Biology prefixes and suffixes

a- or an-

a- or an-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

anti-

against, opposed, or inhibitive

arthr-

joint

auto-

self

bi

two

bio-

life

carcin-

cancer or tumor

cardio-

heart

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain

chondr-

cartilage

circum-

around or round about

Co-

with or together

contra-

against or in opposition to

derm-

skin

di-

two

dys-

difficult or abnormal

ecto-

outside or external

endo-

inside or within

epi-

upon or above

erythro-

red

eu-

well, good, or true

ex-

out of or outside

glyco-

sweet or sugar

hemi-

half

hepat-

liver

hist-

tissue

hydro-

water or liquid

hyper-

in excess

hypo-

below normal or under

infra-

beneath or underneath

inter-

between

intra-

within or inside of

iso-

equal

leuko-

white

macro-

large

melano-

black

micro-

small

mono-

one

multi-

many or multiple

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

odonto-

tooth

oligo-

deficient or few

opthalm-

eye

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

para-

alongside or beyond

peri-

around

physio-

related to nature.

pneumo-

air or gas pertaining to lungs

pod-

foot

poly-

many or much

post-

behind or after

pre- or pro-

prior to or in front of

pseudo-

false

sarco-

flesh

semi-

half or partially

sclero-

hard

somato-

body

steno-

narrow or close

sub-

below or under

sym- or syn-

with or together

tachy-

fast or rapid

trans-

across or through

viscer-

pertaining to internal organs

-able

capable of

-algia

pain

-blast

bud (primitive cells)

-clast

pertaining to breaking or tearing down

-cyte

cell

-duct

to lead or draw

-ectomy

to cut out

-emia

blood

-genesis

origin or production

-gram

a drawing

-graph

instrument used to record

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lysis

to break down or decompose

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease or disorder

-phag

to eat or feed

-phil

to have an affinity for

-stasis

stop or stable state

-stomy

procedure where artificial opening established

ACh

acetylcholine

ADH

antidiuretic hormone

ANS

autonomic nervous system

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

AMP

adenosine monophosphate

cAMP

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

EKG/ECG

electrocardiogram