Biological Terms Flashcards by Stephen Cooper

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a-, an-

A

Without, Not

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aero-

A

Air, Oxygen

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ana-

A

Up

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angio-

A

Vessel

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anti-, contra-

A

Opposite, Against

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arthro-

A

Joint

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-ase

A

Enzyme

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auto-

A

Self

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bi-, di-, diplo-

A

Two

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bio-

A

Life

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cardio-

A

Heart

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carn-

A

Meat, Flesh

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centi-

A

100

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chloro-

A

Green

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chrom-

A

Color

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-cide

A

Kill

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co-

A

Together

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-cyst

A

Capsule, Sac

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-cyte

A

Cell

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derm

A

Skin`

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dif-

A

Through

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ecto-, exo-

A

Out, Outside

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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epi-

A

Upon, Atop

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erthro-

Red

eu-

True

gastro-

Stomach

hapi-, mono-, uni-

One

herb-

Plant

homo

Same

hyper-

More, Excessive

hypo-

Less, Below

hydro-

water

gram-, graph

Written or Picture

helix

Spiral

hem-

Blood

hepato-

Liver

hetero-

Different, Other

iso

Equal

inter-

Between

endo

Inside

itis

Inflammation of

karyo

cell nucleus

milli-

1000

leuko-

White

lip-

Fat

-logy

Study or Science of

lys-

To loosen

macro-, mega-

Large

meta-

Change

meter

Measurement

micro-

Small

morph

Shape, Form

multi, poly-

Many

muta-

Change

rhino

Nose

nom-

Name

oma

Tumor, Swelling

omni-, toti-

All

oo-, ov-

Egg

ose, gly, sacchar

Sugar

-osis

Act, Condition

oste-

Bone

para-

Beside

patho-

Disease

ped, pod

Feet, Foot

pent-

5

peri-

Around

phago, -vore

To Feed or Eat

photo-

Light

-phyte

Plant

-phyll

Leaf

pino-

Drink

ploid

Chromosome

phobia

Fear

post-

After

pre-, pro

Before, Forward

proto-

First

pseudo-

False

tetra

4

rhea

Flow or Discharge

scope

View, See

sect, -tom

Cut

semi-, hemi-

One-Half

sperm

Seed

som

Body

stasis

Unchanging

stom-

Mouth

sym-

With, Together

tax-

Arrange

telo-

End

terr

Land

therm

Heat

trans-, peri-

Across, Through

troph

feeder

ventr-

Belly

zoo

Animal

Zyg

Yoke (egg + sperm)