Biology Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes (quiz 1) Flashcards
1
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A- ; an-
A
no; lacking; none
2
Q
ab-
A
away from; out from
3
Q
ac-
A
to; toward
4
Q
-aceus ; -aceous
A
of or pertaining to
5
Q
acou-
A
hearing
6
Q
acr- ; acro-
A
extreme; peak
7
Q
ad-
A
to; toward
8
Q
adeno-
A
gland
9
Q
agri-
A
field; soil
10
Q
-al
A
having character of
11
Q
alb-
A
white
12
Q
-algia
A
pain
13
Q
alto-
A
high
14
Q
ameb-
A
change; alternation
15
Q
amphibi-
A
leading a double life
16
Q
ampho- ; amb-
A
both
17
Q
an-
A
not; without
18
Q
ana-
A
up
19
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andro-
A
masculine; man
20
Q
anemo-
A
wind
21
Q
angio-
A
vessel
22
Q
ante-
A
before; ahead of time
23
Q
antero-
A
front
24
Q
antho-
A
flower
25
anti-
against
26
anthropo-
man
27
ap-
to; toward
28
aqu-
water
29
archaeo-
primitive; ancient
30
arthro-
joint
31
aster- ; astr-
stars
32
-ate
used in forming verbs from nouns
33
-ation
used in forming nouns from verbs
34
atom-
vapor
35
audi-
hear
36
auto-
self
37
bactr-
stick; club
38
barb-
beard
39
baro-
weight
40
bath-
depth; height
41
bene-
well; good
42
bi-
two; twice; double
43
bio- ; bi-
life; living
44
-blast
sprout; germ
45
brachi-
having arms
46
branchi-
having fins
47
brev-
short
48
bronch-
windpipe
49
calor-
heat
50
carb-
coal; carbon
51
cardi-
heart
52
carn-
meat
53
carp-
fruit
54
carpal-
wrist
55
caud-
tail
