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biology termss
vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A | Without |
| Ab | Away from |
| Ad | Near or toward |
| Aero | Air |
| Amphi | Both |
| An | Without |
| Ana | Up back again |
| Anti | Against |
| Aqua | Water |
| Archae | Ancient |
| Anthr | Joint |
| Ase | Enzyme |
| Ation | Act of |
| Auto | Self |
| Bacterio | Bacteria |
| Bi | Two |
| Bio | Life |
| Blast | That which will germinate |
| Capill | Hair |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Carn | Flesh |
| Caud | Tail |
| Centr | Center |
| Cell | Center |
| Cephal | Head |
| Chem | Dealing with chemicals |
| Chloro | Green |
| Chondr | Cartilage |
| Chromo | Color |
| Clado | Branch or root of tree |
| Coel | Cavity |
| Com | With |
| Con | With |
| Cyst | Capsule |
| Cyto | Cell |
| Decid | To cut off |
| Derm | Skin |
| Di, dipl | Two |
| Echino | Spiny |
| Eco | Household |
| Ecto | Outer |
| Elle | Small |
| En | Inner |
| Endo | Inner |
| Epi | On, at, beside |
| Erythro | Red |
| Eu | True |
| Eso | Inward, within, inner |
| Ex | Cut |
| Exo | Outer, outside |
| Fer | Bearer |
| Fibr | Fiber, thread |
| Gamete | Egg, sperm |
| Gastr | Stomach |
| Gen | Producing |
| Gene | Origin, birth |
| Geo | Land, earth |
| Gluc, glyc | Sweet sugar |
| Gnath | Jaw |
| Grav | Heavy |
| Gymno | Naked |
| Hapl | Simple |
| Helminth | Worm |
| Hemo | Blood |
| Herb | Non-woody plant |
| Hetero | Other |
| Homeo | Same |
| Homo | Same |
| Hydro | Water |
| Hyper | Excessive, above |
| Hypo | Below, not enough |
| Ia | Disease |
| Iac | Pertaining to |
| Ic | Pertaining to |
| Itchy | Fish |
| Inter | Between |
| Intra | Within |
| iso | Same |
| Itis | Inflammation of |
| Karyo | Nucleus of a cell |
| Kin | Motion |
| Lac | Milk |
| Lat | Side |
| Lip | Fat |
| Logy | Study of |
| Lysis | Dissolving |
| Macro | Large |
| Mal | Bad |
| Med | Middle |
| Mer | Part |
| Meso | Middle |
| Meta | Beyond, after |
| Meter | Measure |
| Micro | Small |
| Mito | Thread |
| Mono | One |
| Morpho | Shape, form |
| Multi | Many |
| Mut | Change |
| Myo | Muscle |
| Nema | Thread |
| Neuro | Nerve |
| Nom, nomy | Ordered knowledge |
| Non | Not |
| Nucleus | Center |
| Oligo | Few, little |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Omni | All |
| Osis | Act, condition |
| Oo | Egg |
| Ous | Full of |
| Ovi | Egg |
| Oxy | Oxygen |
| Para | Beside |
| Patho | Disease |
| Ped | Foot |
| Peri | Around |
| Permea | Pass, go |
| Phage | Eating |
| Pheno | To show |
| Phil | Loving |
| Phob | Fear, panic |
| Photo | Light |
| Phyll | Leaf |
| Phyto | Plant |
| Pino | To drink |
| Plasma | Form |
| Plast | Particle |
| Platy | Flat |
| Pod | Foot |
| Poly | Many |
| Por | Opening |
| Post | After, behind |
| Pro | Before |
| Proto | First, early |
| Pseudo | False |
| Pulmo | Lung |
| Radi | Ray |
| Ren | Kidney |
| Sacchar | Sugar |
| Sal | Salt |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Scope | Tube |
| Script | Write |
| Seb | Oil |
| Sect | Cut |
| Solv | Loosen |
| Soma | Body |
| Sperm | Seed |
| Stasis | Staying or standing |
| Stom | Mouth |
| Sub | Under |
| Sym | Binding together |
| Syn | Binding together |
| Tax | Arrange, put in order |
| Telo | End |
| Terr | Earth, land |
| Tetra | Four |
| Therm | Heat |
| Thesis | Placing or putting |
| Trans | Across |
| Tri | Three |
| Toxi | Poison |
| Trop | Turn |
| Troph | Nourishment |
| Uni | One |
| Ur | Urine |
| Viv | Living |
| Vore | Devour |
| Zoo | Animal |
| Zyg | United |