BIOSCIENCE.

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
mal-

(Gr., bad), malnutrition , bad nutrition.
mega-

(Gr., large), megaspore , large spore.
mens-

(L., table), commensalism , eating at a common source of food.
meso-

(Gr., middle), mesoderm , middle cellular layer.
meta-

(Gr., after), metaphase , later phase of mitosis.
micro-

(Gr., small), micronucleus , small nucleus.
miii-

(Gr., thousand), millipede , animal with a “thousand” legs.
mio-

(Gr., less), Miocene , less recent period in geologichistory.
mito-

(Gr., thread), mitosis , cell division with the formation of thread-like structures.
mono-

(Gr., one), monograph, , something written about one subject.
morph-

(Gr., form), morphology , study of form.
multi-

(L., many), multi coloured , of many colours.
muta-

(L., to change), mutation , abrupt hereditary change.
myco-

(Gr., fungus), mycology , study of fungi.
myxo-

(Gr., slime), Myxomycophyta , phylum comprising the slime moulds.