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Language of Science
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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a or an | not or non |
meso | middle |
aero | needs oxygen or air |
anti | against |
amphi | both, doubly |
aqua | water |
arthro | joint |
auto | self |
bi | two, twice, double |
bio | life, living |
carne | flesh |
cephal | head |
chloro | green |
chromo | color |
cide | killer, kill, killing |
cyto | cell |
derm | skin |
di | two, double |
ecto (exo) | outer, external |
endo | internal |
epi | above |
gastro | stomach |
hemo | blood |
hyper | above |
hypo | below |
intra | within, inside |
itis | disease, inflammation |
lateral | side |
logy | study of |
lys | break down |
meter | measurement |
mono | one, single |
morph | form |
micro | small |
macro | large |
multi | many |
pod | foot |
phage | to eat |
phobia | dislike, fear |
philia | like |
plasm | form |
proto | first |
photo | light |
poly | many |
genesis | origin, beginning |
herba | plants |
hetero | different |
homo | alike, similar |
hydro | water |
synthesis | to make |
sub | lesser, below |
troph | eat, consume |
therm | heat |
vore | swallow, devour |
zoo, zoa | animal |
hydrology | the study of water |
cytology | the study of cells |
protozoa | first animal |
spermatogenesis | beginning of sperm |
epidermis | above the skin |
cytoskeleton | cell skeleton |
abiotic | non-living |
dermatitis | skin disease |
hypodermic | below the skin |
hemophilia | like blood |
endocytosis | internal cell |
insecticide | killer of insects |
anaerobic | not needing oxygen |
bilateral | two sides |
endotherm | internal heat |
subspecies | below species |
arthropod | jointed foot |
micrometer | small meter |
hypothermia | below heat |
polymorph | many forms |
photosynthesis | to make from light |
amphibios (amphibian) | double life |
heterotroph | consumes others |
encephalitis | inside head disease |
monochrome | one color |
autolysis | self-destroy |
herbivore | plant eater |
homology | study of sameness |
macrophage | big eater |
carnivore | meat eater |