Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

a/an

A

not, without

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2
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meso

A

middle

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3
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leuco

A

white

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4
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aero

A

air

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5
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anti

A

opposite, against

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6
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amphi

A

both

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7
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aqua/ hydro

A

water

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8
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arthro

A

joint

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9
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auto

A

self

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10
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bi/di

A

two

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11
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bio

A

life

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12
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cephal

A

head

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13
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chloro

A

green

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14
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chromo

A

color

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15
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cide

A

killing

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16
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cyto

A

cell

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17
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hemo

A

blood

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18
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hyper

A

above, beyond

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19
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hypo

A

below, under

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20
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intra

A

between

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21
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

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22
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lateral

A

side

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23
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-logy

A

science, study

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24
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-lysis

A

dissolve

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25
Q

-meter

A

measure

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26
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mono

A

one

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27
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morph

A

shape, form

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28
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micro

A

small

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29
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macro

A

large

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30
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multi/poly

A

many

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31
Q

pod

A

foot

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32
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-phobia

A

fear, aversion

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33
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derm

A

skin

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34
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haplo

A

simple

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35
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ecto (exo)

A

out of

36
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endo

A

internal

37
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epi

A

upon, above

38
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gastro

A

stomach

39
Q

genesis

A

beginning

40
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herba

A

grass, plants

41
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hetero

A

different

42
Q

homo

A

same

43
Q

ov

A

egg

44
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kary

A

cell nucleus

45
Q

neuro

A

nerves

46
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soma

A

body

47
Q

saccharo

A

sugar

48
Q

primi/archea

A

first

49
Q

phyll

A

leaf

50
Q

-philia

A

love, tendency

51
Q

proto

A

primitive, first

52
Q

photo

A

light

53
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psuedo

A

false

54
Q

synthesis

A

combination

55
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sub

A

below

56
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troph

A

feeding

57
Q

therm

A

heat

58
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tri

A

three

59
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zoo, zoa

A

animal

60
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-tropism

A

turning

61
Q

-taxis

A

motion/orientation

62
Q

-stasis

A

standing, staying

63
Q

zyg / zygous

A

joined

64
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phago

A

to eat

65
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path / pathy

A

disease

66
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sym / syn

A

together

67
Q

hydrology

A

study of water

68
Q

cytolysis

A

dissolution of a cell

69
Q

protozoa

A

primitive animal

70
Q

epidermis

A

outer skin layer

71
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spermatogenesis

A

formation of sperm

72
Q

exoskeleton

A

outer skeleton

73
Q

abiotic

A

without life

74
Q

pathogen

A

something that begins a disease

75
Q

psuedopod

A

false foot

76
Q

hemophilia

A

tendency to bleed

77
Q

endocystosis

A

internal cell

78
Q

herbicide

A

poison for plants

79
Q

anaerobic

A

without air

80
Q

bilateral

A

two-sided

81
Q

autotroph

A

self feeding

82
Q

monosaccharide

A

one sugar

83
Q

arthropod

A

joint foot

84
Q

polymorphic

A

many shapes

85
Q

hypothermia

A

under heat/ freezing

86
Q

biogenesis

A

beginning of life