Affixes Flashcards
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Ology
A
Study of
*psychology
1
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Bio
A
Life
*biology
2
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Geo
A
Earth
*geography
3
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Anthro
A
Man
*anthropology
4
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Homo
A
Same
*homozygous
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Hetero
A
Different
*heterozygous
6
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Static/stasis
A
Staying the same
*homeostasis
7
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Hypo
A
Below
*hypotonic, hypothermia
8
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Hyper
A
Above
*hyperactive
9
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Derm
A
Skin
*dermatologist
10
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Eco
A
Environment
*ecology
11
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A, an
A
No, not
*asymmetrical
12
Q
Auto
A
Self
*autobiography
13
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Troph
A
Feed
*Trophic
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Sym
A
Same
*symbiotic
15
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Meter
A
Measure
*thermometer
16
Q
Sol
A
Sun
*solar
17
Q
Lun
A
Moon
*lunar
18
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Helio
A
Sun
*heliocentric
19
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Photo
A
Light
*photosynthesis
20
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Inter
A
Between
Intermission
21
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Therm
A
Heat
*thermal
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Q
Iso
A
Same
*isosceles
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Tom/tomy
A
Cut
*atom
24
Mer
Molecule
*monomer
25
Mono
One
*monopoly
26
Di
Two
*divide
27
Bi
Two
*binomial
28
Poly
Many
*polymer
29
Hydro
Water
*hydrosphere
30
Sub
Under/below
*subway
31
Micro
Small
*microscope
32
Macro
Large
*macrocosm
33
Chrom
Color
*chromosome
34
Graph
Draw
*graphic
35
Uni
One
*unicycle
36
Multi
Many
*multiply
37
Ex
Out
*external
38
Synth
Make
*synthesize
39
Chemo
Chemical
*chemistry
40
Aeros
Air
*aerodynamic
41
Glyco
Sugar
*glycolysis
42
Soma
Body
*somatic
43
Meta
Middle
*metaphase
44
Gamy
Marriage
*gamete
45
Trans
Across
*transport
46
Script
Write
*scripture
47
Tri
Three
*tricycle
48
Co
Together
*coworker
49
Cryo
Freeze
*cryogenics
50
Itis
Inflammation
*arthritis
51
Ceph
Head
*cephalopod
52
Ect
To remove or separate
*bisect
53
Pro
For
*pro-choice
54
Peri
Around
*perimeter
55
Pre
Before
*prefix
56
Post
After
*post-game
57
Leuko
White
*leukemia
58
Ped
Foot
*pedometer
59
Cyte
Cell
*cytoplasm
60
Pardum
Birth
*post-pardum
61
Anti
Against
*antibiotic
62
Omni
All
*omnivore
63
Ante
Before
*antecedent
64
Mort
Death
*mortal
65
Vore
Eat
*voracious
66
Herb
Plant
*herbivore
67
Carn
Meat
*carnivore
68
En
Within
*enter
69
De
Undo
*deactivate
