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M
|
Prefixes/
Suffixes |
Meaning |
Example |
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macr-, macro- |
big, large |
macrophage |
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mal- |
bad, ill |
malnutrition,
malignant |
|
-malacia |
softening |
osteomalacia |
|
mamm- |
breast |
mammal, mammary
gland |
|
marg- |
edge |
marginal |
|
mast- |
breast |
mastocyte |
|
medic- |
heal |
medical, medicine |
|
mega- |
big |
megasporangium |
|
-mer |
part |
polymer |
|
mela-,
melan- |
black, dark |
melanocyte |
|
meso-, mid |
middle, intermediate |
mesocephalic, mesoderm, midbrain |
|
met-,
meta- |
after, beyond,
between |
metaphase |
|
meta- |
change, transformation, exchange |
metamorphosis |
|
metal-,
metallo- |
metal |
metalloid |
|
-metry |
process of measuring |
spectrophotometry |
|
mi-,
meio-, mio- |
less, smaller |
meiosis |
|
micro- |
small |
microscope, microorganism |
|
mis- |
wrong, opposite,
improper |
missense |
|
mis-, mit- |
send |
transmission, neurotransmitter |
|
mito- |
thread |
mitosis,
mitochondria |
|
mono- |
one, single, sole |
monocyte, monosaccharide |
|
morph- |
form, shape,
type, structure |
morphology,
metamorphosis |
|
mort-, morto- |
death |
immortal |
|
mot- |
move |
motility, motor |
|
muc- |
mucus |
mucosa |
|
multi |
many |
multiorgan
failure |
|
musc- |
muscle |
muscularis |
|
mut-,
muta- |
change |
mutation,
mutagenesis |
|
my-, myo- |
muscle |
myocardium, myofibril |
|
mycel- |
threadlike |
mycelium |
|
myco- |
fungus |
mycology, mycobacterium |
A
|
Prefixes/ Suffixes |
Meaning |
Example |
|
a-, an- |
not, lack of, without |
asexual, anaerobic |
|
ad- |
to, toward |
adhesive, adsorption |
|
adip- |
fat |
adipocytes |
|
agri-,
agro- |
field, soil |
agriculture |
|
-al |
kind of, pertaining to, relating to |
cervical, intestinal |
|
alb- |
white |
albumin |
|
amphi- |
both |
amphipathic, amphibian |
|
amyl- |
starch |
amylase, amylopectin |
|
ana- |
build up, synthesis, repetition |
anabolism, anaphase |
|
andro |
male |
androgen |
|
angi-, angio- |
blood, vessel |
angiotensin |
|
anti- |
opposite |
antibody, antigen |
|
aqua- |
water |
aquaporin |
|
-ar |
pertaining to |
lumbar |
|
arteri- |
artery |
arteriole, arteriosclerosis |
|
arthr-,
arthro- |
joint or junction that separates different
parts |
arthropod, arthritis |
|
-ase |
enzyme |
polymerase, transferase |
|
auto- |
something related to oneself,
occur within or occur spontaneously |
autoimmune |
B
|
Prefixes/ Suffixes |
Definition |
Example |
|
bacter- |
bacteria |
bacteriophage, bacteria |
|
baro- |
pressure |
baroreceptor |
|
bi- |
two |
bisexual, bilateral |
|
bi-, bio- |
life |
biome, biosphere |
|
blast-, -blast |
bud, sprout, shoot (embryonic stage of
development) |
osteoblast, blastocyst |
|
botan- |
plants, herbs |
botany, botanist |
|
brachy- |
short |
brachycephaly |