Root Words Flashcards
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a,an
A
without,
ex; anaerobic (absense of air)
2
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aer
A
air
ex; aerobic (presence of air)
3
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ameb
A
change
4
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amyl-
A
startch
ex; amylase ( enzyme breaks starch)
5
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ana-
A
up
6
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ant-,anti
A
opposed, against
7
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archae-
A
ancient-, old
8
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asco-
A
sac
9
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auto-
A
self
10
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bacillo-
A
little stick
ex, bacillus (rod shaped bacteria)
11
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basid-
A
base, pedestal
12
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bio-
A
life
13
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bi-
A
two
14
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bovi-
A
cattle
ex; cattle
15
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carcin-
A
cancer
16
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-caryo,karyo-
A
a nut (nucleus),
ex; eucaryote
17
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chloro-
A
green
ex; chlorophyll
18
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chrom-
A
color
ex; chromatic
19
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-cide
A
killing,
ex; suicide
20
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cili-
A
eyelash, hairlike
21
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cocci-
A
a berry,
ex; coccus (spherical cell)
22
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col-,colo-
A
colon
23
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cyano-
A
blue
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cyst-
A
bladder
25
cyt-
cell
26
di-,diplo-
twice, double
27
dys-
difficult, faulty, painful
ex: dysfunction (faulty function)
28
ec-,ex-,ecto-
out, outside, away
29
en-, em-
in, inside
30
entero-
intestine
31
epi-,
upon, over
32
erythro-
red
33
eu-
well, proper, true
34
exo-
outside, outer layer
ex; exosuit
35
extra-
outside, beyond
36
flagell-
a whip
37
fruct-
fruit
38
galacto-
milk
39
gamet-
to marry
ex; gamete
40
gastro-
stomach
41
-gen
agent that initiates
ex; pathogen, (agent that initiates disease)
42
-genesis
formation
43
-gony
reproduction
ex; gametogony (Production of gametes)
44
halo-
salt
45
haplo-
one, single
46
hema-, hemato-, hemo
blood
47
hepat-
liver
48
herpes
creeping
49
hetero-
different, other
50
hist-
tissue
51
homo-
same
52
hydro-
water
53
hyper,
excess
54
hypo-
below, defficent
55
im-
not, in
ex; not permitting passage
56
inter,
between
57
intra-
within, inside
58
iso-
equal, same
59
itis,
inflammation of
60
lacti-
milk
61
leuko-
white
62
lip-
fat, lipid
63
-logy
the study of
64
-lysis
loosening, to break down
65
macro-
large
66
meso-
middle
67
meta-
beyond, between, transistion
68
micro-
small
69
mnesia-
memory
70
mono-
single
71
morpho-
form
72
multi-
many
73
mut-
to change
ex; mutant
74
myco-,myces-
fungus
75
oligo-
small, few
oligarchy ( ruling by few)
76
-omo
tumor
ex; lymphoma
77
sis-
condition of,
78
pan-
all, universal
79
para-
besides. near
ex; parasite (organism that feed besides another)
80
peri-
around
ex; perimeter
81
phago-
eat
82
philo-
liking, prefering
83
phyll-
leaf
ex; chlorophyll
84
phyte-
plant
ex; gametophyte, sporophyte
85
pil-
hair
86
pod-
foot
87
poly-
many
88
post-
after, behind
89
pre-,pro
before, ahead of
90
psedo-,
false
91
rhizo-
root
92
saccharo-
sugar
93
semi-
half, some
94
soma,
body
95
spiro-
coil
96
sporo-
spore
97
staphylo-
grapelike cluster
ex; staphylococcus (bacterium that forms cluster of cell, like grapes)
98
strepto-
chain
ex; streptococcus, (bacterium that forms chains of cells
99
sub-
beneath, under
100
super-
above, upon
101
sym-, syn
together, with
102
thallo-
plant body
103
therm-
heat
104
ton-,tonic,
strength
105
trans-
across, through
106
tri-
three
107
-troph,
food, nourishment
108
uni-
one
109
vaccin-
cow
110
vacu-
empty
111
vitr-
glass
112
-vorous
eat
113
xantho-
yellow
114
xylo-
wood
115
zygo-
yoke, joining
116
-zyme
ferment
