Download Prefix/Suffix Meaning Word

Name ___________________________
In science, terminology is very important. Sometimes you only need to
know part of a word to determine its meaning. For example, bio- means
“life” and –logy means “study of”; therefore, biology means the study of
life. The following is a list of prefixes/suffixes and their meanings. You
will need to know the meaning of each. You will have a prefix quiz every
THURSDAY on five of these terms.
Prefix/Suffix
Meaning
Word
carnherbomnitrophlys- , lysis
Flesh
Plant
All
To eat or feed
Destruction
Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnipotent
Autotroph
Lysosome
porsalmortpath-morph-
Having holes
Salt
Death
Disease
Form, shape
Porous
Salinity
Mortuary
Pathologist
Metamorphosis
cyto-logy
nucsoma-stasis
Cell
Study of
Center
Body
Still
Cytology
Geology
Nucleus
Somatic
Homeostasis
Back
Dorsal
Inner, inside
Between, among
Within
Belly
Endoskeleton
Interstate
Intracellular
Ventral
dorsendointerintraventr-
Class _______________
arthr-, arti-
Joint
Not
Straight
Bone
Leg
Arthritis
Immature
Orthopedic
Osteocyte
Quadruped
adbrachIn-myo-
Away from
Toward
Arm
Not
Muscle
Abnormal
Adductor
Brachial
Insane
Myocardium
-anti
-dermectoendoepi-
Against
Skin
Outer, external
Inner, internal
Upon, above
Antibacterial
Dermatology
Ectoderm
Endoskeleton
Epithelial
peri-itis
-entero-hydr-gastr, -gaster-
Around
Inflammation, disease
Gut
Water
Stomach
Peritoneum
Laryngitis
Gastroenterology
Dehydration
Gastritis
imorthosteo-ped-
ab-
For the final prefix quiz of the quarter, the student will decode specific scientific terminology and demonstrate an understanding of their meanings. Testing terms will
consist of prefixes and suffixes covered this quarter.