Tiffany Flashcards
Greek and Latin Roots 1-3
1
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arthr
A
joint
2
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bronch(o)
A
windpipe
3
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cardi(o), cor
A
heart
4
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ion, tion, ism, y
A
act of/ state of
5
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cephal, cap
A
head, brain
6
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manu
A
hand
7
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pod(o), ped
A
foot
8
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opt(o)
A
eye, sight
9
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corp
A
body
10
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hem
A
blood
11
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a, an, in,
A
not, without
12
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ant, anti, contra, contro
A
against, opposite
13
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bio, vit
A
life
14
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(o)logy
A
study or science of
15
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psych(o)
A
mind, spirit
16
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phil, philo, phile
A
to love, lover of
17
Q
affix
A
one or more syllable or letter added to a root word to change its meaning
18
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act
A
to do, driven to do
19
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hyper, super, sur
A
over, above
20
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hypo, sub
A
under, below
21
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mono, uni
A
one
22
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prefix
A
a word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning
23
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poly
A
many
24
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auto
A
self
25
graph, gram, scrib
to write
26
tele
from afar
27
vis
to see
28
andr(o),anthrop
male, mankind
29
patr, pater
father
30
matr, mater
mother
31
ped
child
32
dem(o)
people
33
suffix
a letter or group of letters that is attached at the end of a root or a base word to change its meaning
