Biology STEM

a-, an-

without

ab-

away from

alb-

white

amphi-

double

ana-

across

anti-

against

aqua-

water

archaeo-

ancient

-ase

enzyme

auto-

self

bi-

two

bio-

life

carn-

meat

cephalo-

head

chloro-

green

chromo-

color

coel-

cavity

cyano-

blue

cyto- / -cyte

cell

de-

remove from

derm-

skin

di-, dis

two; separate

eco-

home

ecto-

outer, outside

-emia

blood

endo-

inner

epi-

on/ upon

eu-

true

ex-

out

gam-

unite

-gastro-

stomach

-gen-

to produce

glyc-

sugar

-graph

write

hema-

blood

hemo-

blood

hepato-

liver

herb-

grass

hetero-

different

histo-

tissue

homo-

man

homo- / homeo-

same

hydra-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

inter-

in between two distinct things

intra-

within one thing

iso-

same/ equal

-ist

one who practices

-itis

inflammation

karyo-

nucleus

-lact

milk

leuco, leuko

white

lip-

fat

-logy

study of

lysis

to break

macro-

large

mega-

very large

meta

change

meter

measure

micro-

small

mono-

one

morpho-

shape

muta

change

myco

fungus

neo-

new

neuro-

nerve

nomen-

name

-oid

appearance

oligo-

few

omni-

all

-osis

process

osteo, os-

bone

ovi, oo-

egg

-parous

giving birth, bearing

peri

around

phag-

eat

-phase

stage

pheno-

to show

-phil

to love

-phob

fear

-phono

sound

photo-

light

-phyll

leaf

phyto-

plant

-plasma

form

pod-, ped-

foot

poly-

many

pro

before

proto

first

pseudo-

false

scien

knowledge

-sect

to cut

-seta

hair

soma-

body

stoma-

mouth

syn-, synthe-

to put together

taxo-

group

tele-

far

thermo-

heat

tox-

poison

trans-

across

tri-

three

-troph

nourish

uni-

one

viv-

live

-vore

to devour

zoo-

animal