scientific roots and prefixes(gyr-myc Flashcards
(91 cards)
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gyr
A
ring;circle;spiral
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hal
A
hale breathe;breath
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halo
A
salt
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hapl
A
simple
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hecto
A
hundred
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helminth
A
worm
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hem
A
blood
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hemi
A
half
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hepar
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hepat-liver
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herb
A
grass;plants
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hetero
A
different;other
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hex
A
six
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hibern
A
winter
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hidr
A
sweat
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hipp
A
horse
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hist
A
tissue
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holo
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entire;whole
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homo
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(latin) man;human
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homo
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(greek) same;alike
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hort
A
garden
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hydr
A
water
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hygr
A
moist;wet
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hyper
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above;beyond;other
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hyph
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weaving;web
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hypno
sleep
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hypo
below;under;less
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hyster
womb;uterus
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iac
person afflicted with disease
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iasis
disease;abnormal condition
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ic
(adjective former)
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ichthy
fish
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ign
fire
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in;il;im;ir
not
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in;il;im;ir
to;toward;into
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in
very;thoroughly
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ine
of or pertaining to
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infra
below;beneath
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inter
between
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intra
within;inside
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ism
a state or condition
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iso
equal;same
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ist
person who deals with
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itis
inflammation;disease
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ium
refers to part of body
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kary
cell nucleus
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kel
tumor;swelling
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kerat
horn
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kilo
thousand
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kine
move
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lachry
tear
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lact
milk
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lat
side
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leio
smooth
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less
without
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leuc;leuk
white;bright;light
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lign
wood
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lin
line
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lingu
tongue
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lip
fat
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lith;lite
stone;petrifying
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loc
place
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log
word;speechless
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logist
one who studies
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logy
study of
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lumin
LIGHT
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lys;lyt;lyst
decompose;split;dissolve
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macr
large
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malac
soft
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malle
hammer
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marg
border;edge
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mast
breast
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med
middle
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meg
million;great
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mela;melan
black;dark
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mer
part
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mes
middle;half;intermediate
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met;meta
between;along;after
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meter
metry measurement
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micro
small;millionth
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millli
thousandth
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mis
wrong;incorrect
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mito
threat
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mole
mass
84
mono
one;single
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mort
death
86
mot
move
87
morph
shape;form
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multi
many
89
mut
change
90
my
muscle
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myc
fungus
