Column 6 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards by Patrick Herke

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saur-

A

lizard

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schis-, schiz-

A

split, divide

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sci-

A

know

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scler-

A

hard

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-scop-

A

look, device for seeing

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-scribe, -script

A

write

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semi-

A

half, partly

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sept-

A

partition, seven

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-septic

A

infection, putrefaction

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sess-

A

sit

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sex-

A

six

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-sis

A

condition, state

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sol-

A

sun

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solv-

A

loosen, free

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som-, somat-, -some

A

body

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somn-

A

sleep

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son-

A

sound

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spec-, spic-

A

look at

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-sperm-

A

seed

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-spher-

A

ball, round

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spir-, -spire

A

breathe

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-spor-

A

seed

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stat-, -stassis

A

standing, placed, staying

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stell-

A

stars

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sten-

narrow

stern-

chest, breast

stom-, -stome

mouth

strat-

stratum

stereo-

solid, three-dimensional

strict-

drawn tight

styl-

pillar

sub-

under, below

super-, sur-

over, above, on top

sym-, syn-

together

tachy-

quick, swift

tarso-

ankle

tax-

arrange, put in order

tele-

far off, distant

telo-

end

terr-

earth, land

tetr-

four

thall-

young shoot

-the-, -thes-

put

-thel-

cover a surface

therm-

heat

-tom-

cut, slice

toxico-

poison

top-

place

trache-

windpipe

trans-

across

tri-

three

trich-

hair

-trop-

tum, change

-troph-

nourishment, one who feels

turb-

whirl

-ul-, -ule

diminutive, small

ultra-

beyond

uni-

one

ur-

urine

-ura

tail

vas-

vessel

vect-

carry

ven-, vent-

come

ventr-

belly, underside

-verge

turn, slant

vig-

strong

vit-, viv-

life

volv-

roll, wander

-vor-

devour, eat

xanth-

yellow

xero-

dry

xyl-

wood

zo-, -zoa

animal

zyg-

joined together

zym-

yeast