Prefixes

a-

without, lacking

ab-

away from

alb-

white

amphi-

of both kinds

ana-

up

andr-

male

ante-

before

anthrop(o)-

humans

anti-

against

arbor-

tree

arthro-

jointed

aster-

star

auto-

self

bio-

life, living

blasto-

embryo

carn-

meat

cata-

down

cephalo-

head

chlor-

green

chrom-

color

chron-

time

com-/con-/co-

with, together

contra-

against

cyt-/-cyte

cell

de-

from, away

derm-

skin

dis-/dif-

apart from, deprive

distinguish

identify the difference between

e-/ef-/ex-

out, out of, from

ect-

outside

emergent properties

characteristics or abilities that arise when the interaction of individual components produce new or novel functions

en-

in

epi-

on, above

extra-

outside, beyond

formulate

to put together

gastro-

stomach

geo-

earth

hetero-

different

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

inference

using both prior knowledge and evidence to make a conclusion

inter-

between

interpret

explain the meaning or significance

intra-

within, during, inside

leuc-

white

macro-

large

meta-

change

micro-

small

mono-

single

morph-

form, shape

multi-

many

neo-

new

neur-

nerve

non-

not

observation

a data point based on something one has seen, heard, or otherwise sensed

omni-

all

phag-

eat

photo-

light

plasm-

material forming cells

pre-

before

prot-/proto-

first

pseudo-

fake, false

reductionism

the thought that understanding the more simple parts of a system is crucial to understanding the system itselfrela

relationsip

the manner in which things are connected/linked

semi-

half

significant

observations unlikely to occur by chance and therefore indicate a systematic cause

sub-

under, beneath

super-/sur-

above, upon

tele-/telo-

at a distance, end

therm-

temperature

trans-

across, beyond

tropho-

nourishment

uni-

one

valid

tested and based on truth/facts

variable

capable of being changed

zo-/zoo-

animal