Greek Roots and Prefixes Flashcards by Sydnie Roberds

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acro-

A

top, height, tip

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ana-

A

up, back, against

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apo-

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away, off, separate

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arch-

A

chief, most important

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aster-

A

space

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arthri-

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joint, jointed

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bar-

A

pressure, weight

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cata-

A

completely, intensive, according to

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caut-

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to burn

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cephal-

A

head

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Chrys-

A

gold, yellow

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cosm-

A

universe

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crani-

A

skull

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crypto-

A

hidden, secret

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dendr-

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tree

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dia-

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power, energy, strength

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dys-

A

abnormal, bad

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epi-

A

on, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside

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erg-

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work

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eu-

A

good, well

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ger-

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old age

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gram-

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letter, written

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graph-

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writing, recording, written

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hem-

A

blood

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histo-

tissue

hygr-

moisture, humidity

hyper-

too much, over, excessive

hyp-

under

iatr

medical care

idio-

peculiar, personal, distinct

leuk-

white, colorless

lex-

word, law, reading

lip-

fat

lith

mineral, rock, fossil

lite

mineral, rock, fossil

log-

word, doctrine, discourse

meta-

change, after, beyond, between

mis-

bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate

nephro-

kidney

neur-

nerve

od-

path, way

ortho-

straight

osteo-

goes beyond, surpasses

oxi-, oxy-

sharp

pale-

ancient

para-

beside, beyond, abnormal

pept, peps

digestion

peri-

around, enclosing

phag-

to eat

Phil-

love, friend

phys-

nature, medicine, the body

phyt-

plant, to grow

plas-

to form, development

pneum-

breathing, lung, air, spirit

poli-

city

pro-

before, in front of, for, forward

prot-

primitive, first, chief

rhin-

nose

Rhod-

red

rrh

flow, discharge

scler-

hard

soph-

wise

tel-

far, distant, complete

the-

put

xen-

foreign

xer-

dry

xyl-

wood

zo-

animal life

zyg

pair