Vocab Quiz Flashcards
-algia
Pain, complaint
Neuralgia
amphi-
Around, both sides
Amphibian
anti-
Against
Antibiotic
arthro-
Joint
Arthropod
Auto
Self
Autotroph
Bio-
Life
Biotic
Blastos
A sprout
Blastula
Card-
Heart
Cardiac
Carn-
Meat, flesh
Carnivore
Caud-
Tail
Caudal fin
Ceph-
Head
Cephalopod
Chloro-
Green
Chlorophyll
Chondros
Cartalige
Chondrichthyes
-cide
To kill
Insecticide
Cyt
Cell
Cytology
Denti-
Tooth
Dentition
Derm
Skin
Dermatologist
Dorsum
Back
Dorsal
Echino-
Spiny
Echinoderm
Ecto
Outside, external
Ectoderm
Endo-
Within, inner
Epi-
Upon, on
Epiphyte
Ex-
Out
Exogenous
Gen
Beginning, origin
Pathogenic
-glosso-
Tongue
Glossectomy
Glycol
Glucose, sugar
Glycogen
Gymno
Naked
Gymnosperms
Hema-, hemo-
Blood
Hemoglobin
Herpein
To creep
Herpetology
Hetero
Different
Heterotroph
Homo
Same
Homogenize
Hydro
Water
Hydrocephaly
Hyper-
Over, excessive
Hyperactive
Hypo-
Under, below
Hypodermic needle
Ichthy
Fish
Ichthyology
-itis
Inflammation
Dermatitis
-logy
To study
Cytology
-lys-
To split, destroy
Lysosome
Macro-
Large
Macroencephaly
Micro-
Small
Micropipette
Meso
Middle
Mesoderm
Mollis
Soft
Mollusks
Mono
One
Monocotyledon
Nephr-
Kidney
Nephritis
-neur-
Nerves
Neuron
Omni
All
Omnivorous
Orth
Correct, straight
Orthodontist
Osteo
Bone
Osteichthyes
Ova, ovi
Egg
Ovum
Path-
Suffering, disease
Pathology
Phago-
To eat
Phagocytosis
-ploidy
Number of chromosomes
Diploid
Phyll
Leaf
Chlorophyll
Phyto
Plant
Phytopathology
Platy
Flat, wide
Platyhelminthes
Pneumo-
Air, lungs
Pneumothorax
-pod, -ped
Foot
Pseudopods
Poly
Many
Polyploidy
Post
Behind, after
Posterior
Pseudo-
False
Pseudopods
-renal
Kidney
Renal artery
Rhin
Nose
Rhinovirus
Stoma
Mouth
Stomata
Sub-
Under, below
Subcutaneous
Syn-, sym-
To join, combine
Synapse
-therm-
Heat
Thermophile
Thorax, thorac
Chest
Thoracic
-Tom-
Cut
Tonsillectomy
Troph
Growth
Atrophy
Venter
Belly
Ventral
Xero-
Dry
xerophyte
Zygon
United
Zygote