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Column 5 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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oo-

A

egg

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opthalm-

A

eye

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opt-

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eye

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orb-

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circle, round, ring

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-orium, -ory

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place for something

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ornith-

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bird

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orth-

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straight, correct, right

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oscu-

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mouth

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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oste-

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bone

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oto-

A

ear

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-ous

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full of

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ov-

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egg

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oxy-

A

sharp, acid, oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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paleo-

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old, ancient

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palm-

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broad, flat

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pan-

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all

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par-, para-

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beside, near, equal

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path-, -pathy

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disease, suffering

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-ped-

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foot

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22
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-ped-

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child

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23
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pent-

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five

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per-

A

through

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peri-

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around

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permea-

A

pass, go

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phag-

A

eat

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pheno-

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show

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-phil-

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loving, fond of

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phon-, -phone

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sound

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pher-, -phore

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bear, carry

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photo-

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light

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phren-

A

mind, diaphragm

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phyc-

A

seaweed, algae

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phyl-

A

related group

36
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-phyll

A

leaf

37
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physic-

A

nature, natural qualities

38
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phyt-, -phyte-

A

plant

39
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pino-

A

drink

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pinni-

A

feather

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plan-

A

roaming, wandering

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plasm-, -plast-

A

form, formed into

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platy-

A

flat

44
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pleur-

A

lung, rib, side

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pneumo-

A

lungs, air

46
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-pod

A

foot

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ply-

A

many, several

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por-

A

opening

49
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port-

A

carry

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post-

A

after, behind

51
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pom

A

fruit

52
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pre-

A

before, ahead of time

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prim-

A

first

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pro-

A

forward, favoring, before

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proto-

A

first, primary

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pseudo-

A

false, deceptive

57
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psych

A

mind

58
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pter-

A

having wings or fins

59
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pulmo-

A

lung

60
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puls-

A

drive, push

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pyr-

A

heat, fire

62
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quadr-

A

four

63
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quin-

A

five

64
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radi-

A

ray

65
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re-

A

again, back

66
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rect-

A

right, correct

67
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ren-

A

kidney

68
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ret-

A

net, made like a net

69
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rhag-, -rrhage

A

burst forth

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rhe-, rrhea-

A

flow

71
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rhin-

A

nose

72
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rhiz-

A

root

73
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rhodo-

A

rose

74
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roto-

A

wheel

75
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rubr-

A

red

76
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sacchar-

A

sugar

77
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sapr-

A

rotten

78
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sarc-

A

flesh

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