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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 immunopotence | immuno - safe, free |
| illogical, immobile, irrational, ignore, inept | in/im/ir/il/ig - into, without, not |
| international | inter - among, between |
| intramural | intr/intra - within, inside |
| isotonic | iso - equal, same |
| arthritis | -itis - inflamed, inflammation |
| eject | ject - throw |
| judgement | jud - judge |
| juncture | junct - join |
| jury, justice | jur/jus - law |
| juvenile | juven - young |
| juxtaposition | juxta - near to |
| eukaryotic | karyo - nucleus |
| kilogram | kilo - thousand |
| kinetic | kine - moving |
| labor | lab - work |
| lactate | lact - milk |
| lateral | lat - side |
| lavatory | lav/lau - wash |
| leukemi | leuko - white |
| elevator | leva - rise |
| liberation | liber - free |
| ligament | lig - bound, tied |
| linguistics | linga - tounge |
| lipid | lip/lipo - fat |
| location | loc/loq/log - to speak |
| luminosity | luc/lum/lus - light |
| hydrolysis | lyse - break |
| lysosome | lyso - loosen |
| macroscopic | macro - large |
| magnify | magna - extra, great, large |
| magnetic | magnet - magnetic |
| malcontent | mal - bad, evil |
| manuscript | man/many - hand |
| mechanic | mechano - an instrument |
| medieval | medi - middle |
| megameter | mega - great, large |
| meiosis | meio - less |
| melancholy | melan - black |
| meter | meter/metr/mens - measure |
| polymer | mere - one part |
| mesozoic | meso - middle |
| metamorphosis | meta - change, between |
| migrate | migra - wander |
| minor | minor - smaller |
| misogyny | miso - wrong, bad |
| missile | mit/miss - send |
| mitosis | mito - a thread |
| mnemonic | mnem/mem/men - memory |
| mobile | mob/mov/mom/mot - move |
| premonition | mon - warning |
| monochromatic | mono - one, single |
| ceremony | mony - status |
| mortal | mor/mort/mors - death |
| polymorph | morph - form |
| multiple | multi - many |
| mutate | mut - change |
| myosin | myo - muscle |
| nanoplankton | nano - microscopic |
| narcotic | narco - numbness |
| native, nascent | nat/nas/nai - to be born |
| negative | neg - not, deny |
| neoconservative | neo/nov - new |
| neurology | neur - nerve |
| neutral | neutr - neither |
| noxious | noc/nox - harmful |
| acronym | nom/nym - name |
| nonissue | non - not |
| notochord | noto - the back |
| nucleus | nucleo - the nucleus |
| numerous | numer - number |
| nutrient | nutri/o - to nourish |
| obstacle | ob - against, infront of, toward |
| ocular | oculo - eye |
| humanoid | oid - like, form |
| olfactory | olfact - smell |
| biology | ology - the study of |
| omnitool | omni - all |
| oncogene | onco - tumor |
| oogenesis | oo - egg |
| operation | oper - work |
| anorexia | orexia - appetite |
| organ | org - living |
| orthodontis | ortho - straight, direct |
| mitosis | osis - a condition of |
| osmosis | osmo - pushing |
| osteogenesis | osteo - bone |
| ovine | ovi - an egg |
| oxygen | oxy - oxygen |
| paleozoic | paleo - ancient |
| palpable | palp - feel |
| panoramic | pan - all, everywhere |
| par | par - equal |
| parallel | para - beside, near |
| pathogen, passive | path/pass - feeling |
| patriarch, paternal | patr/pater - father |
| pediatrician | pedi - child |
| propel, repulse | pel/puls - drive |
| pendulum, suspense | pend/pens - hang |
| osteopenia | -penia - decrease in number |
| permeable | per/permea - through |
| perforate | perfora - bore through |
| periscope | peri - around |
| permanent | perman - remaining |
| genophage | phage - eat |
| phenotype | pheno - appear |
| extremophile | phil - loving |
| hydrophobic | phob - hating |
| phone | phon - sound |
| photograph | photo - light |
| phylum | phylo - tribe |
| neophyte, phytogeography | phyto/phyt - plant |
| pinot noir | pino - drink |
| placate | plac - to please |
| plasma | plasm - molded |
| plural, push | plur/plu/pus - more |
| pneumonia | pneum - breath |
| bipedal, podiatry | pod/ped - foot |
| polygon | poly - many |
| postpone, impose | pon/pos - put, place |
| porin | pori - a small opening |
| portal | port - carry, gate |
| postmortem | post - after |
| potential | potent - powerful |
| pregame | pre - before |
| primitive | pri/prim - first |
| proceed | pro - forward, supporting |
| prone | pron - bent forward |
| proprietary | propri - one's own |
| proximity | prox/prop - near |
| protostar | proto - first |
| pseudonym | pseudo - wrong, false |
| psychotic | psycho - mind |
| pulmonary | pulmo - a lung |
| pyre | pyr - a fire |
| quadrilateral, quaternary, quartet | quat/quad/quar - four |
| question, query | ques/quer - question |
| quintuplet | quint - five |
| radial | radia - branch |
| radiotherapy | radio - radiation |
| reclaim | re - again |
| regular, rectanlge | rect/recta/reg - straight |
| retro | retro - backward |
| rhinoceros | rhino - nose |
| ridicule, derision | rid/ris - laugh |
| interrogate | rog - ask |
| interrupt | rupt - break |
| legible, lexicon, lector | leg/lec/lex - read, speak |
| microscopic | micro - small |
| asexual, anemia | a/an - not, without |
| abnormal | ab - away, from, against, apart |
| acuity, acrid | ac/acr - sharp, sour |
| acoustic | acou - hearing |
| adhesive | ad - to, toward |
| adipose | adip/o - fat |
| aerospace | aero - air |
| agile | ag - move, go, do |
| agriculture | agr - farming |
| algesic, neuralgia | alges/-algia - pain |
| ali, alternate | ali/altr - other |
| allocate | allo - different, other |
| amiable, enamored | am/amour - together, love |
| amble, ambulance | ambl/ambul - walk, to go |
| ambidextrous, amphibian | ambi/amphi - both |
| anagram | ana - up, throughout, again |
| analog | analog - proportion |
| animate | anim - life, spirit |
| anniversary, millennium | ann/enn - year |
| antique, antebellum | ant/ante - before |
| anthropology, android, anthropic | anthro/andro/anthrop - human, mankind |
| antibiotic, antacid | anti/ant - against, opposite |
| appendage | append - hang to |
| aptitude, inept | apt/ept - skill, ability, fit |
| apsis, apsidal | apsis - juncture |
| aquamarine, aqueous | aqua/aque - water |
| archangel | arch - chief, ruler |
| archaeology | archae - ancient, beginning |
| arthropod | arthro - jointed |
| astronaut | astro - a star |
| auditory | aud - hear |
| automatic | auto - self |
| axis | ax/axi/axo - axis |
| belligerent, antebellum | belli/bell - war |
| benefit, bounty, bonbon | bene/ben/boun/bon - good |
| bisexual | bi - two |
| biennial | bienn - every two years |
| bibliography | biblio - book |
| biography | bio - life |
| brachial | brach/i - arm |
| cadence, case, accident | cad/cas/cid - fall, happen |
| calorie | calor - heat |
| capsule | capsa - a box |
| captivate, recipient | cap/cip - head |
| capture, inception | capt/cept - take, seize |
| carbon | carb - carbon |
| cardiovascular | cardi - heart |
| carnivore | carn - flesh |
| catalyst | cata - down |
| caustic, cauterize | caus/caut - burn |
| preced, procession | cede/cess - go, yield |
| centroid | centro - the center |
| chemotherapy | chemo - chemical |
| chlorophyll | chloro - green |
| mitochondria | chondr - cartilage |
| chordophone | chord - string |
| chronology | chron - time |
| homicide, precise | cide/cise - cut |
| cilium | cili - hair |
| circumference | circ/circum - circle, around |
| civilian | civ/civil - citizen |
| reclaim, clamor | claim/clam - declare |
| recline | clin - to lean, slope |
| include | clus/clos/clud - to close, shut |
| cooperate, communicate, connect | co/com/con - with, together |
| recognize | cogn - know |
| contraband | contra - against |
| corporation | corp - body |
| cosmonaut, cosmic | cosmo/cosm - space, world |
| counterterrorism | counter - opposite |
| autocrat | crat - rule, power |
| credit | cred- believe |
| crescendo | cresc - grow |
| cryptography, cryptic | crypto - hidden, concealed |
| culprit | culp - to blame |
| cyanide | cyan/o - blue |
| bicycle | cycle - a circle |
| lymphocyte, cytoplasm | cyte/cyto - cell |
| delete | de - down, opposite, apart |
| decahedron | deca - ten |
| democracy | dem/demo - people |
| dermatology | derm - skin |
| disaccharide | di - two, double |
| diameter | dia - apart, through, between |
| dictate | dic/dict - to say, to tell |
| disdain, dignity | dign/dain - worth |
| disagree | dis - not, apart, separate |
| dormotiry | dorm - sleep |
| aqueduct | duct - lead, draw |
| dystrophy | dys - bad, faulty |
| dynamite | dyn - power, energy, strength |
| ectoplasm | ecto - outside |
| egotistic | ego - self |
| electrocardiogram | electro - electricity |
| emphasis | en/em - into, cause |
| endothermic | endo - within, inside |
| epicenter | epi - upon, on, over |
| equality | equ - equal |
| erythrocyte | erythr/o - red |
| ethnic | ethno - people, race |
| euphoric | eu - well, good, true |
| exclude, eject | e/ex/ej - from, out, put out |
| extraneous | extr - outside, beyond, more |
| false | fal - deceive |
| confidence | fid - faith, trust |
| fluency | flu/flux/fluc - flow |
| foreshadow | fore - before |
| fracture, fragmentation | frac/frag - break |
| function | funct - perform, work |
| infuse | fus - pour |
| monogamy | gamy - marriage |
| gastrointestinal | gastro - stomach, belly |
| genesis | gen - produce, create |
| organogeny | geny - origin |
| geology | geo/ge - the earth |
| geriatrics | ger - old age |
| digest | gest - carried |
| globular | glob - sphere, globe |
| glomerular | glomer - a ball |
| glucose, glycogen | gluco/glyco - sweet |
| graduate, ingredient, progress | grad/gred/gress - step |
| cardiograph, diagram | graph/gram - writing |
| gratitude | grat - pleasing |
| gravity | grav - heavy |
| segregate | greg - crowd |
| gusto | gusta - taste |
| gynecology | gyno - a woman |
| habit, inhibit | habit/hibit - have, hold |
| haploid | haplo - single |
| heliocentric | heli/helio - sun |
| helicopter | helic - a spiral |
| hemoglobin, hemal | hemo/hema - blood |
| herbivore | herb - grass |
| adhere, adhesive | her/hes - to stick on |
| heterosexual | hetero - different, other |
| histochemistry | hist - tissue |
| holistic | hol - whole |
| homeosis, homosexual | homeo/homo - same |
| hydrophobic | hydr - water |
| hyperbole | hyper - exceeding, over |
| hypnosis | hypno - sleep |
| hypothermia | hypo - lower, under |
| polysaccharide | sacchar - sugar |
| science | sci - knowledge, to know |
| transcript, transcribe | script/scrib - write |
| separate | se - apart |
| section, secant, segment | sect/sec/seg - cut |
| semifinal | semi - half |
| sense/sentiment | sens/sent - feeling |
| septic | septi - rotten |
| sequence | sequ - to follow |
| signal | sign - mark |
| similar, sempre | sim/sem - same |
| socioeconomics | socio - a companion |
| somatic | soma - a body |
| insomnia | somn - sleep |
| philosopher | soph - wisdom |
| spectacle, inconspicuous | spec/spic - see |
| disperse, sparse | spers/spar - spread |
| respirate | spir - breathe |
| stratosphere | strat - layer |
| strict/ stringent | strict/string - bind |
| structure | struc/struct - build |
| sucrose | sucr - sweet |
| subterranean | sub - under, less than |
| super, surge | super/sur - above, over |
| symbo, syngergy | sym/syn - with, together |
| tactile, tag, tangent | tact/tag/tang - touch |
| taxonomy | taxo -arrange |
| technology | tech - tools, art, skill |
| telophase | telo - the end |
| temporary | temp/tempo - time |
| tenacious, continent, obtain | ten/tin/tain - to hold |
| tendency, extent, tension | tens/tend/tent - to stretch |
| terminate | term - end |
| terrace | terr - earth |
| testify | test - witness |
| thrombosis | thromb/o - clot |
| thermal | therm - heat |
| toti-potent | toti - all |
| toxic | tox - poison |
| trachea | trachei - the windpipe |
| retract | trac - to drag, pull, draw |
| transport | trans - across |
| tremor, trepidation, turbulent | trem/trep/turb - shake |
| triple | tri - three |
| tribute | trib - pay |
| autotrophic | troph - food |
| turgid | turg - swollen |
| tympanic membrane | tympan - a drum |
| ultimate | ult - last |
| ultrasonic | ultra - beyond |
| unknown, nonissue | un/non - not |
| universe | uni - once |
| urban | urb - city |
| usual, utility | us/ut - to use |
| vacency | vac - empty |
| valor, avail | val/vail - strength |
| vasal | vasa - a vessel |
| convene, convention | ven/vent - to come |
| controversy, avert | vers/vert - to turn |
| verify | verus - true |
| vestigial | vestigi - trace |
| evict, convince | vict, vinc - conquer |
| video, visual | vid/vis - see |
| virulent | virul - poisonous |
| vital, revive | vit/viv - life |
| vocal, vowel | voc/vow - call, voice |
| revolve | volv - turn |
| voracious | vor - eat |
| zoology | zoo - animal |
| heterozygote | zyg - a bond between people |
| fiction, figure, fitness, feature | fic/fig/fit/fea - to make, to do |
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