Biology Scientific Roots page 7-8 Flashcards by bryan elder

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mycel-

A

threadlike

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myria-

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many

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moll-

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soft

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nas-

A

nose

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necr-

A

corpse, dead

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nemat-

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thread

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neo-

A

new, recent

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nephro-

A

kidney

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-ner-

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moist, liquid

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neur-

A

nerve

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noct-, nox-

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night

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-node

A

knot

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-nom-, -nomy

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ordered knowledge, law

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non-

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not

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not-

A

back

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nuc-

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center

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ob-

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against

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ocul-

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eye

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oct-

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eight

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odont-

A

tooth

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-oid

A

form, appearance

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olf-

A

smell

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oligo-

A

few, little

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-oma

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abnormal condition, tumor

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omni-

all

onc-

mass, tumor

oo-

egg

opthalm-

eye

opt-

eye

orb-

circle, round, ring

-orium, -ory

place for something

ornith-

bird

orth-

straight, correct, right

oscu-

mouth

-osis

abnormal condition

oste-

bone

oto-

ear

-ous

full of

ov-

egg

oxy-

sharp, acid, oxygen

pachy-

thick

paleo-

old, ancient

palm-

broad, flat

pan-

all

par-, para-

beside, near, equal

path-, pathy-

disease, suffering

-ped-

foot

-ped-

child

pent-

five

per-

through

peri-

around

permea-

pass, go

phag-

eat

pheno-

show

-phil-

loving, fond of

phon-, -phone

sound

-phore, pher-

bear, carry

photo-

light

phren-

mind, diaphragm

phyc-

seaweed, algae

phyl-

related group

-phyll

leaf

physi-

nature, natural qualities

phyt-, -phyte

plant

pino-

drink

pinni-

feather

plan-

roaming, wandering

plasm-, -plast-

form, formed into

platy-

flat

pleur-

lung, rib, side

pneumo-

lungs, air

-pod

foot

poly-

many, several

por-

opening

port-

carry

post-

after, behind

pom-

fruit

pre-

before, ahead of time

prim-

first

pro-

forward, favoring, before

proto-

first, primary

pseudo-

false, deceptive

psych-

mind

pter-

having wings or fins

pulmo-

lung

puls-

drive, push

pyr-

heat, fire

quadr-

four

quin-

five

radi-

ray

re-

again, back

rect-

right, correct