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Terms in this set (89)

  • a- : an-

    not; without; lacking; deficient

  • ab-

    away from; out from

  • -able

    capable of

  • ac- ;OR, ad-

    to; toward

  • aden-

    Gland

  • -aceous

    of or pertaining to

  • acou-; acous-

    hear

  • adip-

    Fat

  • acro-

    air

  • agri-

    Field; soil

  • -al

    having the character of

  • alb-

    White

  • alg-; -algia

    pain

  • alto-

    high

  • ambi-

    both

  • ameb-

    change; alteration

  • amni-

    fetal membrane

  • amphi- ; ampho-

    both

  • amyl-

    starch

  • ana-

    up; back; again

  • andro-

    man; masculine

  • anemo-

    wind

  • ang-

    choke; feel pain

  • angi-

    blood vessel; duct

  • ante-

    before; ahead of time

  • anter-

    front

  • antho-

    flower

  • anti-

    against; opposite

  • anthropo-

    man; human

  • -ap- ; -aph-

    touch

  • apo- ; ap-

    away from

  • aqu-

    water

  • archaeo-

    primitive; ancient

  • -ary; - arium

    place for something (estuary or aquarium)

  • arteri-

    artery

  • Arthr-

    joint; articulation

  • -ase

    forms names of enzymes

  • aster- ; astr-

    star (ex. astronomy)

  • -ate

    the act of

  • ather-

    fatty deposit

  • -ation

    noun - the act of

  • atmo-

    vapour

  • audi-

    hear

  • aur-

    ear

  • auto-

    self

  • bacter- ; bactr-

    bacterium; stick; club

  • barb-

    beard

  • baro-

    weight

  • bath-

    depth; height

  • bene-

    well; good

  • bi-

    (latin) two; twice

  • bi- ; bio-

    (greek) life; living

  • -blast-

    sprout; germ; bud

  • Brachi-

    arm

  • brachy-

    short

  • Brady-

    slow

  • branchi-

    fin

  • brev-

    Short

  • bronch-

    windpipe

  • cac-

    bad

  • calor-

    heat

  • capill-

    hair

  • capit-

    head

  • carcin-

    cancer

  • cardi-

    heart

  • carn-

    meat; flesh

  • carp-

    fruit

  • carpal-

    wrist

  • cata-

    breakdown; downward

  • caud-

    tail

  • -cell-

    chamber; small room

  • cen- ; -cene

    now; recent

  • cente-

    pierce

  • centi-

    hundredth

  • centr-

    center

  • cephal-

    head

  • cerat-

    horn

  • cerebr-

    brain

  • cervic-

    neck

  • chel-

    claw

  • chem-

    dealing with chemicals

  • chir-

    hand

  • chlor-

    green

  • chondr-

    cartilage

  • chrom-

    chrome colour

  • chron-

    time (ex. chronologically)

  • -chym-

    juice

  • -cid- ; -cis-

    cut; kill; fall

  • circa- ; circum-

    around; about