Greek and Latin Root Words Flashcards by Brennan Walley

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a-, an-

A

without not

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ab-

A

away, apart

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ad-

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to, toward

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ambi-

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on both sides

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amphi-

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both, doubly

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andro-

A

male, masculine

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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aqua-

A

water

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archeo-

A

original, ancient

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arthro-

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joint

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two, twice, double

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bio-

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life, living

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cardio-

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relating to the heart

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cephalo-

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head

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cerebr-

A

brain

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chloro-

A

green

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chromo-

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color

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circum-, circa-

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around, about

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con-, co-, com-

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with, together

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corpus-

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body

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crypto-

A

hidden

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dendr-

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tree, tree like

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derm-, dermis-

skin

di-

two, double

diplo-

double

dys-

bad

e-, ec-, ex-

out of, from

ecto-

outside of, external

endon-, endo-

in, internal

epi-

upon, above

erythro-

red

exo-

outer

gam-, gamo-

marriage, sexual

genesis, -genic

origin, producing

geno-, gen-

race, kind

glyco-

sugar

hepa-

liver

herba-

grass, plants

heteros-

different, other

homo

man

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, beyond

hypo-

below, under

im-, in-

with, into

intra-

within, inside

intro-

into, within

iso-

equal

leuko-

white

meso-

middle

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

morph-

form, shape

neuro-

nerve

oo-

beginning, egg

ovum, ovi-

egg

para-

beside, near

path-

disease

ped-, pod

foot

pedi-

beginning, child

peri-

around

phago-

to eat

photo-

light

phyto-

plants

pneu-

air, breath

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pseud-

false, deceptive

re-

again, new

rube-

red

semi-

half

skleros-

hard

soma-

body

sperma-

relating to sperm or seeds

sub-, sup-

below, under, smaller than

super-

above, upper

supra-

above, upon

tel- telo-

end

tetra-

four

tox-

poison

trans-

across

tri-

three

uni-

one

xeros-

dry

zoo-, zo

animal

-ase

enzyme

-cide

killer, killing

-cyte, cyto

cell, hollow

-gram

write, record

-itis

inflammation

-lys, lysis

dissolution, destruction

-ology

the study of

-osis

condition or process

-philic

having a preference for

phobic

having an aversion to, being afraid of

-therm

heat

-troph

to feed or eat

-tropism

response