100 Word parts: Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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What does ‘an’ mean?

A

without

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2
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What does ‘aqua’ refer to?

A

water

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3
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What does ‘arthro’ mean?

A

joint

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4
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What does ‘bi’ signify?

A

two

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5
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What does ‘bio’ mean?

A

life

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6
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What does ‘cyto’ refer to?

A

cell

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7
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What does ‘dent’ mean?

A

teeth

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8
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What does ‘derm’ signify?

A

skin

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9
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What does ‘echino’ mean?

A

spiny

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10
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What does ‘endo’ refer to?

A

inner, inside

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11
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What does ‘hetero’ mean?

A

different

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12
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What does ‘lysis’ signify?

A

burst

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13
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What does ‘myco’ refer to?

A

fungi

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14
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What does ‘neuro’ mean?

A

nerve

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15
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What does ‘ology’ signify?

A

study of

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16
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What does ‘photo’ mean?

A

light

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17
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What does ‘phyta(o)’ refer to?

A

plant

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18
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What does ‘platy’ mean?

A

flat

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19
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What does ‘pseudo’ signify?

A

false

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20
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What does ‘tri’ mean?

A

three

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21
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What does ‘anti’ refer to?

A

against

22
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What does ‘cephalo’ mean?

A

head

23
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What does ‘chloro’ signify?

A

green

24
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What does ‘cysto’ mean?

A

bladder, sac

25
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What does ‘di’ refer to?

A

two

26
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What does ‘eco’ mean?

A

environment

27
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What does ‘epi’ signify?

A

upon, over

28
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What does ‘exto (exo)’ mean?

A

outer

29
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What does ‘homo’ refer to?

A

same

30
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What does ‘leuco’ mean?

A

white

31
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What does ‘lipo’ signify?

A

fat

32
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What does ‘nocti’ mean?

A

night

33
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What does ‘ologist’ refer to?

A

one who studies

34
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What does ‘opthalo’ mean?

A

eye

35
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What does ‘phago’ signify?

A

eat

36
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What does ‘pod’ mean?

A

foot

37
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What does ‘rhino’ refer to?

A

nose

38
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What does ‘rostra’ mean?

A

beak/bill

39
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What does ‘soma(e)’ signify?

A

body

40
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What does ‘uni’ mean?

A

one

41
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What does ‘aero’ refer to?

A

air

42
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What does ‘auto’ mean?

A

self

43
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What does ‘bac’ signify?

A

rod

44
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What does ‘cereb’ mean?

A

brain

45
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What does ‘dactyl’ refer to?

A

finger/digit

46
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What does ‘graph’ mean?

A

picture

47
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What does ‘hemo’ signify?

A

blood

48
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What does ‘hippo’ mean?

A

horse

49
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What does ‘horti’ refer to?

A

plants

50
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What does ‘iso’ mean?

A

equal