latin root words Flashcards

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a

A

without

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amphi

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both

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an

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without

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ant

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toward the front

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anti

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against

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aqua

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water

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archae

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old

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arthro

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jointed

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auto

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self

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bi

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two

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bio

A

life or living things

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cardi

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heart

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carni

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flesh

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cephalo

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the head

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chloro

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green

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chondri

A

cartilage

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chromo

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color

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cide

A

to kill

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cyto

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cell

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derm

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skin

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di

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two

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dis

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sick,ill

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eco

A

the environment

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ecto

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outside

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endo

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inside

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entom

A

insects

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geo

A

earth

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gymno

A

naked

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hemo

A

blood

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herb

A

green plant with no bark

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herpet

A

reptiles

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hetero

A

other

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hydro

A

water

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hyper

A

above to much

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hypo

A

belo not enough

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ichthy

A

fish

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macro

A

large

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mal

A

bad

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mam

A

mammal

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mega

A

very large

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meso

A

middle

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meteor

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weather

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micro

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small

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mito

A

thread

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mono

A

one

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morpho

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shape

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myo

A

muscle

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neuro

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nerve

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ologist

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a person who studies

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ology

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the study of

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omni

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all,everything,plants and animals

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ornith

A

bird

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osteo

A

bone

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ovi

A

egg

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para

A

beside

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patho

A

disease

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peri

A

around

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photo

A

light

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phyll

A

leaf

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phyto

A

plant