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Flash cards for learning science words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a or and | not or non |
| aero | needing oxygen or air |
| agri (agro) | field, soil |
| Amphi, ambi | both, doubly |
| anti | against |
| aqua | water |
| archaeo | primitive; ancient |
| arthor | joint |
| astro, aster | star, outer space |
| audi, audio | to hear |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, twice, double |
| bio | life, living |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| chem | dealing with chemicals |
| chloro | green |
| chromo | color |
| cide | killer, kill, killing |
| cyto | cell |
| derm | skin |
| di | two, double |
| eco | environment |
| ecto (exo) | outer, external |
| endo | internal, inside |
| entom | insects |
| epi | above |
| gastro | stomach |
| genesis | origin, beginning |
| geo | earth, soil, global |
| graph | record, writing |
| hemo(hema) | blood |
| herba | plants |
| hetero | differrent |
| hist | tissue |
| homo | alike, similar |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | above |
| hypo | below |
| ichthy | fish |
| intra | within, inside |
| itis | disease, inflammation |
| lateral | side |
| lys | break down |
| macro | large |
| meso | middle |
| meter | measurement |
| micro | small |
| mono | one, single |
| morph | shape, form |
| multi | many |
| myc(o) | fungus |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ology | the study of |
| ologist | a person who studies |
| onc | mass; tumor |
| ornith | bird |
| pale(o) | ancient |
| path, pathy | disease, suffering |
| philia | like |
| phobia | dislike, fear |
| photo | light |
| plasm | form |
| pod | foot |
| poly | many |
| proto | first |
| sub | lesser, below |
| synthesis | to make |
| tax(o) | arrangement |
| therm | heat/temperature |
| toxico | poison |
| tri | three |
| troph | eat, consume |
| zoo | animal |
| agronomist | studies soil and cropioduction |
| biochemist | studies chemical living |
| biologist | studies the living interact |
| botanist | studies plants |
| cytologist | studies cells for cancer of infection |
| ecologist | studies relationships and envinonment |
| entomlolist | studies insects |
| geneticist | studies gens and DNA and genetic make up |
| geochemist | studies chemical and more chemicals |
| geographer | studies earth land features and in habitants |
| geologist | studies material and rocks |
| histologist | studies tissues |
| hydrologist | studies water and surface and underground |
| paleontologist | studies fossis and the past and all life |
| pathologist | studies disease and body and more disease |
| physicist | studies energy and matter |
| seismologist | studies earthquakes |
| volacanologist | volannoes |
| zoologist | animals |
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