Parts 



APPENDIX 



I. IMPORTANT PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES USED IN BIOLOGY 



The following list is by no means complete, but it will serve as a basis for 

 additional types. It will prove very useful if memorized with an example of 

 each type. The following abbreviations are used: Gr., from the Greek; L., 

 from the Latin. 



A- or An- (Gr., without or absent), apoda, without feet. 



Ab- (L., away from or without), ahoral, away from the mouth. 



Ad- (L., toward, upon, or equal), adrenal, upon the kidney; adductor, drawing 



one part toward another. 

 -Ae (L.), plural ending of singular Latin nouns ending in A. 

 Aer- (Gr., air), aerobe, requiring free air. 

 Alb- (L., white), albino, without pigment. 

 Ambi- (L., both), ambidextrous, ability to use either hand. 

 Amphi- (Gr., on both sides), amphibia, living in water and on land. 

 Amy]- (L., starch), amylase, an enzyme changing starch to sugar. 

 Ana- (Gr., back or again), anabolism, building up process of metabolism. 

 Angio- (Gr., enclosed), angiosperm, protected or enclosed seeds. 

 Ante- (L., before in time or space), antedorsal, placed before the dorsal. 

 Anti- (Gr., opposed or opposite), antitoxin, opposed to or neutralizing a toxin. 

 Antr- (L., cavity), antrum, cavity in a bone. 



Apo- (Gr., from or separate), apodema, extending from the body. 

 Aqua- (L., water), aquatic, living in water. 

 Arch- (Gr., early or chief), archenteron, early digestive tract or enteron; archeo- 



zoic, earliest life. 

 Areol- (L., space), areolar, containing minute spaces. 

 Arthr- (Gr., joint), arthropoda, jointed appendages or feet. 

 Asco- (Gr., sac or bag), ascomycete, sac-bearing fungi. 

 -Ase, suffix designating an enzyme (zymase, protease). 

 Aster- (Gr., star), asteroidea, a class of echinoderms resembling stars. 

 Auto- (Gr., self), auto synthesis, self building-up. 



B 



Bacter- (Gr., rod), bacteria, rod-shaped. 



Basi- (Gr., base), basidiospore, spore formed at the base of a basidium. 



Bi- (L., double), bilateral, similar on both sides. 



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