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ap bio prefixes.txt

  1. a-, an-
    no;lacking;none
  2. amphibi-
    leading a double life
  3. an-
    not; without
  4. andro-
    masculine; man
  5. angio-
    vessel
  6. antero-
    front
  7. antho-
    flower
  8. aqu-
    water
  9. archaeo-
    primitive; ancient
  10. arthro-
    joint
  11. aster-; astr-
    stars
  12. auto-
    self
  13. bi-
    two; twice; double
  14. bio-; bi-
    life; living
  15. -blast
    sprout; germ
  16. brachi-
    having arms
  17. calor-
    heat
  18. cardi-
    heart
  19. carn-
    meat
  20. carp-
    fruit
  21. centi-
    hundreth
  22. centr-
    center
  23. cephal-
    head
  24. cervic-
    neck
  25. chlor-
    green
  26. chrom-; -chrome
    color
  27. chym-
    juice
  28. -cide
    killing
  29. co-
    with; together
  30. coel-
    hollow
  31. com-
    with; together
  32. coni-
    cone
  33. counter-
    against
  34. cuti-
    skin
  35. cyan-
    dark blue
  36. cyst-
    bladder; pouch
  37. cyt-; -cyte
    cell; receptable
  38. deca-
    ten
  39. deci-
    tenth
  40. dendr-
    tree
  41. derm-
    skin
  42. di-
    two; double
  43. dorm-
    sleep
  44. dors-
    back
  45. ec-
    out of; outside
  46. echin-
    spiny; prickly
  47. ect-
    outside; without
  48. en-
    in; into
  49. end-; ent-
    within; in
  50. epi-
    on; above
  51. erythro-
    red
  52. eu-
    well; good
  53. ex-
    out of
  54. gastro-
    stomach
  55. -gene; gene-
    origin
  56. -gony
    offspring; generation; coming into being
  57. gymno-
    naked
  58. gyn-
    female
  59. haem-; hem-
    blood
  60. herb-
    grass
  61. hetero-
    different; other
  62. hist-
    tissue
  63. homo-
    same; alike
  64. hydr-
    water
  65. hypo-
    beneath; under; less
  66. hyper-
    above; beyond; over
  67. im-
    not
  68. inter-
    between
  69. intra-
    within; inside
  70. -ism
    a state or condition
  71. iso-
    equal; same
  72. -itis
    inflammation; disease
  73. kilo-
    thousand
  74. lact-
    milk
  75. lat-
    side; flank
  76. lingu-
    tongue
  77. lip-
    fat
  78. -logy
    study
  79. -lysis; -lyte; -lyst
    dissolve; decompose
  80. macr-
    large
  81. mal-
    bad; evil
  82. mamm-
    breast
  83. med-
    middle
  84. meg-
    great; million
  85. mela-; melan-
    black; dark
  86. mes-
    middle; half; intermediate
  87. met-; meta-
    between; along; after
  88. micro-
    small
  89. milli-
    thousandth
  90. mono-
    one; single
  91. mort-
    death
  92. mov-; -mot
    move
  93. morph-
    shape; form
  94. multi-
    many
  95. mycel-
    threadlike
  96. mycet-
    fungus
  97. myria-
    many
  98. moll-
    soft
  99. neo-
    new; recent
  100. nephro-
    kidney
  101. neur-; nerv-
    nerve; tendon
  102. noct-; nox-
    night
  103. -node
    knot
  104. -nomy; -nome
    distribute; arrange; law
  105. non-
    not
  106. nuc-
    center
  107. ocul-
    eye
  108. olf-
    smell
  109. omni-
    all
  110. oo-
    egg
  111. opt-; opsy
    eye; vision
  112. oscu-
    mouth
  113. oste-
    bone
  114. -ous
    full of; abounding in
  115. ov-
    egg
  116. path-; -pathy
    disease; suffering
  117. per-
    through
  118. phag-
    eat
  119. pheno-
    show
  120. photo-
    light
  121. -phyll
    leaf
  122. -phte; phyt-
    plant
  123. pleur-
    rib; lung
  124. pneumio-
    lungs; air
  125. -pod
    foot
  126. poly-
    many; several
  127. por-
    opening
  128. post-
    after; behind
  129. pre-
    before; ahead of time
  130. pro-
    forward; favoring
  131. proto-
    first; primary
  132. pseud-
    false; deceptive
  133. pulmo-
    lung
  134. radi-
    ray; spole of a wheel; energy in rays
  135. re-
    again; back
  136. ren-
    kidney
  137. ret-
    net; made like a net
  138. rhiz-
    root
  139. saccharo-
    sugar
  140. sapr-
    rotten
  141. scope-
    look; observe
  142. -scribe; script
    write
  143. semi-
    half; partly
  144. -sis
    condition; state
  145. solv-
    loosen; free
  146. sperm-
    seed
  147. spher-
    ball
  148. -spire
    breathe
  149. spore
    seed
  150. stom-; -stome
    mouth
  151. strat-
    layer
  152. sub-
    under; below
  153. sur-
    over; above; on top
  154. sym-; syn-
    together
  155. tax-
    arrangement
  156. tele-
    far off; at a distance
  157. terr-
    earth
  158. tetr-
    four
  159. therm-
    heat
  160. trans-
    across
  161. troph-
    one who feeds; well fed
  162. trop-
    turning; changing
  163. -ule
    diminutive
  164. ur-
    urine
  165. vas-
    vessel
  166. vect-
    carry
  167. ventr-
    belly
  168. vit-; viv-
    life
  169. xanthin-
    yellow
  170. zo-; -zoa
    animal
  171. zyg-
    yolk
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ap bio prefixes.txt
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Prefixes; suffixes
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