Biology Roots and Affixes
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a-
not, without
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ab-
from, away
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achantho-
spine
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-ad-
to, toward
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albi-
white
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-algia
pain
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amyl-
starch
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an-
not, without
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ana-
up, upon
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ancylo
bent
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angio-
vessel
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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-
against, opposed to
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apo-
off, from, away from
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aqua-
water
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-ase
designating an enzyme
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auto-
self
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bi-
two, twice
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bio-
life
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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calor-
heat
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-cara
head
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cardia-
heart
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-cephal-
head
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-cera
horn
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-cerca
tail
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cerebro-
brain
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-chezia
defecate
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chrom-
color
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-cidal
killing
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corpus-
body
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-cyst
bladder
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-cyte, cyto-
cell
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-dermic
skin
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di-
two, twice
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dia-
through, between
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dys-
bad, difficult
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-ectomy
cut out
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em-, en-, endo-
in, into
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-emia
blood
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entero-
intestine
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epi
on, above, upon
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erythro
red
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-fer-
to carry, to transport
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-fract-
to break
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-gastro-
stomach
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-gen-
to produce, to begin
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-glosso-
tongue
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glyc-
glucose, sugar
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-gnath-
jaw, cheek
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-gnosis-
knowledge, to know
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-graph
to write
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-helminth
worm
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hemo-
blood
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hetero
different, other
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homo-
alike, same
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hydro-
water
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hyper-
over, more than
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hypo-
under, less than
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-iasis
infestation
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inter-
between, together
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intra-
within
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ir-
not
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-itis
inflammation
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kata-, cata-
down
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kin-
to move or activate
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-lac-
milk
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leuco- leuko-
white
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-ology
science, knowledge
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lymph-, lympho-
lymph
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-lysin, -lysis, -lytic
dissolve, destroy
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macro-
large
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melan-, melen-
black
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-meter
measure
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micro-
small
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-monas
a unit
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mono-
one
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myo-
muscle
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nema-
thread
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neur-
relating to nerves
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nephr-
kidneys
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-oid
like
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-ole
small
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-oma
swelling, tumor
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oncho-
hook
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onco-
mass, bulk
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-oo
egg
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-opia
sight
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-osis
condition or process
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os-, oste-, osteo-
bone
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ovi-
egg
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para-
near, by, beside
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patho-
disease, suffering
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peri-
around, near
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phago-
to eat
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-phil-
loving
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piro-
pear
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plasm-
substance
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platy-
broad
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-pnea
breathing
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pneumo-
air, lungs
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-ped
foot
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind
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pro-
before, giving rise to
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propio-
one’s own
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pseudo-
false
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psycho-
mind
110
pulmo-
lung
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pyri-
pear
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-renal
kidney
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-rrhea
flow
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sarco
flesh, muscle
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schizo-
to divide
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seta, setae
bristle
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soma-
body
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-some
body
119
-stadial
stage, period
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steato-, stea-
fat
121
stercor-
feces
122
stoma-
mouth
123
-strongyle
cylinder
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