Biology Prefixes - N

nan- or nano- or nann- or nanno- [from Latin nanus Greek nannos dwarf] Dwarf (Nannippus).

nano- [from Latin nanus dwarf] Metric prefix: one billionth (10^-9) (nanoliter).

nas- or naso- [from Latin nasus, nasi nose] Nose (nasitis, nasopalatine, nasopharynx).

necr- or necro- [from Greek nekros dead, dying person, corpse] Of or relating to death or dead things (necrosis).

nem- or nema- or nemo- or nemat- or nemato- [from Greek nema, nemata thread] Thread (nematode, nematoid).

neo- New [from Greek neo- new-] (neoplasm).

nephr- or nephra- or nephro- [from Greek nephros kidney] Kidney, kidney-shaped (nephric, nephritis).

nerv- or nervi- or nervo- [from Latin nervus sinew, muscle, nerve; cord, string] Denotes nerve(s), nervous tissue, or the nervous system (nervomuscular).

neur- or neuri- or neuro- [from Greek neuron sinew, tendon] Denotes nerve(s), nervous tissue, or the nervous system (neuralgia).

nid- or nidi- [from Latin nidus, nidi nest] Denotes nest (nidology, nidifugous).

nigr- [from Latin niger, nigra, nigrum black, dark] Black, dark (nigricans)

nipho- [from Greek nipha snow] Denotes snow (used in taxonomic names) (Microstrobos niphophilus)

nitr- or nitro- [from Latin nitrum Greek nitron natron] Nitrogen, nitrate (i>Nitrobacter).

niv- [from Latin nix, nivis snow] Snow (nival)

noc- or noci- [from Latin nocere harm, hurt; injure] To harm, harmful, injury (nociceptor).

noct- or nocti- or nocto- [from Latin nox, noctis night] Night (nocturnal).

nod- [from Latin nodus, nodi node, knot] Having, being, or resembling a node or nodes (nodule).

non- [Latin non-] Not (nonchitinous).

nona- [from Latin nonus ninth] Nine (nonahydrate).

norm- or normo- [from Latin normalis forming a right angle] Normal, usual (normocytosis).

noso- [from Greek nosos disease] Denotes disease (nosocomial, nosography).

not- or noto- [from Greek notos south wind, south] South, southern (used in taxonomic names, particularly of Australian organisms) (Notomys).

not- or noto- [from Greek notos back] Back, at the back (notochord).

noth- or notho- [from Greek nothos bastard, baseborn, spurious] False, bastard, hybrid (nothosaur).

nov- or novo- [from Latin novus, nova, novum new, fresh, young, unusual] New (novobiocin).

nuc- [from Latin nux, nucis nut] Nut (nucellus, nuciform).

nucle- or nucleo- [from Latin nucleus inside of a nut, nucleus] Nucleus (nucleolus, nucleoplasm, nucleosome, nucleotide).

nudi- [from Latin nudus, nuda, nudum naked, bare, stripped] Naked, uncovered (nudibranch).

numm- [from Latin nummus, nummi coin, cash, money] Coin (nummiform, nummular).

nut- [from Latin nutus nod, command] Refers to nodding (nutation).

nyct- or nycti- or nycto- [from Greek nux, nyctos night] Night, nighttime (nyctalgia, nycturia).