Prefixes & Suffixes

The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.

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Term Definition
bryo-

(Gr., moss), bryophyte , plant of the phylum comprising the mosses.
brevis

(L., short), adductor brevis , short adductor muscle.
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-

(Gr., base) basidiospore , spore formed at the baseof a basidium.
bactér-

(Gr., baktron , a stick), bacteria , rod-shaped organisms.