Biology Prefixes/Suffixes

a, an

without

ab

away from

ad, af

near, toward

alb

white

algia

pain

amphi

both

anti

against

aqua

water

archae

ancient

arthr

joint

ase

enzyme

auto

self

bi

two, twice

bio

life

blast

that which will germinate

brachi

arm

card

heart

carn

flesh

caryo, karyo

nucleus of a cell

cephalo

head

chloro

green

chromo

color

cide

kill

coel

cavity

com, con

with

costa

rib

cyst

capsule

cyto, cyte

cell

decid

to cut off

dendr

tree

dent, dont

tooth

di

two

dis, dys

ill, bad

eco

habitat, household

ecto

outer

ectomy

removal

emia

blood

endo

inner

enter

intenstine

epi

on, at, beside

erythro

red

eu

true

ex

out

fer

bearer

gamete

egg, sperm

gastro

stomach

gen

producing

gymno

naked

hemo

blood

herb

non-woody plant

hepato

liver

hetero

other

homo, homeo

same

hyper

above, excessive

hypo

below, not enough

ia, iasis

disease

ichthys

fish

inter

between

intra

within

iso

same

itis

inflammation of

kin

motion

lac

milk

leuco, leuko

white

logy

study of

lysis

dissolving

macro

large

mal

bad

mega

very large

meso

middle

meta

beyond, after

micro

small

mito

thread

mono

one

morpho

shape, form

myo

muscle

nema

thread

nephr

kidney

neuro

nerve

oma

tumor, swelling

omni

all

ophth

eye

orni

bird

ortho

straight

osis

act, condition

osteo

bone

oto

ear

ovi, oo

egg

para

beside

patho

disease

ped, pod

foot

peri

around

phago

eating

pheno

to show

photo

light

phyll

leaf

phyto

plant

pino

to drink

plasma

form

plast

particle