Uber Geek Vocab Flashcards

All of that nerdy jargon that make scientists cool. This includes latin roots as well as the definitions for big, fancy-shmancy words. (46 cards)

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genesis

A

beginning

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xeno

A

alien/foreign

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neo

A

new

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4
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hypo

A

under

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5
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hyper

A

over

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tonic

A

stuff/solutes

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7
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hydro

A

water

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phob

A

hate

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9
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phil

A

love

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10
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lys

A

break

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11
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som

A

body

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12
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What is the cool name of the cell membrane?

A

phospholipid bilayer

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13
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-ology

A

the study of

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14
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a-

A

not

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15
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stasis

A

to maintain

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16
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auto

A

self

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17
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-troph-

A

food/energy

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18
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syn/sym

A

together

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pseudo

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pod

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platy

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pter

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por

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derm

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-dont-
teeth
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-oste-
bone
27
anthro
people
28
arthro
joint
29
stome
mouth
30
pnotos
first
31
cep(h)
head
32
deutero
second
33
coelum
space
34
cloaca
common sewer
35
viv(i) / vita
life/live
36
par
birth
37
ov(i)
to make eggs
38
domin
master
39
-hap-
half
40
-di-
two
41
-gam-
sex
42
-phen-
trait
43
-germ-
growth
44
-phyte-
plant
45
-anth-
male
46
-arch-
female