6. Prefixes & Suffixes (CP)

a-, an-

not, without, lacking

-able

capable of

-aceous

of or pertaining to

adip-

fat

aero-

air

agri-

field, soil

ambi-

both

amyl-

starch

ante-

before, ahead of time

antho-

flower

anti-

against, opposite

aqu-

water

-ase

forms names of enzymes

auto-

self

bacter-, bactr-

bacterium, stick, club

bi-

(Latin) two, twice

bi-, bio-

(Greek) life, living

-blast-

sprout, germ, bud

brev-

short

calor-

heat

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

carn-

meat, flesh

carp-

fruit

carpal-

wrist

cata-

breakdown, downward

caud-

tail

-cell-

chamber, small room

centi-

hundredth

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cerebr-

brain

chel-

claw

chem-

dealing with chemicals

chlor-

green

co-

with, together

coel-

hollow

coll-

glue

coni-

cone

contra-

against

corp-

body

cort-, cortic-

outer layer

cotyl-

cup

counter-

against

crani-

skull

-cul-, -cule

small, diminutive

cuti-

skin

cyan-

blue

-cyst-

sac, pouch, bladder

cyt-, -cyte

cell, hollow container

de-

away from, down

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

dendr-

tree

derm-

skin

di-, dipl-

(Latin) two, double

di-, dia-

(Greek) though, across, apart

du-, duo-

two

echin-

spiny, prickly

eco-

house

ecto-

outside of

-emia

blood

en-, endo-, ent-

in, into, within

entom-

insects

epi-

upon, above, over

erythro-

red

eu-

well, good, true, normal

flor-

flower

foli-

leaf

fract-

break

-gam-

marriage

gastr-

stomach

-gene-

origin, birth

-gest-

carry, produce, bear

gluc, glyc-

sweet, sugar

gnath-

jaw

grav-

heavy

gymno-

naked, bare

gyn-

female

halo-

salt

-helminth-

worm

hem-

blood

hemi-

half

herb-

grass, plants

hetero-

different, other

hex-

six

hibern-

winter

hipp-

horse

hist-

tissue

holo-

entire, whole

homo-

(Latin) man, human

homo-

(Greek) same, alike

hort-

garden

hydr-

water

hyper-

above, beyond over

hypo-

below, under, less

-chthy-

fish

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

iso-

equal, same