Tabla de prefijos griegos y latinos

Prefixes Derived From: Meaning Example

a-, ab- Latin off, from, down, away abduct, avert
a-, an- Greek a-, an- not, without, less a-biotic, an-aerobic
actin- G. a)kti=n-oç a ray, beam, spoke actinomycete
ad- Latin to, attached to, adsorption
aer- Latin air aerobic
amphi- Greek amfi/- both, about, around amphibian
ana- Greek ana/- away, through, again analysis
andro- Greek a0ndro/ç man, male androgens
angio- Greek a0ggei=on a vessel, closed container angiospermae
anthropo- Greek a)/nqrwpoç referring to man anthropology
ant-, anti- Greek anti/- against, away, opposite antibiosis
ante- Latin before anteroom
ap-, aph-, apo- Greek a)po/- from, off, separate apogee
aqua- Latin water aquatic
arche-, archeo- Greek a)rxai=oç ancient, primitive archeology
arthri-, arthro- G. a)/rqeron joint, jointed arthritis
asco- G. a)sko//ç bag, sack, bladder ascospore
aureo- L. aureus gold colored aureomycin
auto- G. au)to/ç self autoimmune
bi- Latin two, twice, double bipolar, binocular
bio-, bios- Greek bi/oç related to life biology, biocidal
blasto- G. blasto/ç an embryonic layer or cell blastomere
brachy- Greek braxu/ç short brachycephalic
brad-, brady- Greek bradu/ç slow, slowness bradycardia
bry-, bryo- G. bru/w musgo, musgo bryophyte
calic-, calix- Latin en forma de taza calyx
cani-, canis- Latin perro canine
cardia- G. kardi/a heart cardiac
carn- L. carnis flesh carnivore
carp- L. carpalis wrist, bones carpel
Greek kata/ decomposition, degrada- catabolism
cata- tion
 cell- L. cella small room cellular
cephal- Latin head cephalic
G. xlwro/ç green, containing chlori- chlorophyll
chloro- de
chroma-, chromo- Greek colored chromosome
chron-, chrono- G. xro/noç time chronometer
circum- Latin around, near, about circumnavigate
coel- G. koi=loç hollow cavity, belly coelom
col-, com-, con- Latin with, together combine, collide
contra- Latin against contradict
crypto- G. krupto/ç hidden cryptogamic
cyano- G. ku/anoç dark blue, blue-green cyanobacteria
cyst- G. ku/stiç bladder cystitis
cyt-,cyte-,cyto- G. ku/toç cell, a hollow vessel cytology
Latin undoing, removal of, dehydration
de- from
den-, dent- L. dens tooth dentition
dendro- Greek de/ndron tree dendrochronology
derm-, dermat- Greek de/rmat- skin, hide dermatitis
deut-, deutero- Greek deu/teroç second, secondary deuterium
di- Greek di- double, twice, two disaccharide
dia- Greek dia/ through, across diameter
diplo- Greek diplo/oç twofold, double diploid
dis- Latin apart, away dissolve
dorm- Latin to sleep dormant, dormitory
drom-, drome- Greek dro/moç a running, racing dromendary
e-, ec- Latin out, out of efferent
eco- G. oi}koç house, environment ecology
ecto- G. e)kto/ç outside ectoderm
en-, endo- G. e)/ndon within, internal endoskeleton
entero- G. e)/nteron intestine enterocolitis
entomo- G. e)/ntomon insect entomology
eo-, eos- Greek e(/wç the dawn Eocene, Eohippus
epi- Greek epi/ upon, above, top epidermis
erythro- Greek e)ruqro/ç red erythrocyte
eu- Greek e)u proper, true, good eucaryotic
 ex- Latin out, from excise
exo- Greek e)/cw outer, external exoskeleton
extra- L. extra outside of, beyond extracellular
flagell- L. flagrum whip, whiplike flagellum
fuc-, fuco- G. fu=koç seaweed, algae, lichen fucoxanthin
gamo- G. ga/moç sexual union gamogenesis
gastero-,gastro- G. gaste/r stomach, belly gastroenteritis
geno- L. gene origin, development genotype
ge-, geo- Greek gh= earth geology
glu-, glyco- Greek gluku/ç sweet, sugar glucose, glycogen
gon-,goni-,gono- Greek gonh/ reproductive, sexual gonorrhea
gymn-, gymno- G. gumno/ç naked, bare gymnosperm
gyn-,gyne-,gyno- Greek gunaiko/ç woman, female gynecology
halo- G. a(lo/ç salt halophile
haplo- G. a(ploo/ç single haploid
heme-, hemo- G. ai{ma blood hemotologist
hemi- Greek h(mi half hemisphere
hepta- Greek e(pta/ seven heptane
herb- L. herba pertaining to plants herbicide
hetero- Greek different, other, unlike heterozygous
hex-, hexa- Greek six hexagonal
hipp-, hippo- G. i(/ppoç horse hippodrome
histo- G. i(sto/ç tissue histology
holo- G. o(/loç whole, entire holoblastic
homeo, homo- Greek o(mo/ç same, similar, like homogeneous
hyal-, hyalo- G. u(/aloç glassy, transparent hyaloid
hydr-, hydro- Greek u(/dwr pertaining to water hydrolysis
hyper- Greek u(pe/r above, more, over hyperactive
hypo- Greek u(po/ below, less, under hypodermic
ichthy-,ichthyo- Greek i)xqu/ç referring to fish ichthyology
inter- Latin between intercellular
intra- Latin within, inside intracellular
intro- Latin inward, within introvert
iso- Greek i)/soç equal, same isotonic
kine- Greek ki/nhsiç movement, moving kinetics
 leuc-, leuk- Greek leuko/ç white leucocyte
lycan- G. lu/koç wolf lycanthropy
macro- Greek makro/ç large, big, long macromolecule
man-, manu- Latin hand manual
mastig- G. ma/stigoç whip mastigophora
meg-, mega- Greek me/ga great, large megabyte
melan-,melano- Greek me/laç black, dark melanin
mero- G. me/roç part, piece meroblast
mes-, meso- G. me/soç middle, in between mesoderm
Greek meta/ later, following, changed metamorphosis
met-, meta- in position or form
micro- G. mikro/ç small microbiology
milli- Latin a thousandth part millimeter
mio- G. mei/wn less, smaller Miocene
mito- G. mi/toç thread mitosis
mon-, mono- Greek mo/noç one, single monocular
morph- Greek morfh/ shape, form morphology
mor-, mort- Latin die, death, mortality
muc-, muco- Latin mucus consisting of many units multicellular
mus- Latin mouse, as one running muscle
myco-, mykos- Greek mu/khç fungus, mushroom mycology
myo- G. mu=ç muscle myoglobin
myxo- Greek mu/ca slime, mucus myxomycetes
nemato- Greek nh/matoç thread, threadlike nematode
neuro- Greek neu=ron name nomenclature
ob- Latin against obtuse
octa- Greek o)ktw/ eight octopus
olig-, oligo- Greek o)/ligoç few, small, less oligarchy
omni- Latin all, everywhere omnipotent
oo- Greek pertaining to an egg oocyte
ophthalmo- Greek o)fqalmo/ç referring to the eye ophthalmologist
opisth-,opistho- Greek o)/pisqen behind, backwards, back Opisthobranchia
orni-, ornitho- Greek o/)rniqoç bird ornithology
orth-, ortho- Greek o)rqo/ç straight orthodontist
osteo- Greek o)ste/on bone osteocyte
 oto- Greek o)to/ç referring to the ear otology
ova-,ovi-,ovul- Latin egg ovary, oviduct
paleo- Greek palaio/ç old, ancient paleontology
para- Greek para/ beside, near, beyond parasitism
path-, patho- Greek pa/qoç disease, suffer pathogenic
ped-, pedi- Latin pedis foot pedicure
penna-, pinna- Latin feather, feathery pinnate
pent-, penta- Greek pe/nte five pentagon
per- Latin through pervade, peruse
peri- Greek peri/ around, surrounding perimeter
Greek fe/rw bearing, carrying, su- pheromone
pher- pport
phil- philo- Greek fili- loving, attracted to philanthropy
phob- Greek fo/boç fear, fearing phobic
photo- Greek foto/ç pertaining to light photosynthesis
phyco- Greek fuko seaweed, algae phycology
phylo- Greek fulo tribe, race, related group phylogeny
phyto- Greek fulo pertaining to plants phytohormone
plasm-, plasma- Greek plasmo/ç formative substance plasmablasts
plati-, platy- Greek platu/ç flat platypus
pleio- pleo- Greek plei=oç more, many pleiomorphic
pod-,poda-,podi- Greek podo/ç foot podiatrist
poly- Greek polu/ç many polyhedron
post- Latin after postnatal
pre- Latin before prenatal
preter- Latin beyond preterhuman
prim- Latin first primary
pro- Greek pro/ before, on behalf of proboscis
pro- Latin forward progressive
proto- Greek prw=toç first, primary protozoa
pseudo- Greek yeu=doç false pseudopod
psilo- Greek yilo/ç bare, mere psilopsida
pteri-, ptero- Greek ptero/n fern, feather pteridophyte
quadr-, quadri- Latin four quadruped
radi- Latin ray, spoke of wheel radial
 re- Latin back, again repeat
retro- Latin backward retroactive
rhiz-, rhizo- Greek r(i/za pertaining to roots rhizoids
rhod-, rhodo- Greek r(o/don a rose, red rhodopsin
rota- Latin wheel rotate
sapr-, sapro- Greek sapro/ç rotten, putrid, dead saprobe
sarc-, sarco- Greek sarko/ç flesh, fleshy sarcoma
schiz-, schizo- Greek sxi/zw split, splitting schizocoel
se- Latin apart secede
semi- Latin half semicircle
soma-, somato- Greek sw=ma body somatic
sperma-,spermato- Greek spe/rma seed spermatozoa
sporo- Greek spo/roç spore sporophyte
staphylo- Greek stafulh/ bunch of grapes staphylococcus
stoma- Greek sto/ma mouth stomate
strepto- Greek stre/fw twisted, string of streptococcus
sub- Latin below, under, smaller subapical
supra-, super- Latin above, over supernova
sym-, syn- Greek su/n together, with synthesis
Greek taxu/ç to make order, arrange- taxonomy
taxi-, taxo- ment
tel-,tele-,telo- Greek th=le distant, end telophase
terra-, terre- Latin land, earth terrestrial
tetra- Greek te/ttareç four tetrapod
therm-, thermo- Greek qermo/ç heat thermometer
thigmo- Greek qi/ghma touch thigmotaxis
trans- Latin across, through, over transfer
tri- Latin three triangle
tricho- Greek trixo/ç hair trichocyst
triplo- Latin triple triploid
troche-, trocho- Greek troxo/ç wheel, hoop trochophore
tropho- Greek trofh/ nourishment trophoblast
ultra- Latin beyond, exceedingly ultraconservative
uni- Latin consisting of one unicellular
vice- Latin in place of vice-president
vid-, vis- Latin see vision
 xen-, xeno- Greek ce/noç dry, desert xerophyte
zoo- Greek zwh/ animal, life zoology
zyg-, zygo- Greek to join together zygote
Suffixes Derived From: Meaning Example
-biosis Greek bi/oç mode of living, way of life symbiosis
-blast Greek blasto/ç formative, embryonic mesoblast
-chaeta-, -chete Greek xai/th a bristle Polychaeta
-chrome Greek xrw/matoç color mercurochrome
-cidal, -cide Latin killer, a killing insecticide
-cocci, -coccus Greek ko/kkoç round, seed, kernel Streptococcus
-cyst Greek ku/stiç pouch, sac trichocyst
-dactyl Greek da/ktuloç finger pentadactyl
-derm, -dermis Greek de/rmatoç skin, layer epidermis
-elle, -ule, -la, -le, -let, Latin small, diminutive en- globule, piglet
-ole dings
-emia Greek ai{ma blood disease anemia
-fer Latin bearer, producer, carry conifer, transfer
-gamous, -gamy Greek ga=moç marriage, sexual fusion polygamy
-gen, -geny Greek ge/noç origin, production progeny, hydrogen
-genesis Latin origin, development of embryogenesis
-gony Latin something produced cosmogeny
-graph Greek grafh/ drawing, writing chromatograph
-hedral, -hedron Greek e3drh side polyhedral
Greek -u(dr compound formed by carbohydrate
-hydrate union of water with
other substance
-ism Greek i)/smoç act, practice or result of terrorism
-ite Latin a division or part somite
Greek i/tiç inflammation or infec- appendicitis
-itis tion
-jugal, -jugate Latin to yoke, join together conjugate
-logy G. lo/goç science or study of biology
Greek lu/siç loosening, separation, photolysis
-lysis, -lytic splitting into smaller
units
-mer, -merous G. me/roç a part, piece polymer
-meter G. me/tron a measurement diameter
 -morph Greek morfh/ form endomorph
-mycin Greek mukh/tinoç derived from a fungus aureomycin
Greek no/moç systematized knowledge astronomy
-nomy of
-oma Greek -oma tumorous carcinoma
Greek -osiç abnormal condition, di- neurosis
-osis, -otic
sease
-phage Greek fa/goç eater bacteriophage
-phase Greek fa/siç a stage or condition metaphase
-phil, -phile Greek fi/loç fear, fearing hydrophobia
Greek fe/rw bearing, carrying, su- sporangiophore
-phor, -phore pporting
-phyll Greek full- leaf chorophyll
-phyta, -phyte Greek futo/n plant epiphyte
-plasm Greek pla/sma formative substance cytoplasm
Greek plasto/ç organized particle, gra- choroplast
-plast nule
-pod, -poda Greek podo/ç foot arthropod
-some Greek sw=ma body chromosome
-stasis Greek sta/siç a stationary position homeostasis
-stat, -static Greek statiko/ç stationary, still hemostat
-stomy Greek sto/maxoç opening into colostomy
-therm Greek qermo/ç heat homeotherm
-thes, -thesis Greek qe/siç arrangement, in order hypothesis
-tom, -tomy Greek tomh/ dividing, surgery lobotomy
-trope, -tropic Greek trofh/ turning phototropic
-vor, -vore L. vorare feeding carnivore
-zoa,-zoan,-zoic Greek zwh/ animal, life protozoa