Biology Scientific Roots page 5-6 Flashcards by bryan elder

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gyr-

A

ring, circle, spiral

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-hal-, -hale

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breathe, breath

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halo-

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salt

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hapl-

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simple

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hecto-

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hundred

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-helminth-

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worm

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hem-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepar-, hepat-

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liver

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herb-

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grass, plants

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hetero-

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different, other

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hex-

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six

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hibern-

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winter

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hidr-

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sweat

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hipp-

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horse

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hist-

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tissue

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holo-

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entire, whole

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homo- (Latin)

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(Latin) man, human

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homo- (Greek)

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(Greek) same, alike

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hort-

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garden

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hydr-

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water

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hygr-

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moist, wet

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hyper-

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above, beyond, over

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hyph-

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weaving, web

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hypno-

sleep

hypo-

below, under, less

hyster-

womb, uterus

-iac

person afflicted with disease

-iasis

disease, abnormal condition

-ic

(adjective former)

ichthy-

fish

ign-

fire

in-, il-, im-, ir-

not OR to, toward, into

in-

very, thoroughly

-ine

of or pertaining to

infra-

below, beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

-ism

a state or condition

iso-

equal, same

-ist

a person who deals with

-itis

inflammation, disease

-ium

refers to a part of the body

-kary-

cell nucleus

kel-

tumor, swelling

kerat-

horn

kilo-

thousand

kine-

move

lachry-

tear

lact-

milk

lat-

side

leio-

smooth

-less

without

leuc-, leuk-

white, bright, light

lign-

wood

lin-

line

lingu-

tongue

lip-

fat

lith-, -lite

stone, petrifying

loc-

place

-log-

word, speech

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of...

lumin-

light

-lys-, -lyt-, -lyst

decompose, split, dissolve

macr-

large

malac-

soft

malle-

hammer

mamm-

breast

marg-

border, edge

mast-

breast

med-

middle

meg-

million, great

mela-, melan-

black, dark

-mer

part

mes-

middle, half, intermediate

met-, meta-

between, along, after

-meter, -metry

measurement

micro-

small, millionth

milli-

thousandth

mis-

wrong, incorrect

mito-

thread

mole-

mass

mono-

one, single

mort-

death

-mot-

move

morph-

shape, form

multi-

many

mut-

change

my-

muscle

myc-

fungus