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Biology
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08/14/2009
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
not, without, lacking, deficient
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from , out from
Term
-able
 Definition
capable of
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ac-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
-aceous
 Definition
of or pertaining to
Term
acou-, acous-
 Definition
hear
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
aden-
 Definition
gland
Term
adip-
 Definition
fat
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aero-
 Definition
air
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agri-
 Definition
field, soil
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-al
 Definition
having the character of
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alb-
 Definition
white
Term
alg-, algia-
 Definition
pain
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-ism
 Definition
a state or condition
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intra-
 Definition
between
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inter-
 Definition
within, inside
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infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
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-ine
 Definition
of or pertaining to
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in-
 Definition
very, thoroughly
Term
in-, il-, im-, ir-
 Definition
to, toward, into
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in-, il-, im-, ir-
 Definition
not
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ign-
 Definition
fire
Term
-chthy
 Definition
fish
Term
-ic
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition (adjective)
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-iae
 Definition
person afflicted with disease
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hyster-
 Definition
womb, uterus
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below, under, less
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hyphno-
 Definition
sleep
Term
hyph-
 Definition
weaving, web
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hyper-
 Definition
above, beyond over
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hygr-
 Definition
moist, wet
Term
hydr-
 Definition
water
Term
hort-
 Definition
garden
Term
homo- (Greek)
 Definition
same, alike
Term
homo- (Latin)
 Definition
man, human
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holo-
 Definition
entire, whole
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
hipp-
 Definition
horse
Term
hidr-
 Definition
sweat
Term
hibern-
 Definition
winter
Term
hex-
 Definition
six
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different, other
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herb-
 Definition
grass, plants
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hepar-, hepat-
 Definition
liver
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
-helminth-
 Definition
worm
Term
hector-
 Definition
hundred
Term
hapl-
 Definition
simple
Term
halo-
 Definition
salt
Term
-hal-, -hale
 Definition
breathe, breath
Term
gyr-
 Definition
ring, circle, spiral
Term
gyn-
 Definition
female
Term
gymno-
 Definition
naked, bare
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-gross-
 Definition
thick
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grav-
 Definition
heavy
Term
-gram, graph
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-grad-
 Definition
step
Term
-gon
 Definition
angle, corner
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gnath-
 Definition
jaw
Term
glut-
 Definition
buttock
Term
gluc-, glyc-
 Definition
sweet, sugar
Term
gloss-
 Definition
tongue
Term
-glob-
 Definition
ball, round
Term
-glen-
 Definition
eyeball
Term
-gest-
 Definition
carry, produce, bear
Term
-gene-
 Definition
origin, birth
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-gen, -gine
 Definition
producer, former
Term
geo-
 Definition
land, earth
Term
gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
-gam-
 Definition
marriage
Term
fract-
 Definition
break
Term
foli-
 Definition
leaf
Term
flu-, fluct-, flux
 Definition
flow
Term
flor-
 Definition
flower
Term
-flect, -flex
 Definition
bend
Term
-fid, fiss-
 Definition
split, divided into
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fibr-
 Definition
fiber, thread
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ferro-
 Definition
iron
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-fer-
 Definition
bear, carry, produce
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond, outside
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ex-
 Definition
out of, away from
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eury-
 Definition
widen
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eu-
 Definition
well, good, true, normal
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward, within, inner
Term
-escent
 Definition
becoming
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erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
-err-
 Definition
wander, go astray
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epi-
 Definition
upon, above, over
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-eous
 Definition
nature of, like
Term
entom-
 Definition
insects
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enter-
 Definition
intestine, gut
Term
encephal-
 Definition
brain
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-en
 Definition
brain
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en-, endo-, ent-
 Definition
in, into, within
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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-elle
 Definition
small
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ecto-
 Definition
outside of
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eco-
 Definition
house
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echin-
 Definition
spiny, prickly
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ec-
 Definition
out of, away from
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dys-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, difficult
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dynam-
 Definition
power
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-duct
 Definition
lead
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du-, duo-
 Definition
two
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
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dorm-
 Definition
sleep
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart, out
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din-
 Definition
terrible
Term
digit-
 Definition
finger, toe
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dia- (Latin)
 Definition
day
Term
di-, dia (Greek)
 Definition
through, across, apart
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di-, dipl- (Latin)
 Definition
two, double
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derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
dent-
 Definition
tooth
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dendr-
 Definition
tree
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demi-
 Definition
half
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deliquesc-
 Definition
become fluid
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deci-
 Definition
tenth
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deca-
 Definition
ten
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de-
 Definition
away from, down
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dactyl-
 Definition
finger
Term
cyt-, -cyte
 Definition
cell, hollow containter
Term
-cyst-
 Definition
sac, pouch, bladder
Term
-cycle, cycl-
 Definition
ring, circle
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cyan-
 Definition
blue
Term
cuti-
 Definition
skin
Term
cumul-
 Definition
heaped
Term
-cul-, cule
 Definition
small, diminutive
Term
crypt-
 Definition
hidden, covered
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cresc-, cret-
 Definition
begin to grow
Term
crani-
 Definition
skull
Term
counter-
 Definition
against
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cotyl-
 Definition
cup
Term
cosmo-
 Definition
world, order, form
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cort-, cortic-
 Definition
outer layer
Term
corp-
 Definition
body
Term
contra-
 Definition
against
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coni-
 Definition
cone
Term
coll-
 Definition
glue
Term
coel-
 Definition
hollow
Term
cocc-
 Definition
seed, berry
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co-
 Definition
with, together
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cirru-
 Definition
hairlike curls
Term
circa-, circum-
 Definition
around, about
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-cid-,-cis-
 Definition
cut, kill, fall
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-chym-
 Definition
juice
Term
chron-
 Definition
time
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chrom-, -chrome
 Definition
color
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chondr-
 Definition
cartilage
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chlor-
 Definition
green
Term
chir-
 Definition
hand
Term
chem-
 Definition
dealing with chemicals
Term
chel-
 Definition
claw
Term
cervic-
 Definition
neck
Term
cerebr-
 Definition
brain
Term
cerat-
 Definition
horn
Term
cephal-
 Definition
head
Term
centr-
 Definition
center
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centi-
 Definition
hundredth
Term
cente-
 Definition
pierce
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cen-, cene-
 Definition
now, recent
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-cell-
 Definition
chamber, small room
Term
caud-
 Definition
tail
Term
cata-
 Definition
breakdown, downward
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carpal-
 Definition
wrist
Term
carp-
 Definition
fruit
Term
carn-
 Definition
meat, flesh
Term
cardi-
 Definition
heart
Term
carcin-
 Definition
cancer
Term
capit-
 Definition
head
Term
capill-
 Definition
hair
Term
calor-
 Definition
heat
Term
cac-
 Definition
bad
Term
bronch-
 Definition
windpipe
Term
brev-
 Definition
short
Term
branchi-
 Definition
fin
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
brachy-
 Definition
short
Term
branchi-
 Definition
arm
Term
-blast-
 Definition
sprout, germ, bud
Term
bi-, bio- (Greek)
 Definition
life, living
Term
bi- (Latin)
 Definition
two, twice
Term
bene-
 Definition
well, good
Term
bath-
 Definition
depth, height
Term
baro-
 Definition
weight
Term
barb-
 Definition
beard
Term
bacter-, bactr-
 Definition
bacterium, stick, club
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
aur-
 Definition
ear
Term
audi-
 Definition
hear
Term
atmo-
 Definition
vapor
Term
-ation
 Definition
noun form- the act of
Term
anther-
 Definition
fatty deposit
Term
-ate
 Definition
verb form- the act of
Term
aster-, astr-
 Definition
star
Term
-ase
 Definition
forms names of enzymes
Term
arthr-
 Definition
joint, articulation
Term
arteri-
 Definition
artery
Term
-ary, -arium
 Definition
denotes a place for something
Term
archaeo-
 Definition
primitive, ancient
Term
aqu-
 Definition
water
Term
apo-, ap-
 Definition
away from
Term
-ap-, aph-
 Definition
touch
Term
antrhopo-
 Definition
man, human
Term
anti-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
antho-
 Definition
flower
Term
anter-
 Definition
front
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, ahead of time
Term
angi-
 Definition
blood, vessel, duct
Term
ang-
 Definition
choke, feel pain
Term
anemo-
 Definition
wind
Term
andro-
 Definition
man, masculine
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, back, again
Term
amyl-
 Definition
starch
Term
amphi-, ampho-
 Definition
both
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amni-
 Definition
fetal, membrane
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ameb-
 Definition
change, alternation
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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alto-
 Definition
high
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