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词根词缀:a-, an-

【来源及含义】Greek: prefix; no, absence of, without, lack of; not

【相关描述】These prefixes are normally used with elements of Greek origin, a- is used before consonants and an- is used before vowels.

It affects the meanings of hundreds of words.

There are too many words that use these prefix elements to list all of them on this site; however, there are significant examples listed in this and the other units where they exist.

【同源单词】abacterial, abaptism, abarognosis, abasia, abiocoen, abiogenesis

词根词缀:core-, coro-, cor-

【来源及含义】Greek: pupil of the eye; kore, literally, "girl" to mean both "doll" and "pupil of the eye"

【相关词根词缀】 Related references to "eye" or "eye part" word families: blepharo-; corneo-; eye, eyes; irido-; lenti-, lens-; lenticulo-; ocelli-; oculo-; op-, -optic; ophthalmo-; phaco-; pupillo-; retino-; uveo-.

【同源单词】acorea, anisocoria, asthenocoria, coreclisis, corectasis, corectome