Greek Suffixes 3 (Bases) Flashcards

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1
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all-
(allergy, allogamy)

A

other, different

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allel-
(allelomoprh, parallel)

A

other, each other

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3
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bacter-
(bacteriolysis, bacteriophage)

A

rod

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4
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cry-
(cryalgesia, cryogenic)

A

cold

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5
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diet-, diete-
(dietetics, dietician)

A

to regulate

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6
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esthe-, aesthe-
(allesthesia, cryesthesia)

A

to feel, to perceive

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7
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gangli-
(ganglion, ganglionic)

A

knot, mass of tissue

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8
Q

gyr-
(gyration, gyrus)

A

ring, circle

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9
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iatr-
(iatrogenic, pediatrician)

A

doctor, treatment

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10
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iod-
(iodine, iodism)

A

violet colored

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irid-
(iridodiastasis, iridoplegia)

A

iris, rainbow

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12
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lip-
(lipocyte, lipometabolic)

A

fat, fatty tissue

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13
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log-
(iridologist, gerontology)

A

word, speech, study

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14
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men-
(menarche, menopause)

A

moon, menstruation

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15
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mening-
(meningeal, meningitis)

A

membrane

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oph-
(Ophidia, ophidic)

A

snake

17
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orth-
(orthodontist, orthopnea)

A

straight, correct

18
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pharmac-
(pharmacologist, pharmacopsychosis)

A

drug

19
Q

psych-
(psyche, psychologist)

A

mind, soul

20
Q

pyg-
(pygalgia, pygidium)

A

buttock

21
Q

rhabd-
(rhabdoid, rhabdosphincter)

A

rod

22
Q

sphinc-
(sphincter, transsphicteric)

A

to bind, to tighten

23
Q

spor-
(isosporous, sporophore)

A

seed, spore

24
Q

stig-, stigmat-
(astigmatism, stigma)

A

point, prick

25
Q

techn-
(technician, zootechnics)

A

art, skill

26
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ur-, ure-
(lipiduria, ureter)

A

urine