Word Prefix/Suffix/Root Flashcards by Rebecca Hurley

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a-

A

without

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amphibi-

A

both

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ante-

A

before, preceding

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anth-

A

flower

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anti-

A

opposite, against

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aqua-

A

water

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arth-

A

joint

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-ase

A

enzyme

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audi-

A

to hear

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auto-

A

self

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bio-

A

life

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-blast

A

to germinate

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carcino-

A

cancerous

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carn-

A

meat

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cata-

A

degenerative

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centr-

A

center

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cephal-

A

head

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chlor-

A

green

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chrom-

A

color

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-cide

A

to kill

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cnid-

A

stinging cell

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cocc-

A

seed, berry

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contra-

A

against, opposite

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cyano-

A

blue

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-cyst

pouch

cyto-

cell

de-

removal

-derm

skin

di-, bi-

two

-duct

to lead

dys-

away, negative

exo-, ect-

outer

epi-

upon

eu-

true

-fer

carry

galac-

milk

gastro-

stomach

gen-

birth

gest-

produce

glyc-

sugar

gymn-

naked

hemo-

blood

herb-

plant

hetero-

different

homeo-

same

hyper-

beyond, more than

hypo-

under

inter-

between

intra-

within, into

-ism

characteristic quality

-itis

inflammation

kin- (kinesis)

motion

leuko-

white

-logy

study

-lysis

break down

macro-

large

-mere

part, segment

meso-

middle

-meter

measure

micro-

small

morph-

shape

mov-, mot-

mobile

multi-

many

mut-

change

necr-

death

nemat-

thread like

nephr-

kidney

nom-, nomen-

name

omni-

all

-osis

condition

osteo-

bone

para-

beside

-pathy

disease

-phage

to eat

-phase

stage

-phil

love

-phore

carry, bear

photo-

light

-phyll

leaf

phys-

body, nature

phyt-

plant

pino-

drink

-plasm, -plast

forming substance

pod

feet

proto-

first

-rrhea, -rrhage

flow

rhin-

nose

rhiz-

root

sacchari-

sugar

sapr-

decay

-stasis

stable

stom-

mouth

sym-, syn-

together

therm-

heat

-tic

pertaining to

-troph

nourish

uni-, mono-

one

uro-

urine

-vore

eat

zyg-

union