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Language of Science
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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Mr.McKeehan