Biology Prefixes and Suffixes

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Yes, this is an actual word. What does it mean?

Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most complex terms can be understood.

The following pages are designed to give you the tools needed to understand the most common prefixes and suffixes in biology. By using these prefixes and suffixes even the most difficult words like the one above can be easily understood.

Biology Prefixes and Suffixes

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter A.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter B.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter C.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter D

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter E.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter F.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter G.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter H.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter I.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter K.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter L.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter M.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter N.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter O.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter P.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter R.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter S.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter T.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter U.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter V.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter X.

Prefixes and suffixes beginning with the letter Z.

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