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Week 10 Flashcards

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arthr

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Meanings: joint (arthritis)
Language: Greek
Sample words: arthroscope, arthritis, arthropod

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blast

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Meanings: bud, shoot, cell (blastula)
Language:Greek
Sample words: blastula, fibroblast, blastoderm

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dactyl

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Meanings: finger, toe (pterodactyl)
Language: Greek
Sample words: dactyl, dactylogram, pterodactyl

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dorm

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Meanings: sleep (dormitory)
Language: Latin
Sample words: dormant, dormitory

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drom

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Meanings: run, course (hippodrome)
Language: Greek
Sample words: hippodrome, aerodrome, dromophobia

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endo

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Meanings: inside (endo skeleton)
Language: Greek
Sample words: endocrine, endotherm, endoskelelton

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geri, geront

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Meanings: old (geriatric)
Language: Greek
Sample words: geriatrics, gerontocracy, gerontology

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gloss, glott

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Meanings: tongue, language (glossary)
Language: Greek
Sample words: glossary, glottal, polyglot

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gluc, glyc

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Meanings: sweet, sugar (hypoglycemia)
Language: Greek
Sample words: hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glycorrhea

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hypn

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Meanings: sleep
Language: Greek
Sample words: hypnosis, hypnology, hypnotic

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iatr

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Meanings: heal (pediatrics)
Language: Greek
Sample words: geriatrics, pediatrician, podiatry

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lingu

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Meanings: language, tongue (linguist)
Language: Latin
Sample words: multilingual, linguist, linguine

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lip

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Meanings: fat (liposuction)
Language: Latin
Sample words: liposuction, lipase, lipoid

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mania

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Meanings: madness, obsession (egomaniac)
Language: Greek
Sample words: bibliomania, egomaniac, mania

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med, medi

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Meanings: middle (medium)
Language: Latin
Sample words: medieval, medium, mediocre

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meso

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Meanings: middle (Mesopotamia)
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Sample words: Mesopotamia, mesocranial, Meso America

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orth

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Meanings: straight (orthodontist)
Language: Greek
Sample words: orthodontist, orthopedic, orthography

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plas, plast

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Meanings: form, mold (plaster)
Language: Greek
Sample words: protoplasm, plastic, plaster

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pleg

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Meanings: paralysis (quadriplegia)
Language: Greek
Sample words: cardioplegia, paraplegia, quadriplegia, hemiplegia

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retro

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Meanings: back, backward (retroactive)
Language: Latin
Sample words: retroactive, retrogress, retrospect

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rhin

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Meanings: nose (rhinoceros)
Language: Greek
Sample words: rhinoceros, rhinoplasty, rhinovirus

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somia, somat

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Meanings: body (psychosomatic)
Language: Greek
Sample words: psychosomatic, prosoma

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somn

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Meanings: sleep (insomnia)
Language: Latin
Sample words: insomniac, somniloquy somnolent

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tox

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Meanings: poison (toxic)
Language: Greek
Sample words: detoxification, toxic, toxicology

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ambul

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Meanings: walk, move (ambulance)
Language: Latin
Sample words: amble, ambulant, ambulance

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