8b. Vocabulary Basics: Common Greek Suffixes Flashcards

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-biosis

A

mode of living, way of life

symbiosis - the living together of two dissimilar organism

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-blast

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formative, embryonic

mesoblast - the mesoderm

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-chrome

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color

Mercurochrome - a brand of membromin

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-cocci

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round, seed, kernel

streptococcus - any of several spherical or oval bacteria which are pathogenic for humans

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-cyst

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pouch, sac

trichocyst - an organ of offense and defense embedded in certain protozoans

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-dactyl

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finger

pentadactyl - having five digits on each hand or foot

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-derm, -dermis

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skin, layer

epidermis - the outer layer of the skin

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-emia

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blood disease

anemia - a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin

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-gamous, -gamy

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marriage, sexual union

polygamy - the practice of having more than one spouse

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-gen, -geny

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origin, production

progeny - a descendant or offspring

hydrogen - colorless, odorless, flammable gas

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-graph

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drawing, writing

chromatograph - a piece of equipment used to produce a chromatogram

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-hedral, hedron

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side

polyhedral - of, relating ot, or having the shape of a polyhedron

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-hydrate

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compound formed by union of water with other substances

carbohydrate - any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes

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-ism

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act, practice, or result of

terrorism - act of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce

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-itis

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inflammation or infection

appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix

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-logy

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science or study of

biology - the science of life or living matter

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-lysis

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loosening, separation

photolysis - the chemical decompositioin of materials under the influence of light

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-mer

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a part, piece

polymer - a compound formed from two or more polymeric compounds

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-meter

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a measurement

diameter - straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference at each

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-morph

A

form

endomorph - a mineral enclosed within another mineral

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-nomy

A

systematized knowledge of

astronomy - the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

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-oma

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tumorous

carcinoma - malignant tumor, cancer

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-osis, -otic

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abnormal condition, disease

neurosis - a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety

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-phase

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a stage or condition

metaphase - a stage of mitosis or meiosis

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-phil, -phile

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fear, fearing

hydrophobia - abnormal fear of water

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-phyll

A

leaf

chlorophyll - the green coloring matter of leaves and plants

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-phyta, phyte

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plant

epiphyte - a plnat that grows above the ground

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-plasm

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formative substance

cytoplasm - a plant that grows above the ground

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-pod, -poda

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foot

arthropod - any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda

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-some

A

body

chromosome - any of several threadlike bodies that cary genes in a linear order

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-stasis

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a stationary position

homeostatis - the tendency of a system to maintain internal stability

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-stat, -static

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stationary, still

hemostat - an instrument or agent used to treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage

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-stomy

A

opening into

colostomy - the construction of an opening from the colon through the abnormal wall

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-therm

A

heat

homeotherm - an organism, such as a mammal or bird, having a body temperature that is constant and largely independent of the temperature of its surroundings

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-thes, -thesis

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arrangment, in order

hypothesis - a proposition assumed as a premise or argument

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-tom, -tomy

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dividing, surgery

lobotomy - the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung

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-trope, -tropic

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turning

phototropic - growing toward or away from the light

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-zoa, -zoan, -zoic

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animal, life

protozoa - a major grouping or the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans