30 Examples of Words with the Prefix bio-

Prefix bio-

The prefix bio- Means lifetime. Words containing this prefix designate terms relating to life, health, or living beings. For example: biolodge (science that studies living beings and their vital processes), biomedicine (clinical medicine based on physiology and biochemistry).

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Examples of words with the prefix bio-

1. Biography. Narration or extensive writing of the life of a person.
2. Bioprosthesis. Prosthesis made with an organ of an animal which is implanted in a human being.
3. Biocenosis. Set of living beings that reproduce under certain conditions of an environment.
4. Biodegradable. Product or substance that can be decomposed by the action of biological agents.
5. Biodynamics. Part of the physiology that is responsible for studying the biological processes of living beings.
6. Biodiversity. Variety or diversity of species that live in the same place.
7. Bioelectricity. Study of the electrical processes that living beings feel.
8. Bioelement. Essential elements for the development of a species (for example, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen).
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9. Biostatistics. Statistical analysis of biology and its study.
10. Bioethics. Study of aspects related to ethics in relation to medicine and biology.
11. Biophysics. Parts of biology that deals with the physical study of living things.
12. Biogeography. Study of the geographical distribution of animals and plants.
13. Bioengineering. Part of the engineering that is responsible for the study of living beings.
14. biology. Study of living beings and their vital processes.
15. Bioluminescence. Production or generation of light by parts of a living organism. For example, fireflies.
16. Biome. Part of the Earth that shares climate, vegetation and fauna.
17. Biomass. Quantity of products that are produced through photosynthesis and that can be used as useful fuel for man.
18. Biomechanical. Study area that investigates the kinematic and mechanical phenomena of living beings.
19. Biomedicine. Medicine but based on principles of physiology and biochemistry.
20. Biometrics. Application of statistical or calculation methods to biological phenomena.
21. Biomolecule. Chemical compound found in living things. A biomolecule is the main reason for life.
22. Biopsy. Medical examination that consists of the removal of a small organic tissue for study or observation in the laboratory.
23. Biochemistry. Chemistry area that is responsible for the study of the processes of living beings.
24. Biorhythm. Cyclical variation of a biological process and is associated with physical environmental factors, that is, external.
25. Biosphere. Layer formed by water, earth, mass and air where living beings inhabit.
26. Biosynthesis. Set of chemical reactions by which a living organism produces complex organic substances such as fats or proteins.
27. Biostatic. Product that is responsible for delaying and subsequently stopping the growth of living beings.
28. Biota. Set of fauna and flora that share the same place or place.
29. Biotechnology. Technology applied to biological processes.
30. Biotic. That is related to living organisms.
31. Biotope. Geographic space where environmental conditions develop through which the development of certain species of animals and plants can occur.

(!) Exceptions

Not all words that start with syllables bio- correspond to this prefix. These are some exceptions:

• Screen. Furniture made of wood or fabrics articulated together to separate a part of an environment or room.
• Biot. The type of short breath that healthy people generally produce while sleeping.