Greek Prefixes 1 (Bases) Flashcards by James Hun

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acou-, acu
(acoustic, hyperacusis)

A

to hear

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bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-
(ballistics, problem)

A

to throw, to put

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bar-
(barometer, hyperbaric)

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weight, pressure

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bary-
(baryesthesia, barylalia)

A

heavy

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bi-
(amphibian, biorhythm)

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life

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card-, cardi-
(cardioplegia, pericardium)

A

heart

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chondr-
(ecchondroma, perichondrium)

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cartilage, granule

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crani-
(amphicrania, cranioplasty)

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carnium

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cri-
(crisis, eccritic)

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to separate

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crin-
(apocrine, exocrine)

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to secrete

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cyt-
(amphicyte, promonocyte)

A

cell

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eme-, emet-
(emetogenic, hyperemesis)

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to vomit

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gam-
(allogamy, progamete)

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marriage

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gen-, gene-, gon-
(antigen, pseudogene)

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to be produced

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gon-
(gonad, gonorrhea)

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seed

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hidro-
(hidropoiesis, hyperhidrosis)

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sweat

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morph-
(apomorphic, morphology)

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form, shape

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neur-
(neurology, perineurium)

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nerve, tendon

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pep-, peps-, pept-
(dyspepsia, eupeptic)

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to digest

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pha-
(aphasia, emphasis)

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to say

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plex-
(apoplexy, emphasis)

A

stroke, blow

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pleg-
(cardioplegia, iridoplegia)

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paralysis

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pseud-
(pseudocyst, pseudogene)

A

false

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rhythm-
(arrhythmia, biorhythm)

A

rhythm

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sep-
(antiseptic, sepsis)

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rotten

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than-, thana-, thanat-
(euthanasia, thanatology)

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death

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therm-
(exothermic, hyperthermia)

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heat

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the-
(prosthetic, synthesis)

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to put, to place

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top-
(ectopic, topograph)

A

place

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trop-, trep-
(cyclotropic, esotropia)

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to turn (toward)