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27 Cards in this Set
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Leuco Leococyte |
White White Blood Cell |
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Loc Locus |
Place Place on a chromosome where a specific gene is found |
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Logy Mycology, Virology |
Study/Science of Study of fungi, Study of viruses |
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Lys Lyses, Cytolysis |
To loosen Process of loosening up or digesting a cell membrane causing cell death |
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Macro, Mega Macromolecule, Megafauna |
Large Large molecules (lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids) Big Animals |
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Mal, Dis, Dys Malnutrition, Disease, Dystrophy |
Bad or Sick The tumor was malignant |
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Mar Marine Biology |
Sea Study of life in the sea |
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Medi, Meso Medial, Mesoderm |
Middle Middle, Middle layer of tissue during embryo development |
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Meta Metamorphosis, Metastasis |
Change Change in shape or location; cancer cells that change location (spread) |
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Meter Spirometer, Sphygmomanometer |
Measurement Measures inhalation and exhalation, measures blood pressure |
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Micro Microsporangia |
Small Small spore carriers (male), Study of microbes (bacteria, viruses, etc.) |
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Morph Mesomorph, Metamorphosis |
Shape, Form Middle form, change in shape (tadpole to frog) |
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Multi, Myria, Poly Multicellular, Myriapod, Polysaccharide |
Many Organism made of many cells, Organism with many feet, many monosaccharides |
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Muta Mutation |
Change Change in the number or sequence of DNA |
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Myo Myofibril, Fibromyaglia |
Muscle Muscle Cell, Muscle Pain |
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Nasal, Rhin, Probose Nasal septum, rhinoplasty, proboscis |
Nose Wall dividing nasal cavity, surgery of reshaping the nose, elephant's trunk |
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Neo Neonatal |
New Newborn |
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Nephr, Renal Nephron, Renal Vein |
Kidney Part of the kidney that filters/cleans blood, vessel taking blood to the kidney |
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Nom Binomial Nomenclature |
Name Two name naming system |
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Oct Octopus |
8 Eight feet |
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Oma Carcinoma, Lymphoma |
Tumor, Swelling Cancer-causing tumor, tumor of the lymphatic system |
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Omni, Toti Omnivore, Totipotent |
All Eats all, All important cell (zygote) becomes all cells |
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oo, ov Oogonia, Oviduct, Oviparous |
Egg Egg stem cells, Egg carrying tube, Eggs that are hatched outside the mother |
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Orth Orthoptera, Orthodontist |
Straight Straight-winged insect order (grasshoppers) , Doctor who straightens teeth |
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Ose, Gly, Sacchar Glucose |
Sugar A simple sugar or monosaccharide made by photosynthesis in autotrophs |
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-osis Acidosis |
Act, Condition Too much acid in body fluids |
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Oste- Osteoarthritis, Osteocyte |
Bone Inflammation where bones meet (joint) , Bone cell |