Root words 4 Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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hipp-
A
horse
2
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hist-
A
tissue
3
Q
holo-
A
entire; whole
4
Q
homo-
A
man
5
Q
homo-
A
same; alike
6
Q
hort-
A
garden
7
Q
hybrid
A
mongrel
8
Q
hydr-
A
water
9
Q
hygr-
A
wet; moist
10
Q
hypo-
A
beneath; under; less
11
Q
hyper-
A
above; beyond; over
12
Q
hypho-
A
weaving
13
Q
hypno-
A
sleep
14
Q
-ic
A
added to nouns to form adjectives
15
Q
ichthy-
A
fish
16
Q
ign-
A
fire
17
Q
im-, in-
A
not
18
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in-
A
to; toward; into
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Q
-ine
A
of or pertaining to
20
Q
infro-
A
below; beneath
21
Q
inter-
A
between
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Q
intra-
A
within; inside
23
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-ion
A
go; come
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-ism
A
a state or condition
25
iso-
equal; same
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-itis
equal; same
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-itis
inflammation; disease
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karyo-
nucleus
29
kilo-
thousand
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lachry-
tear
31
lact-
milk
32
lat-
side; flank
33
-less
without
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leuc-
white; bright; light
35
lign-
wood
36
lin-
line
37
lingu-
tongue
38
liqu-
become fluid, liquid
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lip-
fat
40
lith-; -lite
stone; petrifying
41
loc-
place
42
-logy
study
43
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
dissolve, separate; loosen
44
macro-
large
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mal-
bad; evil
46
malle-
hammer
47
mamm-
breast
48
marg-
border; edge
49
mast-
breast
50
med-
middle
51
meg-
great; million
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mela-; melan-
black; dark
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-mer, -mere
part, unit
54
mes-
middle; half; intermediate
55
met-; meta-
between; along; after
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meteor-
lofty, high, in air
57
-meter; -metry
way of measuring, instrument for measuring
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horse
hipp-
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tissue
hist-
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entire; whole
holo-
61
man
homo-
62
same; alike
homo-
63
garden
hort-
64
mongrel
hybrid
65
water
hydr-
66
wet; moist
hygr-
67
beneath; under; less
hypo-
68
above; beyond; over
hyper-
69
weaving
hypho-
70
sleep
hypno-
71
added to nouns to form adjectives
-ic
72
fish
ichthy-
73
fire
ign-
74
not
im-, in-
75
to; toward; into
in-
76
of or pertaining to
-ine
77
below; beneath
infro-
78
between
inter-
79
within; inside
intra-
80
go; come
-ion
81
a state or condition
-ism
82
equal; same
iso-
83
equal; same
-itis
84
inflammation; disease
-itis
85
nucleus
karyo-
86
thousand
kilo-
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tear
lachry-
88
milk
lact-
89
side; flank
lat-
90
without
-less
91
white; bright; light
leuc-
92
wood
lign-
93
line
lin-
94
tongue
lingu-
95
become fluid, liquid
liqu-
96
fat
lip-
97
stone; petrifying
lith-; -lite
98
place
loc-
99
study
-logy
100
dissolve, separate; loosen
-lysis; -lyte; -lyst
101
large
macro-
102
bad; evil
mal-
103
hammer
malle-
104
breast
mamm-
105
border; edge
marg-
106
breast
mast-
107
middle
med-
108
great; million
meg-
109
black; dark
mela-; melan-
110
part, unit
-mer, -mere
111
middle; half; intermediate
mes-
112
between; along; after
met-; meta-
113
lofty, high, in air
meteor-
114
way of measuring, instrument for measuring
-meter; -metry
