scientific roots and prefixes(gyr-myc Flashcards

1
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gyr

A

ring;circle;spiral

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hal

A

hale breathe;breath

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halo

A

salt

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hapl

A

simple

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hecto

A

hundred

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helminth

A

worm

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hem

A

blood

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hemi

A

half

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hepar

A

hepat-liver

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herb

A

grass;plants

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hetero

A

different;other

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hex

A

six

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hibern

A

winter

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14
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hidr

A

sweat

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hipp

A

horse

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hist

A

tissue

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holo

A

entire;whole

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18
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homo

A

(latin) man;human

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19
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homo

A

(greek) same;alike

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20
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hort

A

garden

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21
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hydr

A

water

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22
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hygr

A

moist;wet

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23
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hyper

A

above;beyond;other

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24
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hyph

A

weaving;web

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25
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hypno

A

sleep

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26
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hypo

A

below;under;less

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27
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hyster

A

womb;uterus

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28
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iac

A

person afflicted with disease

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29
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iasis

A

disease;abnormal condition

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30
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ic

A

(adjective former)

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31
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ichthy

A

fish

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32
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ign

A

fire

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33
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in;il;im;ir

A

not

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34
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in;il;im;ir

A

to;toward;into

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35
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in

A

very;thoroughly

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36
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ine

A

of or pertaining to

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37
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infra

A

below;beneath

38
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inter

A

between

39
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intra

A

within;inside

40
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ism

A

a state or condition

41
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iso

A

equal;same

42
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ist

A

person who deals with

43
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itis

A

inflammation;disease

44
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ium

A

refers to part of body

45
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kary

A

cell nucleus

46
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kel

A

tumor;swelling

47
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kerat

A

horn

48
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kilo

A

thousand

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kine

A

move

50
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lachry

A

tear

51
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lact

A

milk

52
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lat

A

side

53
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leio

A

smooth

54
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less

A

without

55
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leuc;leuk

A

white;bright;light

56
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lign

A

wood

57
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lin

A

line

58
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lingu

A

tongue

59
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lip

A

fat

60
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lith;lite

A

stone;petrifying

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loc

A

place

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log

A

word;speechless

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logist

A

one who studies

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logy

A

study of

65
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lumin

A

LIGHT

66
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lys;lyt;lyst

A

decompose;split;dissolve

67
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macr

A

large

68
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malac

A

soft

69
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malle

A

hammer

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marg

A

border;edge

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mast

A

breast

72
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med

A

middle

73
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meg

A

million;great

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mela;melan

A

black;dark

75
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mer

A

part

76
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mes

A

middle;half;intermediate

77
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met;meta

A

between;along;after

78
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meter

A

metry measurement

79
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micro

A

small;millionth

80
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millli

A

thousandth

81
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mis

A

wrong;incorrect

82
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mito

A

threat

83
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mole

A

mass

84
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mono

A

one;single

85
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mort

A

death

86
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mot

A

move

87
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morph

A

shape;form

88
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multi

A

many

89
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mut

A

change

90
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my

A

muscle

91
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myc

A

fungus