Prefix वह शब्द है जो किसी अन्य शब्द के आगे लगाया जाता है। यह उस शब्द का अर्थ बदल देता है। इसी श्रृंखला में आज हम Andro Prefix के बारे में जानते हैं। Andro शब्द Greek के andros (man) से लिया गया है और किसी में masculine या male को सूचित करता है। जैसे -
andranatomy – the dissection or structure of the male body
androcentric – regarding men as being primary or central
androcephalic – having a man’s head upon an animal’s body
androcracy – political rule by men
androgynous – having both male and female characteristics; also applies in botany. Don’t confuse this with androgenous, a biological term which means producing male offspring only
android – a robot that looks like a human
andrology – the study of diseases that affect men (sometimes called andriatry or andriatics)
andromorphous – having a man’s shape
androsterone – a steroid hormone produced by men