Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet Flashcards by Happy Harleen

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dys-

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bad, disordered, difficult (e.g. dysfunction)

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es-, eis-

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inward, into (e.g. esodic, eisodic)

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ec- (ex- before vowels or h)

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out, out of, outside (e.g. eccentric, exodus)

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en- (em-, el-)

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in, into, inward (e.g. energy, embryo, elliptical)

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en- + anti-

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opposite (e.g. enantiopathic)

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endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowels or h)

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within, inner (e.g. endocrine)

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epi- (ep- before vowels or h)

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upon, on, to, in addition to (e.g. epidemic)

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eu-

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well, good, normal (e.g. euology)

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exo-, ecto-

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outside, external (e.g. exotic, ectoderm)

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BUL- (BOUL-)

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will (e.g. hyperbulia)

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CARDI-

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heart (e.g. cardioblast)

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CEPHAL-

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head (e.g. cephalopod)

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enCEPHAL-

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brain (e.g. encephalodysplasia)

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CHONDR-, CHONDRI-

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cartilage, granule (e.g. mitochondria)

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DEM-

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people, country (e.g. epidemic)

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DERM-, DERMAT-

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skin (e.g. mesoderm)

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GAM-

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marriage, union (e.g. gamete)

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LECITH-

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yolk (e.g. lecithin)

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OPHTHALM-

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eye (e.g. photophthalmia)

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OST(E)-

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bone (e.g. osteodermia)

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PHYLL-

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leaf (e.g. lithophyll)

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PHYT-

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plant, growth (e.g. autophyte)

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PLAS(T)-

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to form, to mold (e.g. cytoplasm)

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SOM-, SOMAT-

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body (e.g. acrosome)

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THEC(A)

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case, sheath (e.g. thecaphore)

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THERM-

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heat (e.g. hypothermia)

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TOM-

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to cut (e.g. myotome)

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enTOM-

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insect

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TOP-

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place (e.g. ostectopy)

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TROPH-

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nourishment, development (e.g. autotroph)

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ZO-

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animal, living being (e.g. metazoan)