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Biology Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Meter | To measure, SI unit for length, distance |
| Therm | Heat |
| Kelvin | SI unit for temp |
| Pascal | SI unit for pressure |
| Milli | 1/1000 = .001 = 10^-3 |
| Kilo | 1000 = 10^3 |
| Centi | 1/100 = .01 = 10^-2 |
| Hecto | 100 = 10^2 |
| Deka/Deci | 10 |
| Mega | 1,000,000 = 10^6 = 1 million |
| Astro | Star |
| Bio | Life |
| Zoo | Animal Life |
| Geo | Earth |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Meteor | Sky |
| Grapho | to Write, to Draw |
| A, Im, Un, Non | Not |
| Epi | On, upon, above |
| Peri | Around, About |
| Exo | Outside |
| Inter | Between, Among |
| Intra/Endo | Inside, within |
| Gram | SI unit for mass |
| Mole | SI unit for amount, quantity, 6.02X10^23 |
| Liter | SI unit for Volume |
| Iso | Same, Equal |
| Syn, Sym | Same, together, with |
| Homo, Homeo | Same |
| Allo, Hetero | Other, different |
| Micro | Small, 1/1,000,000 = 10^-6 |
| Macro | large |
| Spect, Scope | To see |
| Leuko | white |
| Erythro | Red |
| Cyano | Blue |
| Chloro | Green |
| Melano | Black |
| (H)emia | Blood |
| Tele | Distant, End |
| Osteo | Bone |
| Dactyl | Finger |
| Ion | Charged Particle |
| Acid | pH<7, sour, sharp, H+ ions |
| Base, Alkaline | pH>7, OH- ions |
| Neutra | Neither |
| Solu | Dissolve |
| Poly | Many |
| Mono | 1 |
| Bi | 2 |
| Tri | 3 |
| Tetra | 4 |
| Penta | 5 |
| Hexa | 6 |
| Hepta | 7 |
| Octa | 8 |
| Nona | 9 |
| Amin | Nitrogen |
| Ferr | Iron |
| Cupri | Copper |
| Di, Dis | Split, Seperate, Double |
| De | Down from, away from |
| E | Out, without, away |
| Dia, Trans | Across, Through |
| Pro | For, forward, positive, in front of |
| Pre, Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against, Opposite |
| Phago, Vore | To eat |
| Troph | Food, feeding |
| Stom | Mouth |
| Crani | Skull |
| Cephal | Head |
| Cerebra | Brain |
| Cardia | Heart |
| Crypto | Hidden |
| Canc, Carc | Cancer, Crab |
| Hepa | Liver |
| Derm/Cutic | skin |
| Itis | Inflamation, Swelling |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Alpha | 1st letter of Greek Alphabet |
| Beta | 2nd letter of Greek Alphabet |
| Gamma | 3rd letter of Greek Alphabet |
| Omega | Last letter of Greek Alphabet |
| Dorsal | Back side |
| Ventral | Belly Side |
| Anterior | Toward the front, toward head |
| Posterior | Toward the rear, Behind |
| Proximal | Near to |
| Distal | far from |
| Dent, Dont | teeth |
| Cauda | Tail |
| Gaster | Stomach |
| Medio/Meso | toward the middle |
| Myco | Mushroom, fungus |
| Hydro, Aqua | Water |
| Cry | cold |
| Amphi, Ambi | double, on both sides |
| Paleo, Archae | Old, Ancient |
| Neo, Novo | New |
| Fiss | Cleft, Split, Seperate |
| Fract, Lysis | Break |
| Lithos, Petros | Rock, Stone |
| Glyc, Gluc, Sacchar | Sugar, Sweet |
| Lipo, Adipo | Fat |
| Halo, Sali | Salt |
| Erg, Urg | Work |
| Gen, Parous | bear, produce, beginning |
| Hybrid | combination of traits from 2 parents |
| Sterile | Barren, Fruitless |
| Gyn | Woman |
| Andro, Anthro | Man |
| Morph, Oid | Shape, Form |
| Photo | Light |
| Phono | sound |
| Vulcan | Fire |
| Luna | Moon |
| Philas | Love |
| Phobos | Fear |
| Pseudo | Fake, False, Lying |
| Hypo | Under, Beneath |
| Hyper, Super | Over, above, excessive |
| Misc | Mixed |
| Thesis | Statement, Arrangement |
| Oo, Ov | Egg |
| Viv | Alive |
| Sarco, Carnis | Meat, Flesh |
| Herba, Phyto | Plant |
| Path | To suffer |
| Cide | To kill |
| Eu | True, Well, Pure |
| Pro | For, Forward, positive, in front of |
| Proto | First |
| Pre, Ante | Before |
| Anti | Against, Opposite |
| Karyo | Nucleus, Nut |
| Ped, Pod | Foot, Feet |
| Ped, Paedo | Child |
| Tele | Distant, End |
| Omni | All |
| Ana | Up |
| Cata | Down |
| Ane | Chain of carbons, single bonds |
| Ene | Chain of carbons, double bonds |
| Yne | Chain of carbons, Triple Bonds |
| Ol | Alcohol |
| Aero | Air, Oxygen |
| Pneumo | Breath, Lung Soul |
| Re | Back, Again |
| Xeno | Alien, Foreign, Strange |
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