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Language of Science Flashcards

Define the following terms using prefix and suffix meanings And Define the following prefix and suffixes.

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1
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What is the meaning of “a or an”

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Without, Not

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What is the meaning of “anti”

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Against

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what is the meaning of “auto”

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Self

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4
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What is the meaning of “bio”

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Life

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5
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What is the meaning of “chloro”

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Green

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What is the meaning of “cyto”

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Cell

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What is the meaning of “bi/di”

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Two

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What is the meaning of “co”

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Together/With

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9
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What is the meaning of “hypo”

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Less, below

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What is the meaning of “hyper”

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More, over

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What is the meaning of “endo”

A

Inside

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What is the meaning of “exo”

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Outside

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What is the meaning of “hetero”

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Different

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What is the meaning of “homo”

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Same

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What is the meaning of “macro”

A

Big

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What is the meaning of “micro”

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Small

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17
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What is the meaning of “photo”

A

Light

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What is the meaning of “pre”

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Before

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What is the meaning of “poly”

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Multiple, many

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What is the meaning of “hydro”

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Water

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21
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What is the meaning of “mono”

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one

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What is the meaning of “cyst”

A

Sack like compartment

23
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What is the meaning of “derm”

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Skin

24
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What is the meaning of “saccharide”

A

Sugar

25
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What is the meaning of “itis”

A

inflammation

26
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What is the meaning of “logy”

A

Study of

27
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What is the meaning of “meter”

A

Measurement

28
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What is the meaning of “osis”

A

Condition

29
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What is the meaning of “phage”

A

Eater

30
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What is the meaning of “pod”

A

Foot

31
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What is the meaning of “stasis”

A

Balance

32
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What is the meaning of “lysis”

A

Burst, break

33
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What is the meaning of “synthesis”

A

Create, combine

34
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What is the meaning of “ase”

A

Enzyme

35
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What is the meaning of “ose”

A

Sugar

36
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What is the meaning of “phobic”

A

Fear

37
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What is the meaning of “philic”

A

Love, attract

38
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What is the meaning of “ane”

A

Single bonds

39
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What is the meaning of “ene”

A

Double bonds

40
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What does “Abiotic” mean?

A

Without life

41
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What does “Micronucleus” mean?

A

Small Nucleus

42
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What does “Hypertension” mean?

A

More or Over tension

43
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What does “Hydrolysis” mean?

A

Breaking water

44
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What does “Hypodermic” mean?

A

Skinless or less skin

45
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What does “Bacteriophage” mean?

A

Bacteria Eater

46
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What does “Photosynthesis” mean?

A

Create or combine light

47
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What does “Cytology” mean?

A

Study of cells

48
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What does “Polycystic” mean?

A

Multiple sack like compartments

49
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What does “Macrophage” mean?

A

Big Eater

50
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What does “Cytostasis” mean?

A

Cell Balance

51
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What does “Disaccharide” mean?

A

Two Sugar

52
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What does “Biochemistry” mean?

A

Life Chemistry

53
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What does “Cytolysis” mean?

A

Break or burst cells

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What does “Antigen” mean?

A

Against your body

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