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Lessons 1-3 Flashcards

Know and memorize bases and prefixes

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1
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ALG-

A

pain

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ARTHR-

A

joint, speech sound, articulation

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BI-

A

life

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BALL-, BOL-, BLE-

A

to throw, to put

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BRADY-

A

slow

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CRYPT-

A

hidden

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DROM-

A

running, course

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GE-

A

earth

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HOD-, OD-

A

road, way

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MNE-

A

to remember

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MORPH-

A

form

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ODONT-

A

tooth

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PHOR-, PHER-

A

to bear, to go

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PLEX-

A

stroke

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PLEG-

A

paralysis

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POD-, PUS-

A

foot

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PROCT-

A

anus, rectum

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18
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STOL-, STAL-, STLE-

A

to send, to contract

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STOM-, STOMAT-

A

mouth, opening

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TROP-, TREP-

A

to turn, response to stimulus

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21
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UR-, URE-

A

urine, urinary system, to urinate

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22
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BUL-, BOUL-

A

will

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23
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CEPHAL-

A

head(en-brain)

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24
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CHONDR-, CHONDRI-

A

cartilage, granule

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25
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DEM-

A

people, country

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DERM-, DERMAT-

A

skin

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27
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GAM-

A

marriage, union

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28
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LECITH-

A

yolk

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29
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OPHTHALM-

A

eye

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30
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OST(E)-

A

bone

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31
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PHYLL-

A

leaf

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32
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PHYT-

A

plant, growth

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33
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PLAS(T)-

A

to form, to mold

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34
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SOM-, SOMAT-

A

body

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THEC(A)-

A

case, sheath

36
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THERM-

A

heat

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TOM-

A

to cut, section, (en-insect)

38
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TOP-

A

place

39
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TROPH-

A

development, nourishment

40
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ZO-

A

animal, living being

41
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ACOU-, ACU-

A

to hear

42
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AMBLY-

A

dull

43
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ANTH-

A

flower

44
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CHROM-, CHROMAT, CHRO-

A

color

45
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DACTYL-

A

finger, tow

46
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DE-

A

to bind

47
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DESM-

A

ligament

48
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ENTER-

A

intestine

49
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ERG-

A

work

50
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ESTHE-, (AESTHE-)

A

to feel, to perceive

51
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GER-, GERONT-

A

old person, old age

52
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GNATH-

A

jaw

53
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GNO-

A

to know

53
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GRAPH-

A

to write

54
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GRAM-

A

thing written

55
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HEPAT-, HEPAR-

A

liver

56
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KINE-(CINE-)

A

to move

57
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LEX-

A

to read

58
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MY-, MYS-, MYOS-

A

muscle

59
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NEPHR-

A

kidney

60
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OSM-

A

smell

61
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THE-

A

to put, to place

62
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a-(an-)

A

not, without

63
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amphi-, ampho-

A

both, on both sides of, around

64
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anti-(ant-)

A

against, opposite

64
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ana-(an-)

A

up, back, again

65
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dys-

A

bad, disordered, difficult

65
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en-(em-, el-)

A

in, into, inward

66
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ec-(ex-)

A

out, out of, outside

66
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es-, eis-

A

inward, into

66
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dia-(di-)

A

through, across, between

67
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en- + anti-

A

opposite

68
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end-, ento-(end-, ent-)

A

within, inner

69
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epi-(ep-)

A

upon, on, to, in addition to

70
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eu-

A

well, good, normal

71
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hyper-

A

over, excessive, more than normal

71
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exo-, ecto-

A

outside, external

72
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hypo-(hyp-)

A

below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

73
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meta-(met-)

A

after, change, transfer

74
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para-(par-)

A

beside, resembling, disordered, associated

75
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peri-

A

around, near

76
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pro-

A

before, in front of, forward

77
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pros-

A

toward, in addition to, fronting

78
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CARDI

A

heart

79
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syn-(sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)

A

with, together

Greek and Latin Roots in Science Terms (4 decks)

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