Prefixes & Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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pakiio- | (Gr., ancient), palaeontology , study of ancient life. |
para- | (Gr., beside), parapodia , appendages beside others. |
path- | (gr., disease), pathogenic , capable of causing disease. |
ped- | (L., feet), pedal , pertaining to the foot. |
peri- | (Gr., around), peristome , region around an opening or mouth. |
phaeo- | (Or., dark or brown), Phaeophyta , phylum of brown algae. |
phago- | (Or., to eat), phagocyte , cell that eats or destroys. |
phor- | (Or., to bear), sporophore , part of a sporophyte that bears spores. |
photo- | (Or., light), photosynthesis , formation of carbohydrates in the presence of light. |
phyco- | (Or., alga, or seaweed), Phycomycetes , alga like fungus. |
physio- | ( Or., nature), physiology , study of the nature or function of living matter. |
platy- | (Or., nat), Platyhelminthes, phylum of Flatworms. |
plio- | (Or., more), Pliocene , more recent geologic period. |
poly- | (Or., many), Polymorphous , having many for iris. |
post- | (L., after), postnatal , after birth. |