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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes a-, an- not, without, lacking, deficient ab- away from, out from -able capable of ac- to, toward -aceous of or pertaining to acou-, acous- hear ad- to, toward aden- gland adip- fat aero- air agri- field, soil -al having the character of alb- white alg-, -algia pain alto- high ambi- both
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes in Biology Unit 1: Study of Biology Root/Prefix/Suffix Meaning & Examples a- not, without: abiotic bio- life, living: biodiversity -ology study of: biology de- away from, down: deductive reasoning in- not: independent variable duct lead: inductive reasoning Unit 2: Biochemistry Root/Prefix/Suffix Meaning & Examples
The following list of prefixes, suffixes, and roots will be used in this and most Biology (bio = life, logy = study of) courses. To help with pronunciation, word parts need to be linked together. The linkage for many word parts is “o”. For example, linking the root “cardi” with the suffix “-pathy”
28 sie 2011 · Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Prefix/Suffix Definition Prefix/Suffix Definition a- without iso- equal ab- away from -itis infection ad- near karyo- nucleus aero- air leuco- white -alveus cavity locus place arthro- joint -logy study of atrium- room entrance -lysis to loosen, break ...
Prefix or suffix Meaning Examples pneumo- air, lungs pneumonia-ped foot pseudoped poly- many polysaccharide post- after, behind postganglionic pro- before, giving rise to proenzyme proprio- one's own proprioceptors pseudo- false pseudoped psycho- mind psychology pulmo- lung pulmonary pyri- pear pyriform-renal kidney adrenal-rrhea flow diarrhea
Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes used in Biology “Biology has a larger vocabulary than any other branch of science, but fortunately nearly all biological terms contain roots, prefixes, and suffixes with predictable meanings,”(Herr, 2008). Many but not all meanings are included in the following table:
The following list gives the meaning of prefixes, suffixes, and stem that are commonly used to form scientific terms. Whenever you encounter a new term in your study of biology, break it apart and try to find the parts in this list.
