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STEM TEST
prefix, suffix, stem test
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Biology
9th Grade
12/04/2012
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Term
a, an
 Definition
no, lacking, none
Term
acou
 Definition
hearing
Term
acr; acro
 Definition
extreme, peak
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
alto
 Definition
high
Term
ameb
 Definition
change; alternation
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ampho;amb
 Definition
both
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an
 Definition
not, without
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andro
 Definition
masculine; man
Term
angio
 Definition
vessel
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ante
 Definition
before; ahead of time
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antho
 Definition
flower
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anti
 Definition
against
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anthropo
 Definition
man
Term
aqu
 Definition
water
Term
archaeo
 Definition
primitive; ancient
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arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
astr
 Definition
stars
Term
audi
 Definition
hear
Term
auto
 Definition
self
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barb
 Definition
beard
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baro
 Definition
weight
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bath
 Definition
depth; height
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bene
 Definition
well; good
Term
bi
 Definition
two; twice; double
Term
bio; bi
 Definition
life, living
Term
blast
 Definition
sprout; germ
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brachi
 Definition
having arms
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branchi
 Definition
having fins
Term
brev
 Definition
short
Term
bronch
 Definition
wind pipe
Term
calor
 Definition
heat
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cardi
 Definition
heart
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carn
 Definition
meat
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caud
 Definition
tail
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cell
 Definition
store room; chamber
Term
centi
 Definition
hundredth
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
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circum
 Definition
around; about
Term
co
 Definition
with; together
Term
contra
 Definition
against
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
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chrom; chrome
 Definition
color
Term
cide
 Definition
killing
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corp
 Definition
body
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counter
 Definition
against
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crypt
 Definition
hidden; covered
Term
cuti
 Definition
skin
Term
cyan
 Definition
dark blue
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cycle, cycl
 Definition
ring cirle
Term
cyst
 Definition
bladder, pouch
Term
cyt; -cyte
 Definition
cell, receptacle
Term
dactyl
 Definition
finger
Term
deca
 Definition
ten
Term
dendra-
 Definition
tree
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dent-
 Definition
tooth
Term
derm-
 Definition
skin
Term
di-
 Definition
two, double
Term
dia-
 Definition
through, across
Term
digit
 Definition
finger, toe
Term
din-
 Definition
terrible
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dis-
 Definition
apart, out
Term
dorm-
 Definition
sleep
Term
dors-
 Definition
back
Term
du-, duo
 Definition
two
Term
dynam-
 Definition
power
Term
dys-
 Definition
ill, bad, difficult
Term
ec-
 Definition
out of, outside
Term
echin-
 Definition
spiny, prickly
Term
eco-
 Definition
house
Term
ect-
 Definition
outside, without
Term
electro-
 Definition
electric, electricity
Term
n-
 Definition
in, into
Term
end-, ent-
 Definition
within, in
Term
epi-
 Definition
on, above
Term
erythro-
 Definition
red
Term
ethno-
 Definition
race, people
Term
eu-
 Definition
true, well, good
Term
extra-
 Definition
beyond, outside of
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ex-
 Definition
out of
Term
flor-
 Definition
flower
Term
foli-
 Definition
leaf
Term
fract-
 Definition
break
Term
galact-, galax
 Definition
milk, milky fluid
Term
gastro-
 Definition
stomach
Term
geo-
 Definition
land, earth
Term
-gest
 Definition
carry, produce
Term
gymno
 Definition
naked
Term
gyn
 Definition
female
Term
haem-, hem-
 Definition
blood
Term
hepat-
 Definition
liver
Term
herb-
 Definition
grass
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different, other
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hex-
 Definition
six
Term
hist-
 Definition
tissue
Term
holo-
 Definition
whole, complete
Term
homo
 Definition
same, alike
Term
hort-
 Definition
garden
Term
hydro-
 Definition
water
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hypo-
 Definition
beneath, under, less
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hyper-
 Definition
bove, beyond, over
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ichthy-
 Definition
fish
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within, inside
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal, same
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation, disease
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
Term
lachry-
 Definition
tear
Term
lact-
 Definition
milk
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leuc-
 Definition
white, bright, light
Term
lingu-
 Definition
tongue
Term
lip-
 Definition
fat
Term
-logy
 Definition
study
Term
-lysis, -lyte, -lyst
 Definition
dissolve, decompose
Term
macr-
 Definition
large
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad, evil
Term
mamm-
 Definition
breast
Term
marg-
 Definition
border, edge
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
Term
med-
 Definition
middle
Term
mela-, melan-
 Definition
black, dark
Term
mes-
 Definition
middle, half, intermediate
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
milli-
 Definition
thousandth
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mis-
 Definition
wrong, incorrect
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mono-
 Definition
one, single
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morph-
 Definition
shape, form
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multi-
 Definition
many
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myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
nas-
 Definition
nose
Term
neo-
 Definition
new, recent
Term
nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
noct-, nox-
 Definition
night
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nuc-
 Definition
center
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ocul-
 Definition
eye
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oct-
 Definition
eight
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odont-
 Definition
tooth
Term
olf-
 Definition
smell
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omni-
 Definition
all
Term
oo-
 Definition
egg
Term
opthal-
 Definition
eye
Term
orth-
 Definition
straight, correct, right
Term
oste-
 Definition
bone
Term
ov-
 Definition
egg
Term
oxy-
 Definition
sharp, acid, oxygen
Term
pachy-
 Definition
thick
Term
paleo-
 Definition
ancient, old
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
path-, -pathy
 Definition
disease, suffering
Term
-ped
 Definition
foot
Term
pent-
 Definition
five
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
phag-
 Definition
eat
Term
pheno
 Definition
show
Term
phil-
 Definition
loving, fond of
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photo-
 Definition
light
Term
-pod
 Definition
foot
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, several
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, ahead of time
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proto-
 Definition
first, primary
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psued-
 Definition
false, deceptive
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pter-
 Definition
having wings or fins
Term
pyr-
 Definition
heat, fire
Term
quadr-
 Definition
four, four-fold
Term
quin-
 Definition
five
Term
re-
 Definition
again, back
Term
rhin-
 Definition
nose
Term
rubr-
 Definition
red
Term
saccharo
 Definition
sugar
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saur-
 Definition
lizard
Term
scler-
 Definition
hard
Term
sci-
 Definition
know
Term
scope
 Definition
look, observe
Term
sol-
 Definition
sun
Term
somn-
 Definition
sleep
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
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super-
 Definition
over, above, on top
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together
Term
tax-
 Definition
arrangement
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tele-
 Definition
far off, at a distance
Term
terr-
 Definition
earth
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tetr-
 Definition
four
Term
therm-
 Definition
heat
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toxico
 Definition
poison
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trans-
 Definition
across
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
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trich-
 Definition
hair
Term
troph-
 Definition
one who feeds
Term
vect-
 Definition
carry
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ventr-
 Definition
belly
Term
vit-, viv-
 Definition
life
Term
zo-, zoa-
 Definition
animal
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