Column 6 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards by Patrick Herke

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saur-

A

lizard

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schis-, schiz-

A

split, divide

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sci-

A

know

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scler-

A

hard

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-scop-

A

look, device for seeing

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-scribe, -script

A

write

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semi-

A

half, partly

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sept-

A

partition, seven

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-septic

A

infection, putrefaction

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sess-

A

sit

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sex-

A

six

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-sis

A

condition, state

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sol-

A

sun

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solv-

A

loosen, free

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som-, somat-, -some

A

body

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somn-

A

sleep

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son-

A

sound

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spec-, spic-

A

look at

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-sperm-

A

seed

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-spher-

A

ball, round

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spir-, -spire

A

breathe

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-spor-

A

seed

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stat-, -stassis

A

standing, placed, staying

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stell-

A

stars

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sten-

A

narrow

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stern-

A

chest, breast

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stom-, -stome

A

mouth

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strat-

A

stratum

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stereo-

A

solid, three-dimensional

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strict-

A

drawn tight

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styl-

A

pillar

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sub-

A

under, below

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super-, sur-

A

over, above, on top

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sym-, syn-

A

together

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tachy-

A

quick, swift

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tarso-

A

ankle

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tax-

A

arrange, put in order

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tele-

A

far off, distant

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telo-

A

end

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terr-

A

earth, land

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tetr-

A

four

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thall-

A

young shoot

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-the-, -thes-

A

put

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-thel-

A

cover a surface

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therm-

A

heat

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-tom-

A

cut, slice

Q

toxico-

A

poison

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top-

A

place

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trache-

A

windpipe

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trans-

A

across

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tri-

A

three

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trich-

A

hair

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-trop-

A

tum, change

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-troph-

A

nourishment, one who feels

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turb-

A

whirl

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-ul-, -ule

A

diminutive, small

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ultra-

A

beyond

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uni-

A

one

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ur-

A

urine

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-ura

A

tail

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vas-

A

vessel

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vect-

A

carry

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ven-, vent-

A

come

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ventr-

A

belly, underside

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-verge

A

turn, slant

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vig-

A

strong

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vit-, viv-

A

life

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volv-

A

roll, wander

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-vor-

A

devour, eat

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xanth-

A

yellow

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xero-

A

dry

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xyl-

A

wood

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zo-, -zoa

A

animal

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zyg-

A

joined together

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zym-

A

yeast