General Terminology

mono-

one

di-

two

tri-

three

tetra-

four

penta-

five

hexa-

six

septa-

seven

octa-

eight

nona-

nine

deca-

ten

ante-

in front of

anti-

against, opposite

\-ase

designaling an enzyme

ana-

up, toward

auto-

self, same

bi-

two, twice

contra-

against

corpus, -somer

body

cyte/cyto

cell

de-

away from

dis-

apart, out

dys-

abnormal

endo-

in(to), within

ex-

out of

genesis

origin

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydr(o)-

water

hypo-

less, under

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

lip-

fat

\-lys-

split

macro-

large

micro-

small

\-morph-

shape

multi-

many

meta-

mid

oligo-

a few

para-

near, beside

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pro-

early, before

\-saccharide

sugar

semi-

half, partly

sub-

under, below

syn-

together

trans-

across

a-

not, without

ad-

to, toward

aero-

air

agr/o-

field

allo-

other, different

amphi-

on both sides

ana-

again, up

ante-

in front of

anti-

against

archae-

ancient

arthro-

jointed

auto-

self

bi-

two

bio-

life

blast-

embryo, germ, bud, immature cell

carcin-

cancer

cata-

down, under

cereb-

pertaining to the brain

chloro-

green

chroma-

pigmented

\-cide

kill

circ-

around

co-

with

con-

together

\-cycle

circle

cyto-/-cyte

cell

derm-/-derm

skin

di-

two

dia-

apart

dorm-

sleep

ecto-

outer, outside

\-ectomy

surgical operation or removal

em-

inside

endo-

within

epi-

upon

erythro-

red

eu-

true

exo-

outside

\-fer

to carry

gastro-

stomach

\-genesis

to originate

gen-/-gen

kind

gravi-

heavy

hapl/o-

single

hemi-

half

hem/o-

blood

heter/o-

different

hist-

tissue

homo-/homeo-

same

hydr/o-

water

hyper-

above