Etymology cards Flashcards by John Zeller

a- an-

without, lacking

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adip-

fat

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aer

air

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alb

white

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alve-

channel, cavity

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amphi

both

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anthropo

human

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anti-

against, opposed to

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append-

to attach, hang aqua water

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arche-

ancient, primitive

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arth-

joint

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ase-

enzyme

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ation-

the act of

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atri-

entrance

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aud-

hearing

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auto

self

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ax-

axis

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bacterio-

bacteria

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two

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bicep

two heads

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bil

bile

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bio-

life

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blast, blasto

embryonic or cell layer

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bronch

windpipe

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burs

bag

calor

heat

carn-

meat

capill-

hair

cardi-

heart

carn-

meat

carn-

flesh

carpus-

wrist

caud-

tail

cav-

hollow

cell-

center

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cerebr-

brain

cervic-

neck

chem-

dealing with chemicals

chloro-

green

chondri-

cartilage

chrom

colored

chym-

liquid

clado-

branch, root of tree

cleav

to divide

coel-

hollow

com-, co-

together

con

with, together

cortic-

bark

crani-

skull

-cusp-

point, apex

cut-

skin

cyst-

bladder, capsule

cyto

cell

de-

removal of, off

decide-

to cut off

dendr-

tree

derm-

skin, covering

deuter

second

double, two

digit-

finger

diplo

double, twofold

dis-

apart, away from

dors-

back

echino-

spiny

eco-

household

ecto-

outside

elle

small

end-

in, inside

endo-

within, internal

epi-

upon, above

erythro-

red

eso-

inward, within, inner

eu-

true, good, proper

ex-

out of, away from

exo-

outer, external

extra-

beyond, outside

fer-

bearer

fibr-

fiber, thread

flagell-

whip

follic-

small bag

gam-

before

-gamy

sexual function

gangli-

swelling

gastr-

stomach

gen-

origin, development

gene-

origin, birth

genesis

origination of

geo-

earth

gluc-

sweet, sugar

glut-

buttocks

glye-

sweet

gnarth-

jaw

grav-

heavy

gymno-

naked

gyn-

female

haplo-

single

-helminth

worm

heme-, hemo-

blood

hemi

half

hepat

liver

herb-

pertaining to plants

hetero-

different, other

histo-

tissue

homo-, homeo

same, similar, like

-hydrate

water

-hydro

water

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, insufficient

ia-

disease

iac-

pertaining to

ic-

pertaining to

ichthy-

fish

immun-

free, exempt

inflamm-

to set on fire

insul-

island

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation or infection

karyo-

nucleus of cell

kerat-

horn

kin-

motion

lact-

milk

lat-

side

leuco-

white

lingu-

tongue

lip-

fat

-logy

study of

-lysis

dissolving, splitting

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mamm-

breast

mandib-

jaw

med-

middle

mega-

very large

melan-

black

mer-

part

meso-

middle

meta-

after, beyond, change

micro-

small

mito-

thread

mono-

one

-morph

form, structure

multi-

many

mut-

change

my-

muscle

nema-

thread

nephr-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

nom-

name

nucle-

kernel

oligo-

few, little

oma-

tumor

omni-

all

oo-

pertaining to an egg

-osis

abnormal condition

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

ous

full of

ovo-, ovi-

pertaining to an egg

oxy-

oxygen

para-

beside

path-

disease

-ped, -pod

foot

peri-

around

permea-

pass, go

phag-

eat

-phase

a stage or condition

phen-

show, be seen

-phil

affinity, preference

-phob-

fear, panic

-phore

a bearer

photo-

light

-phyll

leaf

-phyte

plant

pino-

drink

-plasm

formative substance, gell

-plast

organized particle

platy-

flat

-pod

foot

poly-

many

por-

passage

post-

after

pre-

before

pro-

favoring, before

proto-

first

pseudo-

FALSE

pulmo-

lung

quadr-

four

radi-

ray

re-

back, again

-renal

kidney

rhiz-

rootlike

sacchar

sugar

sal-

salt

sclero-

hard

scope-

tube

script

to write

seb-

grease, oil

sect-

to cut

sin-

hollow

solv-

loosen, free

soma-, somat-

body

-some

body

sperma-

seed

sporo-

spore

-statis, -stat

remain the same

-stome

opening, mouth

stria-

grooved

sub-

under

supra-, super-

above, over

sym-, syn-

together, with

tax-

arrangement of

tel-

end, distant

terr-

earth, land

tetra-

four

therm-

heat

thesis-

placing or putting

toxi

poison

trans-

across

tri

three

trop-

turn, react

troph-

nuture

tympan-

drum

uni-

consisting of one

ur-

urine

vas-

vessel

vill-

hair

viv-

live

-vor

feeding, nourishment

zoo-

animal

zyg-

unite