Useful Biological Prefixes + Suffixes Flashcards by CJ Terrell

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-ase

A

designating an enzyme

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-cidal

A

killing

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-embryon

A

fruit of the womb

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-emia

A

blood

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-gen-

A

to produce or begin

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-genesis

A

creation

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-gnath-

A

jaw, cheek

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-graph

A

to write

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-iasis

A

infestation

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ium

A

refers to a part of the body

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysin

A

dissolve or destroy

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-lysis

A

dissolve or destroy

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-lytic

A

dissolve or destroy

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-oid

A

like

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-ole

A

small

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-ology

A

science, knowledge

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-oma

A

swelling, tumor

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-parous

A

bearing

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-ped

A

foot

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-phagy

A

consumption of

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-phil-

A

loving

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-plasm-

A

substance

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-pod

foot

-trophic

feeding

-tropic

attached to

a-

not, without

agri-

field

an-

not, without

anter-

front

anti-

against, apposed to

apo-

off, from, away from

arthr-

joint, articulation

auto-

self

bi-

two, twice

bio-

life, living

cephalo-

head

co-

together, with

cuti-

skin

di-

two, double, twice

dipl-

two, double, twice

dia-

through, between

dors-

back

ec-

out of, away from

ecto-

outside

em-

in, into, within

en-

in, into, within

endo-

in, into, within

ent-

in, into, within

entom-

insects

epi-

on, above, upon, over

eu-

well, true, good normal

ex-

out of, away from

extra-

out of, away from

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hermaphrodite

son of hermes and aphrodite

hetero-

different, other

hex-

six

homo-

alike, same

hydro-

water

hyper-

over, more than

hypo-

under, less than

inter-

between, together

intra-

within

lign-

wood

loc-

place

lympho-

lymph

macro-

large

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

morph-

shape, form

mot-

move

necr-

corpse, dead

neo-

recent, new

neur-

relating to nerves

oligo-

few, little

omni-

all

oo-

egg

ov-

egg

ovi-

egg

ovo-

egg

opt-

eye

ort-

death

paleo-

old, ancient

para-

near, by, beside

partheno-

virgin

patho-

disease, suffering

paedo-

of a child

peri-

around, near

phag-

eat

phago-

eat

pheno-

show

photo-

light

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

pro-

before, giving rise to

pseudo-

false

psycho-

mind

pter-

having wings or fins

stoma-

mouth

toxi-

poison

toxo-

poison

tricho-

hairlike

uni-

one

ventr-

belly, underside

vivi-

being alive

xyl-

wood