AP Biology Stems, Prefixes, Suffixes (Part 2)

met; meta-

between; along; after

-meter; -metry

way of measuring, instrument for measuring

metro-

uterus

micro-

small

milli-

thousandth

mis-

wrong, incorrect

mito-

thread, filament

mono-

one, single

mort-; necro-

death, dead

mov-; -mot

move

morph-

shape;form

multi-

many

mycel-

threadlike

mycet-; myco-

fungus

myo

muscle

neo-

new, recent

nephro-

kidney

neur-; nerv

nerve; tendon

noct-; nox-

night

-node

knot

-nomy; -nome

distribute; arrange; law

non-

not

not-

back

ob-

against

ocul-

eye

oct-

eight

odont-

tooth

-oid

like in form or shape

olf-

smell

-ology

study of

omni-

all

oo-

egg

opthal-

eye

opt-; opsy

eye, vision

orb-

circle; round; ring

orth

straight; correct; right

-ose

sugar

-osis

condition; state

oste-

bone

-ous

full of, abounding in

ov-

egg

oxy-

sharp, acid, oxygen

pachy-

thick

paleo-

old, ancient

palm-

broad, flat

pan-

all

par-

beside; near; equal; bring forth

path-; -pathy

disease, suffering

-ped

foot

pent-

five

per-; peri

through, around

phag-

eat

pheno-

to show

phil-

living, fond of

phon-; -phone

sound

-phore

bearer

photo-

light

phyc-

seaweed, algae

-phyll

leaf

physi-

nature; natural qualities

-phyte; phyto-

plant

plan-

roaming; wandering

plasm-; -plast

form; formed into

pleur-

rib, lung

pneumo-

lungs, air

-pod

foot

poly-

many

port-

carry

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, ahead of time

pro-

forward; favoring

proto-

first; primary

pseud-

false, deceptive

pter-

having wings or fins

pulmo-

lung

puls-

drive, push

pyr-

heat, fire

quadr-

four; four-fold

quin-

five

radi-

ray; spoke of a wheel; energy in rays

re-

again, back

ren-

kidney

ret-

net; made like a net

rhin-

nose

rhiz-

root

rubr-

red

saccharo-

sugar

sapr-

rotten

scler-

hard

sci-

to know

scope

look, observe

-scribe; script

to write

semi-

half, partly

sept-

partition; seven

septic

putrid, infection

sex-

six

-sis

state, condition

solv-

loosen; free

son-

sound

spec-; spic-

to look at