Greek Roots, Part 1 Flashcards by Alessia Zita | Brainscape

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BRACHY-

A

short

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CAC-, KAK-

A

bad

cacophony

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CAU-, CAUS-

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to burn

cauterize

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CLI-, CLEI-, CLEIST-,

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to close, closed

core-cli-sis closure of pupil

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CLY(S)-

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to wash

entro-cly-sis fluid injection to prep rectum…for scope?

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CROT-

A

pulse beat

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DOLICH-

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long

dolicho-rrhine long nose

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OEDE-, EDE-

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to swell

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LEPT-

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thin, delicate

leapt-dermat-ous thin skinned

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LOG-

A

word, speech, reason

analogous

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MES-

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middle

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MYX-

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mucus, slime

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OXY-. OX-

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share, acid, oxygen

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PETR-

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rock

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PHON-

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sound, voice

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PHOT-

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light

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POIE-

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to make

poet

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PRESBY-

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old

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PYR-, PYRET-, PYREX-

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fire, fever

pyreto-genic fever causing

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RHIZ-, -RRHIZ-

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root