Biology Roots/Prefixes/Suffixes Vocab Guide Flashcards

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A, an

A

not, without

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ad

A

towards

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amph

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double, both

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arthro

A

joint

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auto

A

self

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bio

A

life

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blast

A

germ, embryo

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cardi

A

heart

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chlor

A

green

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chrom

A

color

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cide, cis

A

to kill, to cut

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cyt

A

cell

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de

A

without

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derm

A

skin

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ecto, exo

A

outside of

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endo, en

A

within

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epi

A

above, upon

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gastr

A

stomach

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gen

A

origin

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glyc

A

sugar

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hem

A

blood

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herb

A

plants

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hetero

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other, different

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hom

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same, alike

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hydro

A

water

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hyper

A

over, above

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hypo

A

below, beneath

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im, in

A

not

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inter

A

between

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intra

A

within

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itis

A

inflammation

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Lys

A

break

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macro

A

large, long

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mes

A

middle, between

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meta

A

after, beyond

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meter

A

measure

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micro

A

small, as metric prefix = 10^-6

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myo

A

muscle

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neo

A

new

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nom

A

name, order

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-oid

A

resemble, like

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ology

A

study of

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ortho

A

straight, correct

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path

A

disease

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ped, pod

A

foot

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phage

A

eat

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phob

A

fear

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photo

A

light

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phil

A

love

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poly, multi

A

many

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pseudo

A

false

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sub

A

below

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syn

A

together, with

54
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tele, telo

A

far, end

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therm

A

heat

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trans

A

across

57
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vore, troph

A

consume

58
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zoo

A

animal