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scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes (part 5) Flashcards

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1
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oo-

A

egg

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opthalm-

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eye

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opt-

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eye

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orb-

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circle, round, ring

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-orium, -ory

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place for something

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ornith-

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bird

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orth-

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straight, correct, right

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oscu-

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mouth

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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oste-

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bone

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oto-

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ear

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-ous

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full of

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ov-

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egg

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oxy-

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sharp, acid, oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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paleo-

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old, ancient

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palm-

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broad, flat

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pan-

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all

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par-, para-

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beside, near, equal

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path-, -pathy

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disease, suffering

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-ped-

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foot, child

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pent-

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five

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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permea-

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pas, go

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phag-

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eat

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pheno-

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show

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-phil-

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loving, fond of

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phon-, -phone

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sound

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-phore, pher-

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bear, carry

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photo-

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light

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phren-

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mind, diaphragm

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phyc-

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seaweed, algae

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phyl-

A

related group

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-phyll

A

leaf

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physic-

A

nature, natural qualities

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phyt-, phyte

A

plant

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pino-

A

drink

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pinni-

A

feather

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plan-

A

roaming, wandering

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plasm-, -plast-

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form, formed into

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platy-

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flat

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pleur-

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lung, rib, side

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pneumo-

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lungs, air

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-pod

A

foot

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ply-

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many, several

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por-

A

opening

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port-

A

carry

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post-

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after, behind

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pom

A

fruit

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pre-

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before, ahead of time

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prim-

A

first

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pro-

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forward, favoring, before

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proto-

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first, primary

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pseudo-

A

false, deceptive

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psych

A

mind

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pter-

A

having wings or fins

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pulmo-

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lung

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puls-

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drive, push

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pyr-

A

heat, fire

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quadr

A

four

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quin-

A

five

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radi-

A

ray

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re-

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again, back

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rect-

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right, correct

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ren-

A

kidney

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ret-

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net, made like a net

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rhag-, -rrhage

A

burst forth

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rhe-, rrhea

A

flow

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rhin-

A

nose

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rhiz-

A

root

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rhodo-

A

rose

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roto-

A

wheel

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rubr-

A

red

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scchar-

A

sugar

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sapr-

A

rotten

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sarc-

A

flesh

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