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.
Term | Definition |
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myxo- | (Gr., slime), Myxomycophyta , phylum comprising the slime moulds. |
myco- | (Gr., fungus), mycology , study of fungi. |
muta- | (L., to change), mutation , abrupt hereditary change. |
multi- | (L., many), multi coloured , of many colours. |
morph- | (Gr., form), morphology , study of form. |
mono- | (Gr., one), monograph, , something written about one subject. |
mito- | (Gr., thread), mitosis , cell division with the formation of thread-like structures. |
mio- | (Gr., less), Miocene , less recent period in geologichistory. |
miii- | (Gr., thousand), millipede , animal with a “thousand” legs. |
micro- | (Gr., small), micronucleus , small nucleus. |
meta- | (Gr., after), metaphase , later phase of mitosis. |
meso- | (Gr., middle), mesoderm , middle cellular layer. |
mens- | (L., table), commensalism , eating at a common source of food. |
mega- | (Gr., large), megaspore , large spore. |
mal- | (Gr., bad), malnutrition , bad nutrition. |