Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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ante- | (L., before in time or space), antedorsal , placed before dorsal. |
antho- | (Gr., anthos = flower), Anthozoa-flower-like coelenterates. |
anti- | |
antr- | (L., cavity), antrum , cavity of a bone. |
apo- | (Gr., away or separate), apodeme , ingrowth from the exo-skeleton of most arthropods. |
aqua- | (L., water), aquatic , living in water. |
arch- | (Gr., early or chief), archenteron , early digestive tract or enteron ; Archeozoic , earliest era of geologic history. |
areol- | (L., space), areolar , containing minute spaces. |
arthr- | (Gr., joint), Arthropoda , phylum of invertebrateanimals with jointed appendages or feet. |
asco- | (Gr., sac or bag), Ascomycetes , class of sac-bearing fungi. |
aster- | (Gr., star), Asteroidea , class of echinoderms resembling stars. |
auto- | (Gr., self), autosynthesis , self-building up. |
axo, ax, axio, axon | (Gr., axine-axis)-pertaining to an axis. |