Greek And Latin Roots Flashcards
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Q
a-
A
not, without
2
Q
ab-
A
from, away
3
Q
acantho-
A
spine
4
Q
-ad-
A
to, toward
5
Q
albi-
A
white
6
Q
-algia
A
pain
7
Q
amyl-
A
starch
8
Q
an-
A
not, without
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Q
ana-
A
up, upon
10
Q
ancylo-
A
bent
10
Q
angio-
A
vessel
11
Q
ante-
A
before, in front of
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Q
anti-
A
against, opposing to
13
Q
apo-
A
off, from, away from
14
Q
aqua-
A
water
15
Q
-ase
A
designating an enzyme
16
Q
auto- s
A
elf
17
Q
bi-
A
two, twice
18
Q
bio-
A
life
19
Q
brachy-
A
short
20
Q
brady-
A
slow
21
Q
calor-
A
heat
22
Q
-cara
A
head
23
Q
cardia-
A
heart
24
-cephal-
head
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-cera
horn
26
-cerca
tail
27
cerebro-
brain
28
-chezia
defecate
29
chrom-
color
30
-cidal
killing
31
corpus-
body
32
-cyst
bladder
33
-cyte
cell
34
cyto-
cell
35
-dermic
skin
36
di-
two, twice
37
dia-
through, between
38
dys-
bad, difficult
39
-ectomy
cut out
40
em-
in, into
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en-
in, into
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endo-
in, into
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-emia
blood
44
entero-
intestine
45
epi-
on, above, upon
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erythro-
red
47
-fer-
to carry, to transport
48
-fract-
to break fracture
49
-gastro-
stomach
50
-gen-
to produce, to begin
51
-glosso-
tongue
52
glyc-
glucose, sugar
53
-gnath-
jaw, cheek
54
-gnosis
knowledge, to know
55
-graph
to write
56
-helminth
worm
57
hemo-
blood
58
hetero-
different, other
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homo-
alike, same
60
hydro-
water
61
hyper-
over, more than
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hypo-
under, less than
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-iasis
infestation
64
inter-
between, together
65
intra-
within
66
ir-
not
67
-itis
inflammation
68
kata-
down
69
cata-
down
70
kin-
to move or activate
71
-lac-
milk
72
leuco-
white
73
leuko-
white
74
-ology
science, knowledge
75
lymph-
lymph
76
lympho-
lymph
77
-lysin
dissolve, destroy
78
-lysis
disolve, destroy
79
-lytic
dissolve, destroy
80
macro-
large
81
melan-
black
82
melen-
black
83
-meter
measure
84
micro-
small
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-monas
unit
86
mono-
one
87
myo-
muscle
88
nema-
thread
89
neur-
relating to nerves
90
nephr-
kidneys
91
-oid
like
92
-ole
small
93
-oma
swelling, tumor
94
oncho-
hook
95
onco-
mass, bulk
96
oo-
egg
97
-opia
sight
98
-osis
condition or process
99
os-
bone
100
oste-
bone
101
osteo-
bone
102
ovi-
egg
103
para-
near, by, beside
104
patho-
disease, suffering
105
peri-
around, near
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phago-
to eat
107
-phil-
loving
108
piro-
pear
109
-plasm-
substance
110
platy-
broad
111
-pnea
breathing
112
pneumo-
air, lungs
113
-ped
foot
114
poly-
many
115
post-
after, behind
116
pro-
before, giving rise to
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proprio-
one's own
118
pseudo-
false
119
psycho-
mind
120
pyri-
pear
121
-renal
kidney
122
-rrhea
flow
123
sarco-
flesh, muscle
124
schizo-
to divide
125
seta
bristle trailing
126
setae
bristle trailing
127
soma-
body
128
-some
body
129
-stadial
stage, period
130
steato-
fat
131
stea-
fat
132
stercor-
feces
133
stoma-
mouth
134
-strongyle
cylinder
135
-taxis
arrangment, directional movement in response to a stimulus
136
-thrombo-
clot, coagulation
137
-tode
like
138
-tome
to cut
139
-tomy
to cut
140
toxi-
poison
141
toxo-
poison
142
trans-
across, over, through
143
tri-
three
144
tricho-
hair-like
145
-trophic
feeding
146
tropho-
feeding
147
-tropic
turning
148
tropism
turning
149
-ule
small
150
-uria
pertains to urine
151
-uris
tail
152
vaso-
pertains to blood vessel
153
-zoite (-zoon)
animal
