ap bio scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes - week 4

inter-

between

intra-

within; inside

-ism

a state or condition

iso-

equal; same

-ist

person who deals with…

-itis

inflammation; disease

-ium

refers to part of the body

-kary-

cell nucleus

kel-

tumor; swelling

kerat-

horn

kilo-

thousand

kine-

move

lachry-

tear

lact-

milk

lat-

side

leio-

smooth

-less

without

leuc-; leuk-

white; bright; light

lign-

wood

lin-

line

lingu-

tongue

lip-

fat

lith-; -lite

stone; petrifying

loc-

place

-log-

word; speech

-logist

one who studies…

-logy

study of…

lumin-

light

-lys; -lyt; -lyst

decompose; split; dissolve

macr-

large

malac-

soft

malle-

hammer

mamm-

breast

marg-

border; edge

mast-

breast

med-

middle

meg-

million; great

mela-; melan-

black; dark

-mer

part

mes-

middle; half; intermediate

met-; meta-

between; along; after

-meter; metry

measurement

micro-

small; millionth

milli-

thousandth

mis-

wrong; incorrect

mito-

thread

mole-

mass

mono-

one; single

mort-

death

-mot-

move

morph-

shape; form

multi-

many

mut-

change

my-

muscle

myc-

fungus

mycel-

threadlike

myria-

many

moll-

soft

nas-

nose

necr-

corpse; dead

nemat-

thread

neo-

naw; recent

nephro-

kidney

-ner

moist; liquid

neur-

nerve

noct-; nox-

night

-node

knot

-nom; -nomy

ordered knowledge; law

non-

not

not-

back

nuc-

center

ob-

against

ocul-

eye

oct-

eight

odont-

tooth

-oid

form; appearance

olf-

smell

oligo-

few; little