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Latin Roots
Language of Science: Latin Roots commonly used in Biology
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Biology
10th Grade
09/21/2009
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a- or an-
 Definition
not
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-ac, -al
 Definition
pertaining to
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aero
 Definition
air
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ambi
 Definition
both
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ante
 Definition
before
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anti
 Definition
against
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archaeo
 Definition
primative, ancient
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arthr
 Definition
joint
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-ase
 Definition
enzyme
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auto
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
two, twice
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bifida
 Definition
split
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bio-
 Definition
life
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cardi
 Definition
heart
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carn
 Definition
meat, flesh
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centi
 Definition
hundredth
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cephal
 Definition
head
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circum
 Definition
around
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chemo
 Definition
chemical
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chloro
 Definition
green
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-chrome
 Definition
color
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cyto- or -cyte
 Definition
vessel or cell
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-dactyl
 Definition
finger
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derm
 Definition
skin
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di-
 Definition
two
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dia
 Definition
through
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dys
 Definition
bad, abnormal, difficult
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ecto
 Definition
outside of
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-elle
 Definition
litte, small
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endo-
 Definition
in
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entom
 Definition
insects
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epi
 Definition
upon, above, over
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ex-
 Definition
out of, away from
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fract
 Definition
break
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-genesis
 Definition
produce, origin
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gylc, gluc-
 Definition
sweet, sugar
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-helminth
 Definition
worm
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hem
 Definition
blood
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hemi
 Definition
half
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hepar-, hepat
 Definition
liver
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hetero-
 Definition
different, other
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homo
 Definition
same, alike
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hydr
 Definition
water
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hyper
 Definition
above, beyond, over
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hypo
 Definition
below, under, less
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-iasis
 Definition
disease, abnormal condition
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inter
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within, inside
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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lact
 Definition
milk
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leuc, leuk-
 Definition
white
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lipo
 Definition
fat
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lys, -lyt, -lyst
 Definition
decompose, split, dissolve
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mamm
 Definition
breast
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mela-, melan
 Definition
black, dark
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meso
 Definition
middle
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meta
 Definition
change
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micro
 Definition
small
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milli
 Definition
thousandth
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