BIOSCIENCE.

Prefixes & Suffixes

The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.
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Term Definition
brady

(Gr., boadus, slow)
brachy-

(Gr., short), brachydactyly , abnormal shortness of the digits.
blast-

(Gr., bud or young), blastoderm , primitive germlayer.
bio-

(Gr., life), biology , science of life.
bi

(Gr., base), bilateral , similar on both sides.
basi-

(Gr., base) basidiospore , spore formed at the baseof a basidium.
bactér-

(Gr., baktron , a stick), bacteria , rod-shaped organisms.
axo, ax, axio, axon

(Gr., axine-axis)-pertaining to an axis.
auto-

(Gr., self), autosynthesis , self-building up.
aster-

(Gr., star), Asteroidea , class of echinoderms resembling stars.
asco-

(Gr., sac or bag), Ascomycetes , class of sac-bearing fungi.
arthr-

(Gr., joint), Arthropoda , phylum of invertebrateanimals with jointed appendages or feet.
areol-

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

(Gr., early or chief), archenteron , early digestive tract or enteron ; Archeozoic , earliest era of geologic history.
aqua-

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