The Language of Science Flashcards by Kathryn Baker

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a or an

A

not or non

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meso

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middle

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endo

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inner, inside

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aero

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needing oxygen or air

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anti

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against

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amphi

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both, doubly

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aqua

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water

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arthro

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joint

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auto

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self

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bi

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two, twice, double

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bio

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life, living

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carne

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flesh

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cephal

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head

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chloro

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green

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chromo

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color

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cide

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killer, kill, killing

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cyto

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cell

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derm

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skin

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di

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two, double

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ecto (exo)

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outer, external

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endo

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internal

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epi

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above

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gastro

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stomach

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genesis

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beginning, origin

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herba

plants

hetero

different

homo

alike, similar

hydro

water

hemo

blood

hyper

above

hypo

below

intra

within, inside

itis

disease, inflammation

lateral

side

logy

study of

lys

break down

meter

measurement

mono

one, single

morph

form

micro

small

macro

large

multi

many

pod

foot

phage

to eat

phobia

fear, dislike

philia

like

plasm

form

proto

first

photo

light

poly

many

synthesis

to make

sub

lesser, below

troph

eat, consume

therm

heat

vore

swallow, devour

zoo, zoa

animal

hydrology

the study of water

cytology

the study of cells

protozoa

first animal

epidermis

above skin

spermatogenesis

beginning of sperm

cytoskeleton

cell skeleton

abiotic

non-living

dermatitis

skin disease

hypodermic

below the skin

hemophilia

blood-like

endocytosis

inner cell process

insecticide

kills insect

anaerobic

without air

bilateral

two parts/sides

endotherm

internal heat

subspecies

lesser species

arthropod

a joint foot

micrometer

small measurement

hypothermia

below heat

polymorph

many forms

photosynthesis

light makes

amphibios (amphibian)

double lives

heterotroph

eating different things

encephalitis

inflammation of the head

monochrome

single color

autolysis

self break down

herbivore

to devour plants

homology

the study of living things

macrophage

large eating cell

carnivore

to devour meat

biology

the study of life