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
trop-

(Gr., reaction), tropism , reaction to stimuli.
tricho-

(Gr., hair), trichocyst , hair-like structure.
tri-

(Gr., three), trilobed , having three lobes.
trans-

(Gr., across), transfer , to carry across.
toxi-

(Gr., poison), toxin , poison.
ti-

(L., to turn), Vorticella , animal that turns as it moves.
thigmo-

(Gr., contact), thigmotropism , reaction to contact.
thermo-

(Gr., heat), thermotropism , reaction to heat.
tetra-

(Gr., four), tetrapod , something that has four feet.
terato-

(Gr., marvel, or monster),teratology, study ofmonstrosities or deviations from the normal.
telo-

(Gr., complete or end), telophase , end stage of cell division.
taxo-, taxi-, taxis

(Gr., taxis-arrangement).