bio 51 exam 3 word roots Flashcards


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en

in, into (Gr)

2

kainos (cene)

new, recent (Gr)

3

knide (cnid)

a nettle (Gr)

4

lysis (lys) – loosening (Gr)

loosening (Gr)

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mesos (mes)

middle (Gr)

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mollis (moll)

soft (L)

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phago (phag)

to eat (Gr)

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proteros (protero)

before either in time or space (Gr)

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stroma (strom)

mattress or bed (Gr)

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thesis (thes)

putting or setting in order, arranging (Gr)

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zoon (zo)

an animal (Gr)

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anthrax

virulent ulcer (L)

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aurum

gold, the color of gold (L)

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bacillus (bacul)

a small staff or rod (L)

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botulus (botul)

a sausage (L)

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chaeta (chaet)

a bristle (L)

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chemeia (chem)

an infusion (Gr)

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chlamys (chlamyd)

a cloak, mantle (Gr)

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di

two, double (Gr)

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ex

out, beyond (L)

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facultas (facultat)

capability, skill (L)

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ferment

yeast, leaven (L)

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fimbria (fimbr)

a fringe, border of fibers or threads (L)

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findo (fiss)

to split (L)

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flagellum (flagell)

a small whip (L)

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gangraina (gangrene)

an eating ulcer (Gr)

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gonos (gon)

progeny, generation, seed (Gr)

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hyper

above, beyond (Gr)

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hypo (hyp)

under, beneath (Gr)

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–itis

inflammation of a part (Gr)

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kapsa (caps)

a box (Gr)

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kloster (closter)

a spindle (Gr)

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komein

take care of, attend to (Gr)

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kyaneos (cyan)

dark blue (Gr)

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kystis (cyst)

a bladder or pouch (Gr)

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noseo (nos)

to be sick (Gr)

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pharynx

throat, joint opening of the windpipe (Gr)

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pilus (pil)

a hair (L)

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plasma (plasm)

anything formed or molded, an image (Gr)

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protistos

first of all (Gr)

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pyon (py)

pus (Gr)

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rhoe

flow (Gr)

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sakcharon (sacchar)

sugar (Gr)

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speira (spir)

anything wound or wrapped round (Gr)

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spora (spor)

a seed (Gr)

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staphyle (staphyl)

a cluster of grapes (Gr)

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streptos (strept)

twisted, bent (Gr)

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tetanos (tetan)

stiffness or spasm of the neck (Gr)

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trakhys (trachy)

rough (Gr)

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virus

slime, poison (L)

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alveolus (alveol)

a pit, small hallow (L)

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amoibe (amoeb)

a change, alteration (Gr)

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angeion (ang)

a vessel, reservoir, jar (Gr)

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apex (apic)

a tip or point (L)

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arachne (arachn)

a spider (Gr)

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charieis (char)

graceful (Gr)

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chloros (chlor)

green (Gr)

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choane (choan)

funnel (Gr)

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cilia (cil)

a hair or hair-like process (L)

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diktyon (dicty)

a net (Gr)

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dinos (din)

whirling (Gr)

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entos (ent)

inside (Gr)

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erythros (erythr)

red (Gr)

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fero (fer)

to bear (L)

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foramen (foramin)

a hole, a perforation (L)

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frustum (frust)

piece, part (L)

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glaukos (glauc)

silvery, gleaming (Gr)

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glene (glen)

the eyeball (Gr)

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kerkos (cerc)

tail, a handle (Gr)

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kontos (kont)

a pole (Gr)

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oon (oo)

an egg (Gr)

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opisthen (opisth)

behind, at the back (Gr)

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phthora (phthor)

destruction (Gr)

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phykos (phyc)

sea weed (Gr)

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phyton (phyt)

tree, plant (Gr)

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pinna (penn)

a feather (L)

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podos (pod)

a foot (Gr)

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radius

ray (L)

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stele (stel)

boundary post of stone (Gr)

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stramin (stramen)

straw (L)

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sulcus

furrow, trench, ditch (L)

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testa (test)

a shell, brick, tile (L)

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theke (thec)

a case for something, a box (Gr)

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viridis (virid)

green (L)

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xanthos (xanth)

the various shades of yellow (Gr)

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anthos (anth)

a flower (Gr)

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bryo (bry)

to be full of, to swell (Gr)

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conifer

cone-bearing (L)

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cutis (cut)

the skin (L)

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derma

skin, leather. (Gr)

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gymnos (gymn)

naked, lightly clad (Gr)

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hepar (hepat)

the liver (Gr)

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imbibo (imbib)

to drink in (L)

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integumentum (integument)

a covering (L)

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keras (cera)

a horn (Gr)

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kotyle (cotyl)

cup shaped (L)

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lykos (lyc)

a wolf (Gr)

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megas (meg)

great (Gr)

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monile (monil)

a necklace (L)

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placenta (placent)

a small round, flat cake (L)

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pollen (pollin)

fine flour (L)

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pyle (pyl)

a gate, entrance (Gr)

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radix (radic)

root (L)

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stoma (stom)

mouth (Gr)

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trans

across (L)

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vasculum (vas)

a small vessel (L)

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venter (ventr)

the belly (L)