Science Word Key Flashcards
(214 cards)
1
Q
Aero
A
Air
2
Q
Amine/amino
A
Nitrogen related
3
Q
Amylo
A
Starch
4
Q
Andro
A
Male
5
Q
Anth
A
Flower
6
Q
Arb
A
Tree related, tree-like
7
Q
Ase
A
Found at end of most enzyme names
8
Q
Aud
A
Hearing
9
Q
Bio
A
Biological
10
Q
Blast
A
Germ-bud
11
Q
Brachio
A
Branching, arm related
12
Q
Brachy
A
Short
13
Q
Carbo
A
Carbon
14
Q
Cardio
A
Heart
15
Q
Carn
A
Meat
16
Q
Chem
A
Chemical
17
Q
Chloro
A
Green/yellow
18
Q
Chrom
A
Colour
19
Q
Coll
A
Glue
20
Q
Cyst
A
Bag
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Q
Cyt
A
Cell
22
Q
Dem
A
Person
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Q
Derm
A
Skin
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Q
Dont
A
Tooth
25
Electro
Electronic
26
Entero
Intestinal
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Estro/oestro
Egg related
28
Gen
Genesis
29
Geo
Earth
30
Gloss
Tongue, mouth
31
Gluc
Sugar related
32
Glyco
Sweet (sugar related)
33
Gonad
Sex organ
34
Gyn
Female related
35
Haem
Blood related
36
Herb
Plant related
37
Histo
Tissue
38
Hydro
Water
39
Ic
Having to do with something, made of
40
Id
Belonging to, a part of something
41
In
Many proteins end with in
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Karyo
Nucleus related
43
Lacuna
A space or depression
44
Lamina
Sheet like
45
Leuko
White, clear
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Lith
Stone
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Lumen
An inner space
48
Lyse
Break apart
49
Mar
Seawater, salt related
50
Mat
Maternal
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Mechano
Mechanical related
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Morph
Shape
53
Mort
Death
54
Myco
Fungal related
55
Myo
Muscle related
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Nemat
Thread
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Nephr
Kidney related
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Neuro
Brain related
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Neutro
Neutral, neither
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Nitro
Nitrogen related
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Noct
Night
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Nucleo
Nucleus; center
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Occular
Eye
64
Ology
Study of
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Ose
Sugar subunit
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Osis
A process
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Osmo
Related to osmosis
68
Ost
Bone
69
Oto
Ear/hearing related
70
Ox
Oxygen related
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Pat
Paternal
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Path
Disease
73
Pept
Protein related
74
Phag
Eat
75
Phore
A part of something
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Phosph
Phosphorus
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Photo
Light
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Phyll
Leaf related
79
Phyt
Plant
80
Plasm
A substance, molded, created
81
Plast
Object, usually plant related
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Ploid
Chromosomal copies
83
Pneumo
Air related
84
Pod
Foot
85
Prot
Protein related
86
Proteo
Protein related
87
Psych
Mind
88
Pulmo
Lung related
89
Reticul
Net
90
Rhizo
Root related
91
Ribo
Ribose (the sugar) related
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Sacch
Sugar
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Schizo
Split
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Scler
Hard
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Septic
Putrefaction, infected
96
Septum
A partition
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Somni
Sleep related
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Sonic
Sound related
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Sperm
Seed
100
Stat
Steady; same
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Stoma
Mouth; opening
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Synth
Regarding generation of something
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Taxi
Movement
104
Therm
Temperature
105
Tonic
Water balance related
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Trach
Pipe
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Tricho
Hair
108
Troph
Food, nourishment
109
Tropic
Movement
110
Vasc
Vein related
111
Viv
Living
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Vore
Eats
113
Zoo/zoa
Animal related
114
Zygo
Yoke
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Bi
Two
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Di
Two
117
Hemi
Half (Greek)
118
Hept
Seven
119
Hex
Six
120
Macro
Large
121
Max
To the highest degree
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Mega
Very large
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Meta
Between
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Metric
Measure
125
Micro
Invisible to unaided eye; small
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Min
To the least degree
127
Mono
One; alone
128
Multi
Many
129
Nano
Precise reference to nanoscale things
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Oct
Eight
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Oligo
A few
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Omni
All
133
Pent
Five
134
Poly
Many
135
Quad
Four
136
Quaternary
Four
137
Semi
Half (Latin)
138
Tempo
Time
139
Tertiary
Third
140
Tetra
Four
141
Tri
Three
142
Uni
One
143
Chron
Time
144
A
Negates the word
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Ab
Below
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Acti
Radial
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Ad
Above
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Amphi
Having two sides
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Ana
Up, new, again
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Anteri
Head
151
Anti
Opposite
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Apical
Top
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Apo
Apart from, away from
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Aqua
Water
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Arch
To rule
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Archeo
Beginning, old
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Ate
Like
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Auto
Self
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Axial
Along the long axis
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Basal
Bottom
161
Cata
Down, downward
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Co
Links two or more things
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De
Negative
164
Dend
Branching, treelike
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Dist
Away from
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Ecto
On the outer surface
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Endo
Inside
168
Epi
Above
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Eu
True, good
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Exo
Outside
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Extra
External
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Hetero
Different
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Homeo
Same
174
Homo
Same
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Hyper
More, above
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Hypo
Less, below
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Infra
Below
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Inter
Between things
179
Intra
Within something
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Iso
Same
181
Ite
Belonging to something
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Lateral
Side
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Medial
Middle of something
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Meso
Middle
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Orthro
Straight; upright
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Pan
Across all
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Para
Beside
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Peri
Around
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Philic
Loving
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Phobic
Fearing
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Post
After
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Posterio
Rear
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Pre
Before
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Primary
First; main
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Pro
Before or positive
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Proto
Before/origin
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Proxi
Nearby
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Pseudo
Like something
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Radial
Along the radius; in to out
200
Retro
Previous; old
201
Secondary
Second or among nonprimary things
202
Situ
Inside tissue
203
Sub
Below, or part of something
204
Super
Above, or comprised of subparts
205
Sym
Same
206
Syn
Same
207
Terra
Earth related
208
Topo
Place; location
209
Toti
All; total
210
Trans
Across
211
Ule
A sub item of something
212
Ultra
Beyond
213
Urnal
Day
214
Vitro
Outside of the organism
