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 |
|---|---|
| bactér- | (Gr., baktron , a stick), bacteria , rod-shaped organisms. |
| basi- | |
| bi | (Gr., base), bilateral , similar on both sides. |
| bio- | (Gr., life), biology , science of life. |
| blast- | (Gr., bud or young), blastoderm , primitive germlayer. |
| brachy- | (Gr., short), brachydactyly , abnormal shortness of the digits. |
| brady | (Gr., boadus, slow) |
| brevis | (L., short), adductor brevis , short adductor muscle. |
| bryo- | (Gr., moss), bryophyte , plant of the phylum comprising the mosses. |
