Kimberly Santiago Flashcards

Greek and Latin Roots

1
Q

ion, tion, ism, y

A

act of/state of

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2
Q

arthr

A

joint

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3
Q

bronch(o)

A

windpipe

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4
Q

cardi(o), cor

A

heart

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5
Q

cephal, cap

A

head, brain

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6
Q

manu

A

head

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7
Q

pod(o), ped

A

foot

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8
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opt(o)

A

eye, sight

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9
Q

corp

A

body

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10
Q

hem

A

blood

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11
Q

a, an, in

A

not, without

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12
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ant, anti, contra, contro

A

against, opposite

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13
Q

bio, vit

A

life

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14
Q

(o)logy

A

study or science of

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15
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psych(o)

A

mind, spirit

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16
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phil, philo, phile

A

to love, lover of

17
Q

act

A

to do, driven to do

18
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hyper, super, sur

A

over, above

19
Q

hypo, sub

A

under, below

20
Q

mono, uni

A

one

21
Q

poly

A

many

22
Q

auto

A

self

23
Q

graph, gram, scrib

A

to write

24
Q

tele

A

from afar

25
Q

vis

A

to see

26
Q

andr(o), anthrop

A

male, mankind

27
Q

patr, pater

A

father

28
Q

matr, mater

A

mother

29
Q

ped

A

child

30
Q

dem(o)

A

people

31
Q

Affix

A

One or more syllable or letter added to a root word to change its meaning

32
Q

Prefix

A

A word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning

33
Q

Suffix

A

A letter or group of letters that is attached at the end of a root or a base word to change its meaning