Biology Terminologies Prefix and Suffix Quick Review Notes

Biology is a vast and complex field of study, and it can be difficult to keep track of all the different terms that are used. One way to make it easier to learn and understand biology is to become familiar with the prefixes and suffixes that are used to create new words. Prefixes are added to the beginning of words, and suffixes are added to the end of words. By knowing the meaning of these prefixes and suffixes, you can often figure out the meaning of new words without having to look them up in a dictionary.

Prefixes

Here is a table of some of the most common prefixes used in biology, along with their meanings and examples:

Biology Terminologies - Prefix and Suffix (Quick Review Notes)

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| Prefix | Meaning | Example | | ------ | -------- | ------ | | a- | without | asexual | | ab- | away from | abduct | | ad- | to, towards | adduct | | ante- | before | anterior | | anti- | against | antibiotic | | auto- | self | autotroph | | bi- | two | biped | | contra- | against | contractile | | de- | remove | decompose | | dia- | through | diaphragm | | dis- | apart | dissect | | ecto- | outside | ectoderm | | endo- | inside | endoderm | | epi- | upon | epidermis | | eu- | good, true | eukaryote | | exo- | outside | exoskeleton | | extra- | outside | extracellular | | hetero- | different | heterotroph | | homo- | same | homozygote | | hyper- | excessive | hypertension | | hypo- | deficient | hypotension | | infra- | below | infrared | | inter- | between | intercellular | | intra- | within | intracellular | | macro- | large | macromolecule | | mega- | large | megakaryocyte | | meso- | middle | mesoderm | | meta- | beyond | metamorphosis | | micro- | small | microorganism | | multi- | many | multicellular | | neo- | new | neocortex | | non- | not | nonpolar | | para- | beside | parathyroid | | peri- | around | pericardium | | poly- | many | polypeptide | | post- | after | postnatal | | pre- | before | prenatal | | pro- | before | prokaryote | | pseudo- | false | pseudopod | | re- | again | regenerate | | retro- | backward | retrovirus | | semi- | half | semiconservative | | sub- | under | subcutaneous | | super- | above | supernatant | | supra- | above | supraorbital | | sym- | with, together | symmetry | | syn- | with, together | synapse | | trans- | across | transmembrane | | ultra- | beyond | ultraviolet | | uni- | one | unicellular |

Suffixes

Here is a table of some of the most common suffixes used in biology, along with their meanings and examples:

| Suffix | Meaning | Example | | ------ | -------- | ------ | | -ase | enzyme | amylase | | -cyte | cell | lymphocyte | | -derm | skin | ectoderm | | -ectomy | surgical removal | appendectomy | | -itis | inflammation | gastritis | | -logy | study of | biology | | -osis | condition | fibrosis | | -phage | eater | bacteriophage | | -phore | carrier | ionophore | | -plasm | formed material | cytoplasm | | -some | body | chromosome | | -trophy | nourishment | heterotroph |

This is just a quick review of the most common prefixes and suffixes used in biology. There are many other prefixes and suffixes that are used, but these are the ones that you are most likely to encounter. By becoming familiar with these prefixes and suffixes, you can make it easier to learn and understand biology.

Biology Terminologies - Prefix and Suffix (Quick Review Notes)

by William Pitts

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Language	:	English
File size	:	152 KB
Text-to-Speech	:	Enabled
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Enhanced typesetting	:	Enabled
Print length	:	33 pages
Lending	:	Enabled

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