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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a or an | not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| agri (agro) | field, soil |
| Amphi, ambi | both, doubly |
| anti | against |
| archaeo | primitive; ancient |
| arthro | joint |
| astro, aster | star, outer space |
| audio, audi | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| bio | life, living |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chrolo | green |
| chrome | color |
| cide | killer, kill, killing |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| eco | environment |
| ecto (exo) | outer, external |
| endo | internal, inside |
| enton | insects |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| genesis | origin, beginning |
| geo | earth. soil, global |
| graph | record, writing |
| hemo (hema) | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetero | diffrent |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike, similar |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within, inside |
| itis | desease, inflammation |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measurement |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| mcy(o) | fungus |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| ologist | a peson who studies |
| onc | mass; tumor |
| ornith | bird |
| pale(o) | accident |
| path, pathy | disease, suffering |
| philla | like |
| phobia | dilike, fear |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | many |
| poly | foot |
| proto | many |
| sub | lesser |
| synnthensis | to make |
| tax(o) | arrangement |
| therm | heat, temperature |
| toxico | poison |
| tri | three |
| torph | eat, consume |
| zoo | animal |
| Agronomist | crop production |
| biochemist | chemical, living things |
| biologist | living things and how they interact |
| botanist | plants |
| cytologist | cells for cancer or infection |
| ecologist | relationship of organisms |
| entomologist | insects |
| epidemiologist | health in population |
| geneticist | genes, DNA |
| geochemist | chemical makeup |
| geographer | earths features |
| geologist | materiel, history and rocks |
| histologist | studies tissue |
| hydrologist | studies water |