Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes in Biology

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What does the prefix 'micro-' signify?

Middle

Thread

Small (correct)

Large

Which of the following terms is associated with the prefix 'neuro-'?

Kidney

Muscle

Form

Nerve (correct)

What is the meaning of the suffix '-logy'?

Act or condition

Fear

Shape, form

Study of (correct)

The term 'malnutrition' contains a prefix that means what?

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What does the prefix 'poly-' indicate?

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The prefix 'peri-' means which of the following?

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What is the meaning of the prefix 'osteo-'?

Bone Signup and view all the answers

Which of these terms includes a suffix that means 'tumor or swelling'?

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Which of the following terms contains the prefix that means 'one'?

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Which root word means 'to eat'?

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What does the suffix '-oma' indicate?

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Which prefix means 'around'?

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The prefix 'pseudo-' refers to what?

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What does the prefix 'sal-' refer to?

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What does the suffix '-rrhea' signify?

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Which prefix indicates the process of change?

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What does the prefix 'myo-' relate to?

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The term 'homogeneous' typically describes materials with which prefix that indicates 'one'?

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Which of the following terms includes the suffix that means 'pain'?

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What does the prefix 'sacro-' refer to in terms like 'sacrophage'?

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Which prefix indicates 'bad' or 'wrong' in medical terms?

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What is the significance of the prefix 'peri-' in medical terminology?

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Which of the following prefixes indicates that something is false or deceptive?

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Study Notes

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes in Biology

Loc-, Locus-: Place (e.g., local)
-logy: Study of (e.g., biology)
-lysis: Dissolving (e.g., cytolysis)
Macro-: Large (e.g., macronucleus)
Mal-: Bad (e.g., malnutrition)
Medi-: Middle (e.g., medial)
Mega-: Very large (e.g., megaspore)
Meso-: Middle (e.g., mesophyll)
Meta-: Beyond or after (e.g., metamorphosis)
Meter-: Measure (e.g., kilometer)
Micro-: Small (e.g., microbe)
Mis-: Bad, wrong (e.g., mislead)
Mito-: Thread (e.g., mitosis)
Mono-: One (e.g., monohybrid)
Morpho-: Shape, form (e.g., morphology)
Multi-: Many (e.g., multiple)
Muta-: Change (e.g., mutation)
Myo-: Muscle (e.g., myofibril)
Necro-: Dead (e.g., necropsy)
Nema-: Thread (e.g., nematocyst)
Nephr-: Kidney (e.g., nephritis)
Neuro-: Nerve (e.g., neurology)
-oma: Tumor or swelling (e.g., sarcoma)
Omni-: All (e.g., omnivore)
Ophth-: Eye (e.g., ophthalmology)
Orni-: Bird (e.g., ornithology)
Ortho-: Straight (e.g., orthodontist)
-osis: Act, condition (e.g., acidosis)
Osteo-: Bone (e.g., osteoarthritis)
Oto-: Ear (e.g., otology)
Ovi-, Oo-: Egg (e.g., oviduct, oocyte)
Para-: Beside (e.g., parathyroid)
Patho-: Disease (e.g., pathology)
-ped- or -pod-: Foot (e.g., millipede)
Peri-: Around (e.g., pericardium)
Phage-: Eating (e.g., phagocytosis)
-phase: Stage, condition (e.g., anaphase)
Pheno-: To show (e.g., phenotype)
Phlebo-: Veins (e.g., phlebotomy)
-phob-: Fear (e.g., arachnophobia)
-photo-: Light (e.g., photograph)
-phyll: Leaf (e.g., mesophyll)
-phyto-: Plant (e.g., saprophyte)
Pino-: To drink (e.g., pinocytosis)
Plasma-: Form (e.g., cytoplasm)
-plast: Particle (e.g., chloroplast)
Poly-: Many (e.g., polysaccharide)
Post-: After, behind (e.g., posterior)
Pre-, Pro-: Before, primitive (e.g., pretest)
Proto-: First (e.g., protozoa)
Pseudo-: False (e.g., pseudopod)
-pter-: Wing (e.g., diptera)
Pulmo-: Lung (e.g., pulmonary)
Re-: Back, again (e.g., repeat)
Renal-: Kidney (e.g., adrenal glands)
-rhea or -rrhea: Flow or discharge (e.g., diarrhea)
Rhino-: Nose (e.g., rhinoceros)
-saccharide: Sugar (e.g., polysaccharide)
Sal-: Salt (e.g., saline)
Sapro-: Rotten (e.g., saprophyte)
-sclero-: Hard (e.g., arteriosclerosis)
A-, An-: Not, without (e.g., anemia)
Ab-: Away from (e.g., abnormal)
Abscic-, abscis-: Cut off (e.g., abscission)
Acu-: Needle, sharp (e.g., acupuncture)
Ad-, Af-: To, toward (e.g., adrenal, afferent)
Alb-: White (e.g., albumin)
-algia: Pain (e.g., fibromyalgia)
Amphi-: Both ends or all sides (e.g., amphibious)
Ana-: Up, back, again (e.g., anagram)
Ante-: Before, forward (e.g., antebrachium)

Note: The provided data is highly fragmented. These notes combine the root/prefix/suffix with example use.

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