorg–oma
orthostepachyparapathperiphoto–phyll
phyto-
fish
Below, beneath
Between, among
within
equal
Someone who practices or deal
with something
inflammation
thousand
fat
The study of
large
bad
In the middle
change
small
thousandth
One, single
form
Fungus
new
kidney
nerve
eight
egg
living
swelling
straight
bone
thick
Near, on
disease
around
light
leaf
plants
95. poly-
many
Geology study of earth
Glycogen type of sugar
Gymnosperm plants with naked seeds
Hectogram 100 grams
Platyhelminthes classification of a type of worm
Hemisphere half of a sphere
Heterosexual different sex
Hexagon six sides
Histology study of tissue
Homeostasis maintaining the same condition
Homosexual, homosapien same sex, human being
Hydrology study of water
Hypertonic solution with high salt content
Hypotonic solution with low salt content
Endothermic temperature that pertains to the inside of
an organism
Chondrichthyes fish composed of cartilage
Infrared wavelength below the color red
Interbreed breeding among the same individuals
Intracellular inside a cell
Isotonic solution with equal amounts of water and salt
Biologist someone who studies life
Tonsillitis inflammation of tonsils
Kilogram 1000 grams
Liposuction removal of fat
Zoology study of animals
Macromolecule large molecule
Malnourished lacking nutrition
Mesoderm middle layer of skin
Metamorphosis changing form
Microscope instrument used to see something small
Millipede animal with lots of legs
Monoploid one set of chromosomes
Metamorphosis changing form
Neonatal newborn
Nephron functional unit of the kidney
Neurologist one who studies nerves
Octagon 8 sides
Oogenesis egg formation in female diploid organisms
Organism living thing
Carcinoma cancerous tumor
Orthodontist one who straitens teeth
Osteichthyes bony fish
Pachyderm thick skinned animal such as an elephant
Parasite animal that live on another
Pathologist one who studies diseases
Pericardium membrane around heart
Photosynthesis making food from light
Chlorophyll pigment that turns leaves green
Phytoplankton type of animal that has plant
characteristics
Polypeptide long chain of peptides
96. –pod
97. pre98. pseudo99. quin100. rhiz101. –scope
102. semi-
foot
before
false
five
root
Instrument to see something
partially
103. sex104. –some
105. sub-
Six
body
under
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super-; suprasyntetra–tomy
trans-
above
with
Four
To cut
across
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tritroph–ur
visczo-
Three
One who feeds
Referring to urine
organ
animal
Arthropod animal that has jointed feet
Prediction a forecast of events before they happen
Pseudocoelom A false intestinal cavity
Quintuplets 5 newborns
Rhizoids type of plant root
Microscope
Semipermeable membrane that partially allows some
things to pass
Chromosome
Substrate layer of something that is under something
else
Superior structure lying above another
Synapse junction of one neuron with another
Tetrapod having four feet
Appendectomy removal of appendix
Transformation the transfer of genetic material form one
organism to another
Tripod having 3 feet
Autotroph make own food
Urology study or urinary tract
Viscera internal organs of the body cavity
Zoology study of animals