scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes (part 2) Flashcards by Marie Herke | Brainscape

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centi-

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hundredth

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cerat-

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horn

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cerebr-

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brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chel-

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claw

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chem-

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dealing with chemicals

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chir-

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hand

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chlor-

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green

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chrondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-, -chrome

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color

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chron-

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time

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-chym

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juice

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-cid-, -cis-

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cut, kill, fall

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circa-, circum-

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around, about

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cirru-

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hairlike curls

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co-

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with, together

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cocc-

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seed, berry

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coel-

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hollow

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coll-

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glue

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coni-

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cone

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contra-

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against

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corp-

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body

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cort-, cortic-

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outer layer

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cosmo-

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world, order, form

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cotyl-

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cup

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counter-

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against

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crani-

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skull

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cresc-, cret-

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begin to grow

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crypt-

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hidden, covered

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-cul-, -cule

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small, diminuitive

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cumul-

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heaped

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cuti-

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skin

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cyan-

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blue

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-cycle, cycl-

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ring, circle

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-cyst-

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sac, pouch, bladder

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cyt-, -cyte

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cell, hollow container

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dactyl-

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finger

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de-

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away from, down

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deca-

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ten

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deci-

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tenth

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deliquesc-

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become fluid

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demi-

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half

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dendr-

A

tree

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dent-

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tooth

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derm-

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skin

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di-, dipl (latin)

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two, double

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di-, dia- (greek)

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through across, apart

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dia- (Latin)

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day

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digit-

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finger, toe

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din-

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terrible

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dis-

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apart, out

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dorm-

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sleep

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dors-

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back

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du-, duo-

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two

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-duct

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lead

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dynam-

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power

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dys-

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bad, abdominal, difficult

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ec,

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out of, away from

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echin-

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spiny, pricky

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eco-

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house

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ecto-

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outside of

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-elle

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small

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-emia

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blood

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en-, endo-, ent-

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in, into, within

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-en

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made of

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encephal-

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brain

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enter-

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intestine, gut

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entom-

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insects

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-eous

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nature of, like

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epi-

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upon, above, over

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-err-

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wander, go astray

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erythro-

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red