Biology prefixes and suffixes

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These are flashcards to help study for a biology test on scientific prefixes and suffixes.
LuvLotus 2019
Flashcards by LuvLotus 2019, updated more than 1 year ago
LuvLotus 2019
Created by LuvLotus 2019 over 5 years ago
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a- , an- not ,without
ante- before , in front of
anti- against , opposed to
aqua- water
-ase designating an enzyme
auto- self
bi- two , twice
bio- life
blast- immature/precursor cell
chloro- green
chrome- color
-cide kill
co- , con- with
cycle circle
-cyst bladder , pouch
cyto- , -cyte cell
de- remove
derm- skin
di- two , twice
dia- through , between
eco- house
em- , en- , endo- in , into
epi- on , above , upon
ex- , exo- out of , from
gastro- stomach
gen- to produce
glyc- glucose , sugar
-graph to write
hemo- blood
hetero- different
homo- , homeo- same
hydro- water
hyper- over , more than
hypo- under , less than
inter- between , together
intra- within
iso- equal
-itis inflammation
lac- milk
-logy study of
-lysis dissolve , destroy
macro- large
meso- middle , intermediate
micro- small
-oma swelling , tumor
oo- egg
-osis condition or process
osteo- bone
ovi- egg
para- near , beside
patho- disease
phago- to eat
-phil loving
photo- light
-plasm substance
-ped , -pod foot
poly- many
post- after
pro- before
psuedo- false
soma- , -some body
syn- together
trans- across , over , through
zoo- animal
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