LIST OF BIOLOGICAL PREFIXES SUFFIXES

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* ology (study)
* vascular (tube, vessel)
*ase (denotes enzyme) -suffix
*coel (cavity)
*genesis (beginning)
*lase (enzyme)
*lyse (to split)
*ose (sugar)
*ped, *pod (foot, leg)
*phyll (leaf)
*phyta (plant)
*synthesis (to make or organize)
*ule, *ole (small counterpart)
Alba- (white)
An-, A- (none or without)
Anti- (opposed or opposite)
Aqua- (water)
Arthr- (joint)
Asco- (sac or lining)
Auto- (self)
Bi- (double)
Bio- (life)
Cephalo- (head)
Chlor- (green)
Chrom- (color)
Cyt- (cell)
De- (take out, omit)
Derm- (skin)
Di- (two)
Ecto- (outside)
En- (in or within)
Endo- (inner)
Epi- (upon)
Ex- (external)
Female symbol
Gastro- (stomach, intestine)
Hemo- (blood)
Herb- (plant)
Hetero- (others or different)
Hex- (six)
Homo- (same)
Hydr- (water)
Hyper- (above)
Hypo- (under)
In- (non, without)
Inter- (between)
Iso- (same, similar)
Leuco- or Leuko- (white)
Lip- (fatty)
Macro- (large)
Male symbol
Mega- (large)
Meso- (middle)
Meta- (after)
Micro- (small)
Milli- (thousand)
Mono- (one)
Morph- (form)
Ost- (bone)
Ovi-, Ova-, Ovum (egg)
Para- (besides)
Path- (disease)
Peri- (around)
Photo- (light)
Plasm- (formed)
Plast- (living)
Poly- (many)
Post- (after)
Pro- (before)
Proto- (first or essential)
Pseudo- (false)
Rhizo- (root)
Semi- (half)
Sept- (wall)
Stoma- (opening)
Super- (over and above)
Sym- (together)
Teleo- (complete or end)
Thermo- (heat)
Toxic- (poison)
Tri- (three)
Trop- (react)
Ultra- (beyond)
Uni- (one)
Zoo- (life or animal)
Zyg- (to unite)
Note: * = suffix
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