Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by Gail I

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a/an

A

not, without

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meso

A

middle

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leuco

A

white

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aero

A

air

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anti

A

opposite, against

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amphi

A

both

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aqua/ hydro

A

water

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arthro

A

joint

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auto

A

self

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bi/di

A

two

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bio

A

life

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cephal

A

head

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chloro

A

green

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chromo

A

color

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cide

A

killing

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cyto

A

cell

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hemo

A

blood

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hyper

A

above, beyond

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hypo

A

below, under

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intra

A

between

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-itis

A

inflammation

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lateral

A

side

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-logy

A

science, study

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-lysis

A

dissolve

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-meter

measure

mono

one

morph

shape, form

micro

small

macro

large

multi/poly

many

pod

foot

-phobia

fear, aversion

derm

skin

haplo

simple

ecto (exo)

out of

endo

internal

epi

upon, above

gastro

stomach

genesis

beginning

herba

grass, plants

hetero

different

homo

same

ov

egg

kary

cell nucleus

neuro

nerves

soma

body

saccharo

sugar

primi/archea

first

phyll

leaf

-philia

love, tendency

proto

primitive, first

photo

light

psuedo

false

synthesis

combination

sub

below

troph

feeding

therm

heat

tri

three

zoo, zoa

animal

-tropism

turning

-taxis

motion/orientation

-stasis

standing, staying

zyg / zygous

joined

phago

to eat

path / pathy

disease

sym / syn

together

hydrology

study of water

cytolysis

dissolution of a cell

protozoa

primitive animal

epidermis

outer skin layer

spermatogenesis

formation of sperm

exoskeleton

outer skeleton

abiotic

without life

pathogen

something that begins a disease

psuedopod

false foot

hemophilia

tendency to bleed

endocystosis

internal cell

herbicide

poison for plants

anaerobic

without air

bilateral

two-sided

autotroph

self feeding

monosaccharide

one sugar

arthropod

joint foot

polymorphic

many shapes

hypothermia

under heat/ freezing

biogenesis

beginning of life