Science Prefixes and Suffixes
Prefix/Suffix
aabacantho-adaeroalbi-algia
ambyl- or amblyo
amylananaancyloangioanteanti- (ant)
apoaqua-ase
autobibiobotanbrachybradycalor-cardiacarncellular
-ceph-cera
-cerca
cerebrochemochloro
chrom-cidal -cide
corpusctenocyano-cyst
-cyte, cyto-derm
didiadys-ectomy
eco-
Meaning
not, without
from, away
spine
to, toward
air
white
pain
blunt
starch
not, without
up, upon
bent
vessel
before, in front of
against, opposed to
off, from, away from
water
designating an enzyme
self
two, twice
life
plants
short
slow
heat
heart
flesh
pertaining to a cell
head
horn
tail
brain
chemical
color
color
killing
body
like a cockle
blue, bluish
bladder
cell
skin
two, twice
through, between
bad, difficult
cut out
ecology
Prefix/Suffix
ecto-, exoem-, en-, endo-emia
endoenteroepierythro-fer-fract-gastro-gen-, genic, genous
geno
-glossoglyc-gnath-gnosis
-graph
-helminth
hemo- hemaherbheterohomohydrohyperhypo-iasis
interintrairischn or ischno
iso
-itis
kata-, catakin-, kinesis
-lacleuco-, leukology,-ology
of
lymph-, lympho-lysin, -lysis, -lytic
macromeso-meter
micromonomorph
myo-
Meaning
outside
in, into
blood
inside
intestine
on, above, upon
red
to carry, to transport
to break
stomach
to produce, to begin
genes
tongue
glucose, sugar
jaw, cheek
knowledge, to know
to write
worm
blood
plant
different, other
alike, same
water
over, more than, above
under, less than, below
infestation
between, together
within
not
long, thin
same
inflammation
down
to move or activate
milk
white
science, knowledge, study
lymph
dissolve, destroy
large
middle
measure
small
one
shaped like
muscle
nemanucleus
neurnephr-oid
-ole
-oma
onchooncooo-opia
ortho
-osis
os-, oste-, osteoovipachy
Paleo
parapathoperiphage, phagous
phagophenol
-phil-plasmphilia
phobia
photo
-phyll
physio
platy-pnea
pneumo-pod, pedi
polypostproproprioproto
pseudopsychoptera, pterous
pulmo-renal
-rrhea
saccharsarcoscope
semi
soma-some
sophy
thread
center part
relating to nerves
kidneys
like
small
swelling, tumor
hook
mass, bulk
egg
sight
straight
condition or process
bone
egg
thick
ancient
near, by, beside
disease, suffering
around, near
eater, eating
to eat
characteristics
loving
substance
love of
fear of
light
leaf
function
broad, flat
breathing
air, lungs
foot
many
after, behind
before, giving rise to
one's own
first
false
mind
wings, having wings
lung
kidney
flow
sugar
flesh, muscle
device for viewing
somewhat, half
body
body
science of
stereo
stoma-strongyle
sub
techy
tele
tention
thermo
-thrombo-tode
-tome, -tomy
tri
tricho-trophic, troph
-tropic
-ule
-uria
-uris
vasovorzoo -zoa
solid
mouth
cylinder
under
fast, swift
far, distant
stretch or strain
heat, temperature
clot, coagulation
like
to cut
three
hair-like
feeding, eating
attached to
small
pertains to urine
tail
pertains to blood vessel
diet
animals