Greek and Latin Prefixes and Suffixes Used in Science

Question 1

em-

Answer 1

inside

Question 2

neur(o)-

Answer 2

nerve

Question 3

radio-

Answer 3

ray

Question 4

amyl-

Answer 4

starch

Question 5

-lyt

Answer 5

dissolvable

Question 6

zygo-

Answer 6

join (as a pair)

Question 7

-yl

Answer 7

wood

Question 8

orni-

Answer 8

bird

Question 9

infra-

Answer 9

under

Question 10

phag(o)-

Answer 10

eat

Question 11

-phage

Answer 11

eat

Question 12

dors-

Answer 12

back

Question 13

archi-

Answer 13

primitive

Question 14

-phyll

Answer 14

leaf

Question 15

patho-

Answer 15

disease

Question 16

lact(i)- or lacto-

Answer 16

milk

Question 17

meta-

Answer 17

after, transition

Question 18

leuc(o)-

Answer 18

white

Question 19

cyt(o)-

Answer 19

cell

Question 20

-sis

Answer 20

a condition

Question 21

histo-

Answer 21

web

Question 22

lys(o)-

Answer 22

break up

Question 23

-oid

Answer 23

like

Question 24

hepa(t)-

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

archae(o)-

Answer 25

ancient

Question 26

melan-

Answer 26

black

Question 27

gastr(o)-

Answer 27

stomach

Question 28

glyc-

Answer 28

sweet

Question 29

-pod

Answer 29

foot

Question 30

-mere

Answer 30

share

Question 31

-oma

Answer 31

tumour

Question 32

pale(o)-

Answer 32

ancient

Question 33

ana-

Answer 33

up

Question 34

intra-

Answer 34

inside of, within

Question 35

-gen

Answer 35

born, agent

Question 36

-logy

Answer 36

the study of

Question 37

-osis

Answer 37

a condition

Question 38

astr(o)-

Answer 38

star

Question 39

meg(a)-

Answer 39

great

Question 40

photo-

Answer 40

light

Question 41

-blast

Answer 41

budding

Question 42

derm-

Answer 42

skin

Question 43

neo-

Answer 43

new

Question 44

-graph(y)

Answer 44

to write

Question 45

iso-

Answer 45

equal

Question 46

intro-

Answer 46

inward

Question 47

abd-

Answer 47

led away

Question 48

bio-

Answer 48

life

Question 49

cut-

Answer 49

skin

Question 50

baro-

Answer 50

weight (pressure)

Question 51

uro-

Answer 51

tail, urine

Question 52

-stas, -stasis

Answer 52

halt

Question 53

holo-

Answer 53

whole

Question 54

nas-

Answer 54

nose

Question 55

mamm-

Answer 55

breast

Question 56

ec(to)-

Answer 56

outside

Question 57

-ty

Answer 57

state of

Question 58

-pathy

Answer 58

suffering

Question 59

erythro-

Answer 59

red

Question 60

micr(o)-

Answer 60

small

Question 61

telo-

Answer 61

end

Question 62

-cut

Answer 62

skin

Question 63

hetero-

Answer 63

different

Question 64

meningo-

Answer 64

membrane

Question 65

halo-

Answer 65

salt

Question 66

cyan-

Answer 66

blue

Question 67

noct-

Answer 67

night

Question 68

morpho-

Answer 68

form, shape

Question 69

-cide

Answer 69

kill

Question 70

chrom(o)-

Answer 70

colour

Question 71

hem(a)- or hemato-

Answer 71

blood

Question 72

amphi-

Answer 72

around, both

Question 73

pneum-

Answer 73

air

Question 74

poly-

Answer 74

many

Question 75

adip-

Answer 75

fat

Question 76

an-

Answer 76

without

Question 77

-emia

Answer 77

blood

Question 78

ovi-

Answer 78

egg

Question 79

spermato-

Answer 79

seed

Question 80

-zyme

Answer 80

ferment

Question 81

phono-

Answer 81

sound

Question 82

mes(o)-

Answer 82

middle

Question 83

therm(o)-

Answer 83

termperature, heat

Question 84

tox-

Answer 84

poison

Question 85

-some

Answer 85

body

Question 86

squam-

Answer 86

scale

Question 87

-tone, -tonic

Answer 87

strength

Question 88

-aceous

Answer 88

like

Question 89

dent(i)-

Answer 89

tooth

Question 90

chlor(o)-

Answer 90

green

Question 91

bi-

Answer 91

twice

Question 92

equi-

Answer 92

equal

Question 93

vitro-

Answer 93

glass

Question 94

-metry

Answer 94

measure

Question 95

blast(o)-

Answer 95

sprout (budding)

Question 96

gamet- or gamo-

Answer 96

marriage, united

Question 97

pseud(o)-

Answer 97

afalse

Question 98

-stat

Answer 98

to stand, stabilize

Question 99

macro-

Answer 99

larger

Question 100

mono-

Answer 100

one

Question 101

rhizo-

Answer 101

root

Question 102

cardio- or cardia-

Answer 102

heart

Question 103

pyr(o)-

Answer 103

fire

Question 104

alb-

Answer 104

white

Question 105

haplo-

Answer 105

single

Question 106

trich-

Answer 106

hair

Question 107

sacchar(o)-

Answer 107

sugar

Question 108

sym- or syn-

Answer 108

with, together

Question 109

ameb-

Answer 109

change

Question 110

andro-

Answer 110

man

Question 111

anth-

Answer 111

flower

Question 112

vita-

Answer 112

life

Question 113

ren-

Answer 113

kidney

Question 114

xer(o)-

Answer 114

dry

Question 115

petro-

Answer 115

rock

Question 116

en-

Answer 116

in

Question 117

sporo-

Answer 117

seed

Question 118

pod-

Answer 118

foot

Question 119

trans-

Answer 119

across

Question 120

-crin

Answer 120

secrete

Question 121

gemi-

Answer 121

half

Question 122

vas(o)-

Answer 122

vessel

Question 123

lip(o)-

Answer 123

fat

Question 124

-itis

Answer 124

inflammation

Question 125

ab-

Answer 125

away from

Question 126

lymph(o)-

Answer 126

clear water

Question 127

sub-

Answer 127

beneath

Question 128

-ol

Answer 128

alcohol

Question 129

acro-

Answer 129

end, tip

Question 130

-mnesia

Answer 130

memory

Question 131

ant(i)-

Answer 131

opposite

Question 132

peri-

Answer 132

around

Question 133

-lysis

Answer 133

loosening

Question 134

carcin-

Answer 134

cancer

Question 135

flag-

Answer 135

whip

Question 136

ultra-

Answer 136

beyond

Question 137

oligo-

Answer 137

few

Question 138

inter-

Answer 138

between

Question 139

di-

Answer 139

two

Question 140

hyper-

Answer 140

above

Question 141

hypo-

Answer 141

below

Question 142

super- or supra-

Answer 142

above

Question 143

aut(o)-

Answer 143

self

Question 144

muc(o)-

Answer 144

slime

Question 145

agg-

Answer 145

to clump

Question 146

-phyte

Answer 146

plant

Question 147

pharmaco-

Answer 147

drug

Question 148

odont(o)-

Answer 148

tooth

Question 149

-ole

Answer 149

oil

Question 150

-ped

Answer 150

foot

Question 151

-gynous

Answer 151

woman

Question 152

sapr(o)-

Answer 152

rotten

Question 153

hydro-

Answer 153

water

Question 154

end(o)-

Answer 154

within

Question 155

homeo-

Answer 155

same

Question 156

necro-

Answer 156

corpse

Question 157

geo-

Answer 157

earth

Question 158

soma-

Answer 158

body

Question 159

cosmo-

Answer 159

order, world

Question 160

agro-

Answer 160

land

Question 161

myo-

Answer 161

muscle

Question 162

-troph

Answer 162

nourishment

Question 163

-cyte

Answer 163

cell

Question 164

dendr(i)- or dendro-

Answer 164

tree

Question 165

aer(o)-

Answer 165

air

Question 166

xyl-

Answer 166

wood

Question 167

a-

Answer 167

not, without

Question 168

allo-

Answer 168

other

Question 169

co-

Answer 169

with

Question 170

-genesis

Answer 170

formation

Question 171

epi-

Answer 171

at, on, over

Question 172

vivi-

Answer 172

alive

Question 173

oo-

Answer 173

egg

Question 174

-vorous

Answer 174

eat

Question 175

zoo-

Answer 175

animal

Question 176

xanth(o)-

Answer 176

yellow

Question 177

oss(eo)- or osteo-

Answer 177

bone

Question 178

multi-

Answer 178

many

Question 179

ex(o)-

Answer 179

away, out