Jason Flashcards
Greek and Latin roots
1
Q
ion, tion, ism, and y
A
act of / state of
2
Q
arthr
A
joint
3
Q
bronch(o)
A
windpipe
4
Q
cardi(o), cor
A
heart
5
Q
cephal, cap
A
head, brain
6
Q
manu
A
hand
7
Q
pod(o), ped Ex: PEDAL
A
foot
8
Q
opt(o)
A
eye, sight
9
Q
corp
A
body
10
Q
hem
A
blood
11
Q
a, an, in
A
not, without
12
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ant, anti, contra, contro
A
against, opposite
13
Q
bio, vit
A
life
14
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(o)logy
A
study or science of
15
Q
psych(o)
A
mind or spirit
16
Q
phil, philo, phile
A
to love, lover of
17
Q
act
A
to do, driven to do
18
Q
hyper, super, sur
A
over, above
19
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hypo, sub
A
under, below
20
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mono, uni
A
one
21
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poly
A
many
22
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auto
A
self
23
Q
graph, gram, scribe
A
to write
24
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tele
A
from afar
25
vis
to see
26
andr(o), anthrop
male, mankind
27
part, pater
father
28
matr, mater
mother
29
ped Ex: PEDIATRICIAN
child
30
dem(o)
people
31
Affix
One or more syllable or letter added to a root word to change its meaning
32
Prefix
A word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning
33
Suffix
A letter or group of letters that is attached at the end of a root or base word to change its meaning
