Required Vocabulary for Biology Prefixes and Suffixes

Flashcards covering essential biology prefixes and suffixes along with their definitions.

a-, an-, un-, non-

not, without

anti-

against

append-

hang to

bi-

two, twice

cat-

down, downward

chrom-

color

co-

together, with

cyt-

cell

di-

two

dia-

across, through, separate

dis-

separate

dorm-

sleep

ec-

out, without, from

ect-

out, not on, from

eco-

house, abode

ef-

away from

en-, el-, em-, intra-

into, in

ex-, exo-, extra-

out, from, off, outside

hyd-

water

multi-

many

gast-

stomach

gen-

birth, origin

germ-

sprout

hemi-

half

hetero-

other, different

homo-

alike, same

hom-

man

hyper-

over

hypo-

under

iso-

same, equal

lact-

milk

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

myo-, myos-

muscle

olfact-

smell

os-

bone

paleo-

old

photo-

light

phyto-

plant

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, ahead of time

proto-

first (primitive)

pseudo-

false

pter-

having wings

saccharo-

sugar

stom-

mouth

sym-, syn-

together

-ase

an enzyme

-ectomy

cut out

-emia

blood

-ferous

bearing

-gamy

marriage, reproduction

-graph

writing, picture

-ology

the science of, the study of

-ose

a sugar

-oid

in the shape of

-ous

full of

-philic

loving

-phobic

fearing

-phyll

leaf

-phyte

plant

-pod

foot

-stoma

mouth

-zoo

animal