Uber Geek Vocab Flashcards

All of that nerdy jargon that make scientists cool. This includes latin roots as well as the definitions for big, fancy-shmancy words.

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genesis

A

beginning

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xeno

A

alien/foreign

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neo

A

new

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hypo

A

under

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hyper

A

over

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tonic

A

stuff/solutes

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hydro

A

water

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phob

A

hate

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phil

A

love

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lys

A

break

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som

A

body

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12
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What is the cool name of the cell membrane?

A

phospholipid bilayer

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13
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-ology

A

the study of

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a-

A

not

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stasis

A

to maintain

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auto

A

self

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17
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-troph-

A

food/energy

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syn/sym

A

together

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pseudo

A

fake

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pod

A

feet

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platy

A

flat

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pter

A

wings

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por

A

hole

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derm

A

skin

25
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-dont-

A

teeth

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-oste-

A

bone

27
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anthro

A

people

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arthro

A

joint

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stome

A

mouth

30
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pnotos

A

first

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cep(h)

A

head

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deutero

A

second

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coelum

A

space

34
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cloaca

A

common sewer

35
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viv(i) / vita

A

life/live

36
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par

A

birth

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ov(i)

A

to make eggs

38
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domin

A

master

39
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-hap-

A

half

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-di-

A

two

41
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-gam-

A

sex

42
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-phen-

A

trait

43
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-germ-

A

growth

44
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-phyte-

A

plant

45
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-anth-

A

male

46
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-arch-

A

female