Greek Roots/Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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ana-

A

Up, back, against

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Apo-

A

Away, off, separate

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Bar-

A

Pressure, weight

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4
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Blast

A

Cell, primitive, immature cell

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Cata-

A

Completely, intensive, according to

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Cephal; Cephal-

A

Head

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7
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Chrys-

A

Gold, yellow

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8
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Cosm; cosm-

A

Universe

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Crypto-

A

Hidden, secret

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10
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Dem

A

People

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Dia-

A

Through, between, apart, across

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Dys-

A

Abnormal, bad

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Epi-

A

On, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside

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Erg

A

Work

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15
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Eu-

A

Good, well

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16
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Ger-

A

Old age

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17
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Giga-

A

A billion

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Gon

A

Angle

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Gram

A

Letter, written

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20
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Hem-

A

Blood

21
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Histo-

A

Tissue

22
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Hygr-

A

Moisture, humidity

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Iatr

A

Medical care

24
Q

Lite; lith

A

Mineral, rock, fossil

25
Q

Log

A

Word, doctrine, discourse

26
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Meso-

A

Middle

27
Q

Mis-

A

Bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate

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Morph

A

Form

29
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Neur-

A

Nerve

30
Q

Od

A

Path, way

31
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Op-

A

Eye, visual condition, sight

32
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Ortho-

A

Straight

33
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Oxi-, oxy-

A

Sharp

34
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Pale-

A

Ancient

35
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Para-

A

Beside, beyond, abnormal

36
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Peri-

A

Around, enclosing

37
Q

Phil-

A

Love, friend

38
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Phon

A

Sound

39
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Phyll

A

Leaf

40
Q

Plas

A

To form, development

41
Q

Poli

A

City

42
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Rhod-

A

Red

43
Q

Rrh

A

Flow, discharge

44
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Scler-

A

Hard

45
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Tel-

A

Far, distant, complete

46
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The-

A

Put

47
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Xyl-

A

Wood

48
Q

Zyg

A

Pair