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Eng 3 Stems 71-80
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patho | Disease |
| Phag | Eat |
| Phor | Carry |
| Phyt | Plant |
| Phyll | Leaf |
| Pleo | More |
| Pod | Foot |
| Soror | Sister |
| -a | Plural |
| Val | Worth |
| Pathogenic | Causing or capable of causing disease |
| Sociopath | a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behavior and a lack of conscience. |
| Bacteriophage | a virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it. |
| Sarcophagus | a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece. |
| Euphoria | a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
| Anaphora | the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they. |
| Neophyte | a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. |
| Phytochrome | a blue-green pigment found in many plants, in which it regulates various developmental processes. |
| Chlorophyll | a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring. |
| Phyllotaxis | the arrangement of leaves on an axis or stem. |
| Pleomorphic | the occurrence of more than one distinct form of a natural object, such as a crystalline substance, a virus, the cells in a tumor, or an organism at different stages of the life cycle. |
| Pliocene | of, relating to, or denoting the last epoch of the Tertiary period, between the Miocene and Pleistocene epochs. |
| Pseudopod | a temporary protrusion of the surface of an amoeboid cell for movement and feeding. |
| Podiatrist | a branch of medicine devoted to the study of, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower extremity. |
| Sorority | a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes. |
| Sorosis | a fleshy multiple fruit, e.g., a pineapple or mulberry, derived from the ovaries of several flowers. |
| Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. |
| Bacteria | microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere. |
| Effluvia | an unpleasant or harmful odor, secretion, or discharge. |
| Valiant | possessing or showing courage or determination. |
| Valid | having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent. |
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