词根词缀：a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀：bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical

【来源及含义】Greek: life; living, live, alive

【相关描述】Don’t confuse this element with another bi- which means "two".

【相关词根词缀】 Related life, live-word units: anima-; -cole; vita-; viva-.

【同源单词】abiatrophy, abiocoen, abiogenesis, abiogenetic, abiogenetically, abiogenic

词根词缀：tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous

【来源及含义】Greek: food, nutrition, nourishment; development

【相关描述】Don't confuse this tropho-, -trophy element with tropo-, meaning "turn, turning," etc.

【相关词根词缀】 Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; carno-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.

【同源单词】abiatrophy, abiotrophia, abiotrophic, abiotrophy, acardiotrophia, allogotrophia