Word Roots Flashcards
(167 cards)
1
Q
rhizo
A
root
2
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corona
A
crown
3
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rrhage/rrhagy/rrhagia
A
rupture (burst/bleed)
4
Q
esce
A
become (begin/produce/make)
5
Q
bronch/broncho/bronchi
A
windpipe
6
Q
saur/saurus/sauro/sauri
A
lizard
7
Q
nasc
A
born (give birth)
8
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gluc/gluco/gluca
A
sweet (sugar)
9
Q
mendac
A
false/lying
10
Q
vinc
A
conquer (overcome)
11
Q
laud/plaud
A
praise
12
Q
nepho/nephelo
A
cloud
13
Q
mye/myco/myceto
A
fungus
14
Q
etymo
A
word origin
15
Q
sal
A
salt
16
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frang
A
break
17
Q
scut/scruta/scrutin
A
examine
18
Q
brady
A
slow
19
Q
mitig
A
soften (lessen)
20
Q
evit/evita
A
avoid (shun)
21
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leuco/leuko
A
white (colorless)
22
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surg
A
rise
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tacheo/tacho/tachy/tachisto
A
rapid
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prehend/prehens
A
grasp, seize, take
25
cor/corpor/corpus
body
26
al___
to/toward (against)
27
bel/belli/bell/bellum
war (fight)
28
pulmo/pulmon
lung
29
chlor/chloro
green
30
arbor
tree
31
roy
king
32
dodeca
12
33
chiro/cheiro
hand
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esthes/esthesio/esthesia
sensation (feeling)
35
odyno/odyne/odynia
pain (ache)
36
trus
thrust (push)
37
epi__
upper (above/on)
38
jact
boast
39
sol
sun
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hidro/hidros
sweat
41
cure/cura/curi
care (cure)
42
drom/drome
running (coarse/runway)
43
mache/machy
fight/fighting
44
frag
break
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hor/horr/horri
fear (fright/hate)
46
ne
not
47
sine
without
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embryo/embryon
germ cell
49
hippo
horse
50
nate/natus
be born (birth/born)
51
blepharo
eyelid
52
venera/vener
respect / honor
53
paranephric
parenteral
parahelion
parapsychology
beside/around/beyond/near
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parahidrosis
| paraplegia
abnormal medical
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parasol
| paradox
against
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___clasm
breaking (destroying/bending)
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infra___
below/underneath
58
carp
fruit
59
stetho
chest
60
___ice
being
61
potam/potamos/potamia
river
62
plasm/plasma/plasmo
mass (growth/mold)
63
suad/suade
urge (encourage)
64
palpit
throb (beat)
65
quiesce/quiese
yield
66
unct/unctu
anoint
67
ecto
outside (external)
68
stetho
chest
69
carp
fruit
70
__ar
pertaining to
71
sculpt
carve
72
ponder
weigh / hang
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carcino
crab
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carcino/carcinomato
cancer
75
sagac
wise / shrewd
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dense/dens
thick
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cumber / cumbr
burden / obstruct
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sol
sun
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hidro/hidros
sweat
80
cure / cura / curi
care (cure)
81
ne
not
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sine
without
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embryo / embryon
germ cell
84
hippo
horse
85
___ary
place for (person who/thing that/htdw)
86
nov/nova
new
87
deutero
second (secondary)
88
mensura
measure
89
glutin/gluten
glue (sticky substance)
90
spasm
contraction
91
supra
above/beyond
92
luna/lune
moon
93
luna
insane person
94
digit/digiti
finger / toe
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stom/stoma/stomato/stomata
mouth / opening
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xanth / xantho
yellow
97
frond
leaf
98
pulver
dust
99
sarco
flesh
100
pthong
vowel sound
101
acu/acuti/acute
needle/sharp (severe)
102
ulter
other (another/beyond)
103
sopor
deep sleep
104
scrut/scruta/scrutin
examine
105
frang
break
106
sal
salt
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tang
touch
108
____mony
being (state of being)
109
thrombo
clot
110
acumen/acumin
sharpness (keenness)
111
palli/pallia
soften (lessen/ease)
112
hedon
pleasure
113
lapse/lapsus
fall (slip)
114
sens/sensi
feel (sense/know)
115
__arian/tarian
person who is (pertaining to)
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pneumo/pneumono
lung/lungs (air/gas)
117
__ula/ule
small (slight)
118
visc/visco/viscid
sticky (thick)
119
histo/histio
tissue (body)
120
trop/tropo/trophy
turn (twist/rotate)
121
nomin/nomen
name
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angio
vessel (blood or lymph vessel)
123
naso
nose (nostril)
124
gallo
french
125
vitre/vitri
glass
126
prole
offspring
127
necro
corpse (dead/death)
128
nata
swim
129
phas/phaso/phasia
speech
130
ept/epti
fit (efficient)
131
ed/ede
eat
132
cauter
burn
133
blast
bud (sprout/embryonic)
134
tepid/tep/tepe
lukewarm
135
phren/phrene/phreno
mind/diaphragm
136
dors/dorse/dorsi
back (backside)
137
just
fair / fit / lawful
138
para
birth (produce/bear)
139
__lyte
process of breaking down/loosening/dissolving
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pnea
breathe (breathing/breath)
141
ped/pedo
child
142
truc
fierce (cruel/rude)
143
fratern/fratri
brother
144
orect/orex/orexia
appetite
145
sati/satis
fill (full/enough)
146
ventro/ventri
belly (abdominal side)
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___esque
like a (resembling)
148
___ad
toward (the ____ side)
ex. dorsad, dextrad
149
___opia/ops/opsia/opsis/opsy
vision (eyesight/observation/view)
150
venom/venen
poison
151
maxilla/maxillo
upper jaw (jawbone)
152
judic/jud
judge (law/judgement/wisdom)
153
cell/celli
cell
154
ento
within (inner)
155
fraud
cheat (deceit)
156
tacit/taciturn
silent
157
vitriol
bitter (glassy)
158
didact
teach
159
octogen
eighty
160
enerv
weaken
161
omin
omen (threatening/forewarn)
162
parsi
stingy (tight-fisted)
163
hib/hibit
hold (keep)
164
hedr/hedron
base (side/seat)
165
os___
against (toward)
166
mea
pass (flow) ex. permeate
167
sinister/sinistro
left (evil)
