Column 2: Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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centi-

A

hundredth

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centr-

A

center

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cephal-

A

head

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cerat-

A

horn

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cerebr-

A

brain

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cervic-

A

neck

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chel-

A

claw

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chem-

A

dealing with chemicals

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chir-

A

hand

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chlor-

A

green

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chondr-

A

cartilage

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chrom-, -chrome

A

color

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chron-

A

time

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-chym-

A

juice

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-cid, -cis-

A

cut, kill, fall

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circa-, circum

A

around, about

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cirru-

A

hairlike curls

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co-

A

with, together

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cocc-

A

seed, berry

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Coel-

A

hollow

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coll-

A

glue

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coni-

A

cone

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contra-

A

against-

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corp-

A

body

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cort-, cortic-

A

outer layer

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cosmo-

A

world, order, form

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cotyl-

A

cup

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counter-

A

against

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crani-

A

skull

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cresc-, cret-

A

begin to grow

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crypt-

A

hidden, covered

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-cul-, cule-

A

small, diminutive

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cumul-

A

heaped

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cuti-

A

skin

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cyan-

A

blue

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-cycle, cycl-

A

ring, circle

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-cyst

A

sac, pouch, bladder

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cyt-, -cyte

A

cell, hollow container

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dactyl-

A

finger

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de-

A

away from, down

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deca-

A

ten

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deci-

A

tenth

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deliquesc-

A

become fluid

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demi-

A

half

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dendr-

A

tree

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dent-

A

tooth

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derm-

A

skin

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di-, dipl- (Latin)

A

two, double

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di-, dia (Greek)

A

through, across, apart

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dia- (Latin)

A

day

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digit-

A

finger, toe

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din-

A

terrible

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dis-

A

apart, out

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dorm-

A

sleep

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dors-

A

back

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du-, duo-

A

two

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-duct

A

lead

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dynam-

A

power

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dys-

A

bad, abnormal, difficult

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ec,

A

out of, away from

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echin -

A

spiny, prickly

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eco-

A

house

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ecto-

A

outside of

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-elle

A

small

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-emia

A

blood

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en-, endo-, ent-

A

in, into, within

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-en

A

made of

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encephal-

A

brain

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enter-

A

intestine, gut

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entom-

A

insects

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-eous

A

nature of, like

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epi-

A

upon, above, over

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-err-

A

wander, go astray

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erythro-

A

red