Meanings of prefixes and suffixes

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접두어 접미어

의미

예

a-, an

not, without

avirulent(lacking virulence)

anaerobic(without air)

aer-

air

aerobic

anti-

against

antiseptic

-ase

enzyme

penicillinase

chlor-

green

chlorophyll

-chrom-

color

metachromatic(staining differently with the same dye)

-cide

causing death

germicide

co-, com-, con-

together

coenzyme

cyan-

blue

pyocianin(a blue bacterial pigment)

de-

down, from

degydrate(remove water)

-dem-

people district

epidemic

end-

within

endospore(spore within a cell)

-enter-

intestine

enteritis(inflammation of the intestine)

epi-

upon

epidermis

erythro-

red

erythrocyte(red blood cell)

eu-

well, normal

Eubacteriales(the "true" bacterial)

eukaryotic(true nuclues)

exo-

outside

exotoxin(toxin found outside a cell)

extra-

outside of

extracellular

flav-

yellow

flavoprotein(a protein containing a yellow enzyme)

-gen

produce, originate

antigen(a substance that induces a production of antibodies)

glyc-

sweet

glycemia(the presence of sugar in the blood)

hetero-

other

heterotroph(organism that obtains energy from organic compounds)

homo-

common, same

homologous(similar in structure or origin)

hydr-

water

dehydrate

hyper-

excessive, above

hypersensitive

hypo-

under

hypotonic(having low osmotic pressure)

iso-

same, equal

isotonic(having the same osmotic pressure)

-itis

inflammation

appendicitis, meningitis

leuko-

white

leukocyte(white blood cell)

ly-, -lys, -lyt-

loosen;dissolve

bacteriolysis(dissolution of bacteria)

meso-

middle

mesophilic(prefering moderate temperature)

meta-

changed

metachromatic(showing a change of color)

micro-

small;one-millionth part

microscopic

milli-

one-thousandth part

millimeter

mito-

thread

mitochondrion(small, rod-shaped or granular body in cytoplasm)

mono-

single

monotrichous(having a single falgellum)

milti-

many

multinuclear(having many nuclei)

myc-

fungus

mycotic(caused by fungus)

myx-

mucus

myxomycete(slome mold)

-oid

resembling

lymphoid(resembling lymphocytes)

-ose

a sugar

lactose(milk sugar)

접두어 접미어	의미	예
a-, an	not, without	avirulent(lacking virulence) anaerobic(without air)
aer-	air	aerobic
anti-	against	antiseptic
-ase	enzyme	penicillinase
chlor-	green	chlorophyll
-chrom-	color	metachromatic(staining differently with the same dye)
-cide	causing death	germicide
co-, com-, con-	together	coenzyme
cyan-	blue	pyocianin(a blue bacterial pigment)
de-	down, from	degydrate(remove water)
-dem-	people district	epidemic
end-	within	endospore(spore within a cell)
-enter-	intestine	enteritis(inflammation of the intestine)
epi-	upon	epidermis
erythro-	red	erythrocyte(red blood cell)
eu-	well, normal	Eubacteriales(the "true" bacterial) eukaryotic(true nuclues)
exo-	outside	exotoxin(toxin found outside a cell)
extra-	outside of	extracellular
flav-	yellow	flavoprotein(a protein containing a yellow enzyme)
-gen	produce, originate	antigen(a substance that induces a production of antibodies)
glyc-	sweet	glycemia(the presence of sugar in the blood)
hetero-	other	heterotroph(organism that obtains energy from organic compounds)
homo-	common, same	homologous(similar in structure or origin)
hydr-	water	dehydrate
hyper-	excessive, above	hypersensitive
hypo-	under	hypotonic(having low osmotic pressure)
iso-	same, equal	isotonic(having the same osmotic pressure)
-itis	inflammation	appendicitis, meningitis
leuko-	white	leukocyte(white blood cell)
ly-, -lys, -lyt-	loosen;dissolve	bacteriolysis(dissolution of bacteria)
meso-	middle	mesophilic(prefering moderate temperature)
meta-	changed	metachromatic(showing a change of color)
micro-	small;one-millionth part	microscopic
milli-	one-thousandth part	millimeter
mito-	thread	mitochondrion(small, rod-shaped or granular body in cytoplasm)
mono-	single	monotrichous(having a single falgellum)
milti-	many	multinuclear(having many nuclei)
myc-	fungus	mycotic(caused by fungus)
myx-	mucus	myxomycete(slome mold)
-oid	resembling	lymphoid(resembling lymphocytes)
-ose	a sugar	lactose(milk sugar)