Chapter X Flashcards by Raines Ivey | Brainscape

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centr-

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center

Ex: centrifugal, egocentric

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equ(i)-

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equal, even

Ex: equation, equivocate

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magn-

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great

Ex: magnate, magnify

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medi-

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middle

Ex: medial, mediate

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mult-

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many, much

Ex: multifaceted, multi-layered

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pen-

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almost

Ex: peninsula, penumbra

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plur-

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many

Ex: plural, plurifoliate

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vari-

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different, varied

Ex: variable, variety

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-cide

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killing, murder

Ex: insecticide, suicide

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-form

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form, shape

Ex: dentiform, variform

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-fuge

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flight, escape

Ex: refuge, subterfuge

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-grade

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step degree

Ex: retrograde, upgrade

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-ped(e)

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foot

Ex: biped, centipede

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aev-, -ev-

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age, period of time

Ex: longevity, primeval

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al-

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wing

Ex: aliform, alinasal

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ann-, -enn-

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year

Ex: perennial, plurennial

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calci-

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limestone, calcium

Ex: calcifuge, calcify

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cili-

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eyelid, eyelash

Ex: cilioretinal, multiciliate

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foli-

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leaf

Ex: exfoliate, plurifoliate

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herb-

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grass

Ex: herbicide, herbivorous

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lamin-

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thin plate

Ex: lamellar, lamelliform

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macul-

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spot

Ex: immaculate, maculopapular

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matr-, matern-

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mother

Ex: maternal, matricide

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nod-

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knot

Ex: multinodal, nodose

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noct(urn)-, -nox

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night

Ex: equinox, nocturnal

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omn-

A

all, every

Ex: omniscient, omnivorous

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patr-, patern-

A

father

Ex: paternal, patricide

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pet-, petit-

A

to seek, to ask for

Ex: centripetal, petition

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sept-, sep-

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fence, to separate

Ex: pluriseptate, septum

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spic-

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point, spike

Ex: multispicular, spiculed

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ultim-

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last, farthest

Ex: penultimate, ultimobranchial

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umbr-

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shade, shadow

Ex: penumbra, umbrella

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unc-, uncin-

A

hook

Ex: unciform, uncinariasis

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verm-

A

worm

Ex: vermicide, vermicule

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vill-

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shaggy hair, tuft of hair

Ex: villiform, villosity

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voc-

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voice, to call

Ex: evocation, vocal

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vor-

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to ear

Ex: herbivore, omnivorous