Metabolism/body functions: prefixes Flashcards

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Aceto-

A

vinegar, sour

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Butyr-

A

butter

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fecal-

A

stool, feces

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gly-

A

sugar

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hydro-

A

water

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lipo-

A

fat

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mot-

A

Motion, move

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peps-/pept-

A

digestion

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phyl-

A

class, clan

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steat-

A

fat

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-ase

A

enzyme

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12
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-asis

A

action, process or result of

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13
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-biosis

A

life, way of living

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14
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-capnea

A

carbon dioxide

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15
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-chezia

A

defecation

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-gen

A

that produces/causes; producer

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-genesis

A

birth, origin, creation, beginning

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-ism

A

action or state of

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-obe

A

life (<bios)

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-phagia

A

eating, swallow

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-phasia

A

speech

22
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-pn(o)ea

A

air; breathing

23
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-rh(o)ea

A

flowing

24
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-saccharide

A

sugar

25
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-thermia

A

heat

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-trophy

A

food, nutrition, development

27
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-uria

A

in urine

28
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-xia

A

oxygen