L2 Greek Vocabulary Flashcards by Chuck Ufar

Q

akron

A

combining form: ACR-

meaning: [highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
ex: acr-odermatitis

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amblys

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AMBLY-

dull, faint

ambly-acousia

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karkinos

A

CARCIN-

[crab] (Fig 2–1) carcinoma, cancer

carcin-oma

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ke􏰧l e􏰧

A

-CEL-*

hernia, tumor, swelling

hydro-cel-e

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cheir

A

CHEIR-, CHIR-

hand

cheir-ospasm

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c h o l e􏰧

A

CHOL(E)-

bile, gall

chol-olith

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kolon

A

COL(I)-, COLON-

colon

colon-oscope

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kyanos

A

CYAN-

blue

cyan-otic

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kystis

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CYST(I)-, -CYSTIS

bladder, cyst

cyst-itis

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diploos

A

DIPLO-

double, twin

diplo-bacillus

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enteron

A

ENTER-

(small) intestine

enter-algia

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ergon

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ERG-

action, work

erg-ometer

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gaste􏰧r, gastros

A

GASTR-

stomach

gastr-ectomy

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haima, haimatos

A

HEM-, HEMAT-, -EM-

blood

hem-orhage

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he􏰧par, he􏰧patos

A

HEPAR-, HEPAT-

liver

hepat-itis

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lipos

A

LIP-

fat

lip-osuction

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markos

A

MACR-

(abnormally) large or long

macr-opodia

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megas, megalou †

A

MEGA-, MEGLA-

(abnormally) large or long

mega-colon

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melas, melanos

A

MELAN-

dark, black

melan-in

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mikros

A

MICR-

(abnormally) small

micr-obe

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nyx, nyctos

A

NYCT-

night

nyct-algia

Q

odyne􏰧

A

ODYN-

pain

odyn-ophagia

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onkos

A

ONC-

tumor

onc-ologist

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pachys

A

PACHY-

thick

pachy-derma

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pseude􏰧s

A

PSEUD-

false

pseud-arthritis

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pyon

A

PY-

pus

py-emia

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sarx, sarcos

A

SARC-

flesh, soft tissue

sarc-olysis

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spasmos

A

SPASM-

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

neuro-spasm

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s p l e􏰧n

A

SPLEN-

spleen

splen-omegalia

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stoma, stomatos

A

STOM-, STOMAT-

mouth, opening

stomat-odynia