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Greek Suffixes Flashcards

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-biosis

A

Mode of living, way of life

Symbiosis - the living together of two dissimilar organisms

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-blast

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Formative, embryonic

Mesoblast - the mesoderm

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-chrome

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Color

Mercurochrome - a brand of merbromin

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-cocci

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Round, seed, kernel

Streptococcus - any of several spherical or oval bacteria which are pathogenic for humans

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-cyst

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Pouch, sac

Trichocyst - an organ of offense and defense embedded in certain protozoans

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-dactyl

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Finger

Pentadactyl - having five digits on each hand or foot

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-derm/-dermis

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Skin, layer

Epidermis - the outer layer of the skin

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-emia

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Blood disease

Anemia - a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin

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-gamous/-gamy

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Marriage, sexual fusion

Polygamy - the practice of having more than one spouse

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-gen/-geny

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Origin, production

Progeny - a descendent or offspring
Hydrogen - colorless, odorless, flammable gas

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-graph

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Drawing, writing

Chromatography - a piece of equipment used to produce a chromatogram

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12
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-hedral/-hedron

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Side

Polyhedral - of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron

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-hydrate

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Compound formed with the union of water with other substances

Carbohydrate - any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes

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-ism

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Act, practice, or result of

Terrorism - the use of violence or threats to intimidate or coerce

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-itis

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Inflammation or infection

Appendicitis - inflammation of the appendix

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-logy

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Science or study of

Biology - the science of life or living matter

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-lysis

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Loosening, separation

Photolysis - the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light

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-mer

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A part, piece

Polymer - a compound formed from two or more polymeric compounds

19
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-meter

A

A measurement

Diameter - straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere and meeting the circumference at each end

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-morph

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Form

Endomorph - a mineral enclosed within another mineral

21
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-nomy

A

Systematized knowledge of

Astronomy - the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth’s atmosphere

22
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-oma

A

Tumorous

Carcinoma - malignant tumor, cancer

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-osis/-otic

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Abnormal condition, disease

Neurosis - a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety

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-phase

A

A stage or condition

Metaphase - a stage of mitosis or meiosis

25
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-phil/-phile

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Fondness

Hydrophile - fondness for water

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-phyll

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Leaf

Chlorophyll - the green coloring matter of leaves and plants

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-phyta/-phyte

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Plant

Epiphyte - a plant that grows above the ground

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-plasm

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Formative substance

Cytoplasm - the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus

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-pod/-poda

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Foot

Arthropod - any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda

30
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-some

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Body

Chromosome - any of several threadlike bodies that carry genes in linear order

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-stasis

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A stationary position

Homeostasis - the tendency of a system to maintain internal stability

32
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-stat/-static

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Stationary, still

Hemostat - an instrument or agent used to treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage

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-stomy

A

Opening into

Colostomy - the construction of an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall

34
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-therm

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Heat

Homeotherm - an organism, such as a mammal or bird, having a body temperature that is constant and largely independent of the temperature of its surrounding

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-thes/-thesis

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Arrangement, in order

Hypothesis - a proposition assumed as a premise or argument

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-tom/-tomy

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Dividing, surgery

Lobotomy - the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung

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-trope/-tropic

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Turning

Phototropic - growing toward or away from the light

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-zoa/-zoan/-zoic

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Animal, life

Protozoa - a major grouping of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans

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