Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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brady | (Gr., boadus, slow) |
brachy- | (Gr., short), brachydactyly , abnormal shortness of the digits. |
blast- | (Gr., bud or young), blastoderm , primitive germlayer. |
bio- | (Gr., life), biology , science of life. |
bi | (Gr., base), bilateral , similar on both sides. |
basi- | |
bactér- | (Gr., baktron , a stick), bacteria , rod-shaped organisms. |
axo, ax, axio, axon | (Gr., axine-axis)-pertaining to an axis. |
auto- | (Gr., self), autosynthesis , self-building up. |
aster- | (Gr., star), Asteroidea , class of echinoderms resembling stars. |
asco- | (Gr., sac or bag), Ascomycetes , class of sac-bearing fungi. |
arthr- | (Gr., joint), Arthropoda , phylum of invertebrateanimals with jointed appendages or feet. |
areol- | (L., space), areolar , containing minute spaces. |
arch- | (Gr., early or chief), archenteron , early digestive tract or enteron ; Archeozoic , earliest era of geologic history. |
aqua- | (L., water), aquatic , living in water. |