Biology 201

Ana

Indicates apart, separate, or without

Aqua

Water

-ase

A suffix that denotes an enzyme or indicates the presence of an enzyme

Bi

Two or twice

Centi-

one-hundredth or 0.01 of a unit. a centimeter is one hundredth of a meter

Centro

Refers to the center or central part of something

Chrom/chromo

relaing to color

cyto/cyt

pertaining to the cell

Deci-

one-tenth or 0.1 of a unit

Di

two or double

Endo

refers to inside, within, or internal

Eu

means true, or normal

Ex/exo

denotes out, out of, or away from

Glyco

refers to sugar

Hetero

denotes difference, dissimilarity, or otherness

Hemi

refers to half or partial

Homo

indicates sameness, similarity, or equal

Hydro

Meaning water, or sometimes oxygen

Hyper

INdicates excessive or above normal

Hypo

Indicates deficiency or below normal

Iso

denotes equal, similar, or same

Karyo

relating to the cell nucleus

Kilo-

a thousandfold or 1,000 times

Lyse/lysis

refers to breakdown or decomposition

Macro

large

Meta

denotes change, transformation, or beyond

Micro-

one-millionth or 0.000001 of a unit

Milli-

one-thousandth or 0.001 of a unit

Mono

prefix indicating one or single

Nano-

one-billionth

Oligo

denotes few or little; more than one or two, less than poly

Philic

refers to affinity or attraction from something

Phobic

refers to an aversion or repulsion of something

Phospho

relating to the phosphorus or phosphorylation

Pod/podia

refers to foot or feet

Poly

denotes many or much

Post

indicates after or behind

Pre

denotes before before, prior to, or in advance of

Pro

indicates forward or before

Pseudo

denotes false or imitation

Quat

denotes four

Soma/some

refers to the body or bodily structure

Telo

denotes end or completion

Tetra

four

Tri

prefix indicating three or triple