PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, ROOTS Flashcards by Nicholas de Guzman

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a, not, dis, dys, un

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not

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apo

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above

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death

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astro

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star shaped

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attenuated

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extremely thin and frail

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blast

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immature and developing

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canaliculus

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tiny canal

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cardio

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the heart

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chondro

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cartilage

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crine, crino, krin

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to produce a secretory product

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cyto

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cell

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ecto, exo

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outermost

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endo

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innermost

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epi

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on top of

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fascicular

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in cords or bundles

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filo

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thread like

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fusiform

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spindle shaped

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glyco, glycosyl

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having properties of carbohydrates

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karyo

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pertaining to the nucleus

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lamellae

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thin leaf like layers

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lemma

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leaf like outer layers

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lipo

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having properties of lipids

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macro

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large

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meso

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the middle

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necrosis

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unplanned cell death

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osseous or osteo

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bone

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parenchyma

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the typical, essential functional tissue of

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peri

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around, surrounding

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phag, phago

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eat, eating

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philic, phil

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loving

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phobic, phobe

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fearing and avoiding, will not bind

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podia

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foot

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reniform

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bean shaped and kidney shaped

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reticulo and reticulum

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network, meshwork

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sarco or myo

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refers to muscle

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stroma

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network of support

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sustenacular

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having a supportive fx

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tropo and tropho

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having a positive influence on growth

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ubiquitous

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found everywhere