Greek and Latin Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Science Flashcards
1
Q
em-
A
inside
2
Q
neur(o)-
A
nerve
3
Q
radio-
A
ray
4
Q
amyl-
A
starch
5
Q
-lyt
A
dissolvable
6
Q
zygo-
A
join (as a pair)
7
Q
-yl
A
wood
8
Q
orni-
A
bird
9
Q
infra-
A
under
10
Q
phag(o)-
A
eat
11
Q
-phage
A
eat
12
Q
dors-
A
back
13
Q
archi-
A
primitive
14
Q
-phyll
A
leaf
15
Q
patho-
A
disease
16
Q
lact(i)- or lacto-
A
milk
17
Q
meta-
A
after, transition
18
Q
leuc(o)-
A
white
19
Q
cyt(o)-
A
cell
20
Q
-sis
A
a condition
21
Q
histo-
A
web
22
Q
lys(o)-
A
break up
23
Q
-oid
A
like
24
Q
hepa(t)-
A
liver
25
archae(o)-
ancient
26
melan-
black
27
gastr(o)-
stomach
28
glyc-
sweet
29
-pod
foot
30
-mere
share
31
-oma
tumour
32
pale(o)-
ancient
33
ana-
up
34
intra-
inside of, within
35
-gen
born, agent
36
-logy
the study of
37
-osis
a condition
38
astr(o)-
star
39
meg(a)-
great
40
photo-
light
41
-blast
budding
42
derm-
skin
43
neo-
new
44
-graph(y)
to write
45
iso-
equal
46
intro-
inward
47
abd-
led away
48
bio-
life
49
cut-
skin
50
baro-
weight (pressure)
51
uro-
tail, urine
52
-stas, -stasis
halt
53
holo-
whole
54
nas-
nose
55
mamm-
breast
56
ec(to)-
outside
57
-ty
state of
58
-pathy
suffering
59
erythro-
red
60
micr(o)-
small
61
telo-
end
62
-cut
skin
63
hetero-
different
64
meningo-
membrane
65
halo-
salt
66
cyan-
blue
67
noct-
night
68
morpho-
form, shape
69
-cide
kill
70
chrom(o)-
colour
71
hem(a)- or hemato-
blood
72
amphi-
around, both
73
pneum-
air
74
poly-
many
75
adip-
fat
76
an-
without
77
-emia
blood
78
ovi-
egg
79
spermato-
seed
80
-zyme
ferment
81
phono-
sound
82
mes(o)-
middle
83
therm(o)-
termperature, heat
84
tox-
poison
85
-some
body
86
squam-
scale
87
-tone, -tonic
strength
88
-aceous
like
89
dent(i)-
tooth
90
chlor(o)-
green
91
bi-
twice
92
equi-
equal
93
vitro-
glass
94
-metry
measure
95
blast(o)-
sprout (budding)
96
gamet- or gamo-
marriage, united
97
pseud(o)-
afalse
98
-stat
to stand, stabilize
99
macro-
larger
100
mono-
one
101
rhizo-
root
102
cardio- or cardia-
heart
103
pyr(o)-
fire
104
alb-
white
105
haplo-
single
106
trich-
hair
107
sacchar(o)-
sugar
108
sym- or syn-
with, together
109
ameb-
change
110
andro-
man
111
anth-
flower
112
vita-
life
113
ren-
kidney
114
xer(o)-
dry
115
petro-
rock
116
en-
in
117
sporo-
seed
118
pod-
foot
119
trans-
across
120
-crin
secrete
121
gemi-
half
122
vas(o)-
vessel
123
lip(o)-
fat
124
-itis
inflammation
125
ab-
away from
126
lymph(o)-
clear water
127
sub-
beneath
128
-ol
alcohol
129
acro-
end, tip
130
-mnesia
memory
131
ant(i)-
opposite
132
peri-
around
133
-lysis
loosening
134
carcin-
cancer
135
flag-
whip
136
ultra-
beyond
137
oligo-
few
138
inter-
between
139
di-
two
140
hyper-
above
141
hypo-
below
142
super- or supra-
above
143
aut(o)-
self
144
muc(o)-
slime
145
agg-
to clump
146
-phyte
plant
147
pharmaco-
drug
148
odont(o)-
tooth
149
-ole
oil
150
-ped
foot
151
-gynous
woman
152
sapr(o)-
rotten
153
hydro-
water
154
end(o)-
within
155
homeo-
same
156
necro-
corpse
157
geo-
earth
158
soma-
body
159
cosmo-
order, world
160
agro-
land
161
myo-
muscle
162
-troph
nourishment
163
-cyte
cell
164
dendr(i)- or dendro-
tree
165
aer(o)-
air
166
xyl-
wood
167
a-
not, without
168
allo-
other
169
co-
with
170
-genesis
formation
171
epi-
at, on, over
172
vivi-
alive
173
oo-
egg
174
-vorous
eat
175
zoo-
animal
176
xanth(o)-
yellow
177
oss(eo)- or osteo-
bone
178
multi-
many
179
ex(o)-
away, out
