2021-12-29

【理科】Biology Terminology Part 2 (M to Z)

 

第二部分的biology terminology 已经发布咯!大家记得收藏起来,以方便以后查询!

PS: 如果还没查阅第一部分 (A-L) 的同学们也可以点击部落格的理科专区哦!

M

Prefixes/ Suffixes

Meaning

Example

macr-, macro-

big, large

macrophage

mal-

bad, ill

malnutrition, malignant

-malacia

softening

osteomalacia

mamm-

breast

mammal, mammary gland

marg-

edge

marginal

mast-

breast

mastocyte

medic-

heal

medical, medicine

mega-

big

megasporangium

-mer

part

polymer

mela-, melan-

black, dark

melanocyte

meso-, mid

middle, intermediate

mesocephalic, mesoderm, midbrain

met-, meta-

after, beyond, between

metaphase

meta-

change, transformation, exchange

metamorphosis

metal-, metallo-

metal

metalloid

-metry

process of measuring

spectrophotometry

mi-, meio-, mio-

less, smaller

meiosis

micro-

small

microscope, microorganism

mis-

wrong, opposite, improper

missense

mis-, mit-

send

transmission, neurotransmitter

mito-

thread

mitosis, mitochondria

mono-

one, single, sole

monocyte, monosaccharide

morph-

form, shape, type, structure

morphology, metamorphosis

mort-, morto-

death

immortal

mot-

move

motility, motor

muc-

mucus

mucosa

multi

many

multiorgan failure

musc-

muscle

muscularis

mut-, muta-

change

mutation, mutagenesis

my-, myo-

muscle

myocardium, myofibril

mycel-

threadlike

mycelium

myco-

fungus

mycology, mycobacterium

2021-12-13

【理科】Biology Terminology Part 1 (A to L)


每次背biology单字好难啊!一不小心还会把字写错,成了别的意思。以下是博主为大家整理最常用的biology prefixes and suffixes! 希望可以给大家带来一些帮助!

A

Prefixes/ Suffixes

Meaning

Example

a-, an-

not, lack of, without

asexual, anaerobic

ad-

to, toward

adhesive, adsorption

adip-

fat

adipocytes

agri-, agro-

field, soil

agriculture

-al

kind of, pertaining to, relating to

cervical, intestinal

alb-

white

albumin

amphi-

both

amphipathic, amphibian

amyl-

starch

amylase, amylopectin

ana-

build up, synthesis, repetition

anabolism, anaphase

andro

male

androgen

angi-, angio-

blood, vessel

angiotensin

anti-

opposite

antibody, antigen

aqua-

water

aquaporin

-ar

pertaining to

lumbar

arteri-

artery

arteriole, arteriosclerosis

arthr-, arthro-

joint or junction that separates different parts

arthropod, arthritis

-ase

enzyme

polymerase, transferase

auto-

something related to oneself, occur within or occur spontaneously

autoimmune

B

Prefixes/ Suffixes

Definition

Example

bacter-

bacteria

bacteriophage, bacteria

baro-

pressure

baroreceptor

bi-

two

bisexual, bilateral

bi-, bio-

life

biome, biosphere

blast-, -blast

bud, sprout, shoot (embryonic stage of development)

osteoblast, blastocyst

botan-

plants, herbs

botany, botanist

brachy-

short

brachycephaly