Jason Flashcards
Greek and Latin roots
ion, tion, ism, and y
act of / state of
arthr
joint
bronch(o)
windpipe
cardi(o), cor
heart
cephal, cap
head, brain
manu
hand
pod(o), ped Ex: PEDAL
foot
opt(o)
eye, sight
corp
body
hem
blood
a, an, in
not, without
ant, anti, contra, contro
against, opposite
bio, vit
life
(o)logy
study or science of
psych(o)
mind or spirit
phil, philo, phile
to love, lover of
act
to do, driven to do
hyper, super, sur
over, above
hypo, sub
under, below
mono, uni
one
poly
many
auto
self
graph, gram, scribe
to write
tele
from afar
vis
to see
andr(o), anthrop
male, mankind
part, pater
father
matr, mater
mother
ped Ex: PEDIATRICIAN
child
dem(o)
people
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Prefix
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