greek/latin root words Flashcards

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1
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not, without, lacking, deficient

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a / an

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middle, half, intermediate

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meso / mes-

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3
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white, bright, light

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leuco

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4
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air

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aero

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5
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against, opposite

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anti

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6
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both

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amphi

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7
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water

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aqua / hydro

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8
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joint, articulation

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arthro

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9
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self

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auto

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10
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two, twice, double

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bi / di

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life, living

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bio

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12
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head

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cephal

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13
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green

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chloro

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14
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color

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chrom

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15
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cut, kill, fall

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cide

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16
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cell, hollow container

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cyto

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17
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skin

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derm

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18
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simple

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haplo

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19
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outside of

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ecto (exo)

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20
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into

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endo

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21
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upon, above, over

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epi

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22
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stomach

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gastro

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23
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origin, birth

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genesis / gene

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24
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grass, plants

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herba

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25
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different, other

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hetero

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26
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same, alike / man, human

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homo

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27
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egg

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ov

28
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cell nucleus

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kary

29
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nerve

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neuro

30
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body

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soma

31
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sugar

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sacchar

32
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first

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primi / archea

33
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leaf

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-phyll

34
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blood

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hemo

35
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above, beyond over

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hyper

36
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below, under, less

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hypo

37
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between

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intra

38
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inflammation, disease

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-itis

39
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side

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lateral

40
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study of

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-logy

41
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decompose, split, dissolve

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-lysis

42
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measurement

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meter

43
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one, single

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mono

44
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shape, form

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morph

45
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small, millionth

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micro

46
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large

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macro

47
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many

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multi / poly

48
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foot

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pod

49
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fear

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-phobia

50
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loving, fond of

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-philia / phil

51
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first, primary

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proto

52
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light

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photo

53
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false, deceptive

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pseudo

54
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together

A

synthesis

55
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under, below

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sub

56
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nourishment, one who feels

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troph

57
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heat

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therm

58
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three

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tri

59
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animal

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zoo, zoa

60
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turn, change

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-tropism

61
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arrange, put in order

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-taxis

62
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standing, placed, staying

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-statis

63
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joined together

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zyg / zygous

64
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eat

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phago

65
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disease, suffering

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path / pathy

66
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together

A

sym / syn