biology latin and greek root words Flashcards

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Micro

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Small

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Mono

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One, Single

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Multi

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Many

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Anthropo

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man

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logy

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The study of

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phono

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sound

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photo

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light

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post

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after

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pre

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before

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anti

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against

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pseudo

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false

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thermo

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temperature, heat

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psycho

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mind

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helio

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sun

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bio

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life

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macro

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large

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circum

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around

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chrono

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time

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auto

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self

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aqua

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water

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poly

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many

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zyg

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pair

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neuro

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nerve

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corpus

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body

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derm

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skin

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hemi

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half

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avi

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bird

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chlor

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green

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ophthmalmo

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eye

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sub

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below

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entomo

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insect

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contra

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against

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cardi

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heart

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magni

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great, large

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hypo

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below, under

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zoo

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animal

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sect

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cut

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sphere

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round, globe

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ornitho

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bird

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phyll

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leaf

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octo

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eight

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bene

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good

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inter

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between

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epi

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upon

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hetero

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mixed

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entero

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intestine

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ectomy

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cut out

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denti, dont

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teeth, tooth

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phil (e)

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loving

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onym

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name

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neo

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new

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arthro

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joint

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gastro

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stomach

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sol

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alone

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dys

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fault, bad

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dis

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bad, evil

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chrom

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color

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luna

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moon

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exo

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outside

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som(e)

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body

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super

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over,above

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intro

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within

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de

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down,away

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ex

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out of, from

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nephro

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kidney

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per

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through

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audi

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hear

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itis

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inflammation

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osis

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abnormal

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natal

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birth

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frater

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brother

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scribo

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write

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gen

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race, kind

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pedi, pod

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foot

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com

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with