Greek Bases CLA201 Flashcards by Happy Harleen

ALG-

pain

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ARTHR-

joint, speech sound, articulation

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BI-

life

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BALL-, BOL-, BLE-,

to throw, to put

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BRADY-

slow

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CRYPT-

hidden

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DROM-

running, course

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GE-

earth

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HOD-, OD-

road, way

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MNE-

to remember

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MORPH-

form

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ODONT-

tooth

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PHOR-, PHER-

to bear, to go

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PLEX-

stroke

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PLEG-

paralysis

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POD-, PUS-,

foot

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PROCT-

anus, rectum

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STOL-, STAL-, STLE-

to send, to contract

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STOM-, STOMAT-

mouth, opening

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TROP-, TREP-,

to turn, response to stimulus

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UR-

urine

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BUL- (BOUL-)

will

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CARDI-

heart

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CEPHAL-

head

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enCEPHAL-

brain

CHONDR-, CHONDRI-

cartilage, granule

DEM-

people, country

DERM-, DERMAT-

skin

GAM-

marriage

LECITH-

yolk

OPTHALM-

eye

OST(E)-

bone

PHYLL-

leaf

PHYTE-

plant, growth

PLAS(T)

to form, to mold

SOM-, SOMAT-

body

THEC(A)

case, sheath

THERM-

heat

TOM-

to cut, section

enTOM-

insect

TOP-

place

TROPH-

nourishment, development

ZO-

animal, living being

ACOU- (ACU-)

to hear

AMBLY-

dull

ANTH-

flower

CHROM-, CHROMAT-, CHRO-

colour

DACTYL-

finger, toe

DE-

to bind

DESM-

ligament

ENTER-

intestine

ERG-

work

ESTHE- (AESTHE-)

to feel, to perceive

GER-, GERONT-

old person, old age

GNATH-

jaw

GNO-

to know

GRAPH-

to write

GRAM-

thing written

HEPAT-, HEPAR-

liver

KINE- (CINE-)

to move

LEX-

to read

MY-, MYS-, MYOS-

muscle

NEPHR-

kidney

OSM-

smell

THE-

to put, to place

AMYGDAL-

almond, tonsil

ANDR-

man, male

ANTHROP-

man, human being

CHRON-

time

CLAD-

branch

DYNAM-, DYN-

power

EME-

to vomit

GYMN-

naked, uncovered

GYN(E)-, GYNEC-, (GYNAEC-)

female

HELIC-, HELIX

spiral

HYDR-

water, fluid

IATR-

physician, medical treatment

MELAN-

black, dark

NECR-

corpse, dead tissue

OLIG-

few, scanty

PED-, PAED-

child

PHAG-

to eat

PHIL-

to love, have an affinity for

POLY-

many, much

TARS-

instep, edge of the eye

ACR-

extremity, summit

AMYL-

starch

BAR-

weight, pressure

BARY-

heavy

BLENN-

mucus

CYT-

cell

DIPS-

thirst

DREPAN-

sickle

ERYTHR-

red

GLYC-

sugar

GLYCOS-

sugar, glucose

HIST-, HISTI-

tissue

HYSTER-

uterus, hysteria

ICHTHY-

fish

IRID-, IRIS-

iris, rainbow

ISCH-

to suppress

LAPAR-

abdomen, part of the body between the ribs and the hip

LIP-

fat

MAST-, MAZ-

breast

PHREN-

mind, diaphragm

PY-

pus

THANAT-

death

ACANTH-

thorn, prickle

AER-

air, gas

AUT-

self

BLEPHAR-

eyelid

CARCIN-

cancer

CHEIL- (CHIL-)

lip

COL-

colon

COPR-

excrement

CRY-, CRYM-

cold, ice

CYST-

bladder, sac, cyst

DACRY-

tear

GASTR- (GASTER-)

stomach, belly of a muscle

HELMINTH-

worm

HETER-

other, different

HYGR-

moisture

MEN-

moon, menstruation

OT-

ear

PSYCH-

mind, soul

RHIN-, RRHIN-

nose

TAC-, TAX-

to arrange, to put in order

ACTIN-

ray

ARGYR-

silver

BA-

to step, to go, to walk

BROM-

stench, bromine

CHOL(E)-

bile, gall

CLAS-

to break

CRANI-

cranium

CRI-

to separate, to distinguish

CRIN-

to secrete

EURY(S)-

wide

HEM-, HEMAT- (HAEM-, HAEMAT-)

blood

HIDRO(S)-

sweat

LITH-, -LITE

stone

MYI-

fly

OP-, OPT-

eye, to see

PROSOP-

face

ORTH-

straight, correct

PHA-, PHAN-

to appear, to show

RHE-, -RRH

to flow, current

SCOP-

to view

STA-

to stand, to stop, to fix, to regulate

STYL-

pillar

BLEP-

to see

COR(E)-

pupil of the eye

CRA-

to mix

CYAN-

blue

CYE-

to be pregnant

GALACT-, GALA-

milky

GEU-

to taste

GLOSS-, GLOT(T)

tongue, language

IDI-

one's own, peculiar, distinct

IS-

equal, same

LAL-

to talk

MEGA-, MEGAL-

large, one million

MOGI-

difficult

NE-

new, new and different form of

ODYN-

pain

ONYCH-

finger or toenail, claw

PATH-

disease, suffering, feeling

PEP(S)-, PEPT-

to digest

PSEUD-

false

TELE-

afar, operating at a distance

ADEN-

gland

ANGI-

vessel

ARACHN-

spider

ASTR-, ASTER-

star

BLAST-

bud, germ, embryonic cell

CHLOR-

green, chlorine

COCC-

berry shaped organism

CONI-

dust

EO(S)-

dawn or early age, rosy

LY-

to loosen, to dissolve, to break up

MENING-

membrane

METR-

uterus

MYC-, MYCET-

fungus

MYEL-

spinal cord, marrow

NEUR-

nerve, nervous system, tendon

ORCH(I)-, ORCHID-

testicle

PAN-, PANT-

all, complete

PNEUMON-, PNEUM-

lung

POLI-

gray

THROMB-

clot

AGOG(UE)-

inducing the flow of, expelling

ARCH(E)-

ancient, beginning, primitive

AUX(E)-

increase

DIDYM-

twin, testicle

GYR-

circle, ring

HIPP-

horse

ISCHI-

hip

LEP-

to seize

MACR-

large, long

MEL-

limb

MICR-

small, one millionth

NARC-

stupor

OMPHAL-

naval

PEX-

to fasten

PAG-

united

PLATY(S)-

broad, flat

SAPR-

rotten

SIAL-

saliva

STHEN-

strength

TACH(Y)-

swift

UR-

tail

ASC-

bag

BRANCHI-

gills

CARP-

fruit

-CELE

hernia, swelling

COLP-

vagina

GEN(E), GON-

to be produced, to produce

GON-

seed

HELI-

sun

MER-

part

NYCT-

night

ONYM-

name

OO-

egg

PACHY-

thick

PEN-

deficiency, want

PHLEB-

vein

PHTHI-

to waste away

PHYC-

seaweed, algae

PTO-

to fall

SALPING-

tube, specifically eustachian or fallopian tube

SAUR-

lizard

XANTH-

yellow

-AGRA

painful seizure

BRACHI-

arm

CENTE-

to puncture

CHIR-, CHEIR-

hand

CEL(I)-, COEL-, -COEL

cavity, abdominal cavity

DENDR-

tree

HYAL-

glass, virteous body of the eye

LARYNG-

larynx

LEI-

smooth

MALAC-

soft

MASTIG-

whip, flagellum

MIS-

hate

PTER-, PTERYG(I)

wing, fin

SCHIZ-, SCHIS(T)-

to split

SPLANCHN-

entrails, viscera

THI-

sulfur

THORAC-

chest, thorax

TOX-

poison

TRICH- (THRIX-)

hair

XER-

dry

ALL-

other, different

ANKYL-

bent, stiff, adhesion of parts

CYCL-

circle, wheel, ciliary body of the eye

ER-, EROT-

love

GENY-

jaw, cheek

GENI-

chin

HOL-

whole, entire

HOM-, HOME-

same, similar

HYPN-

sleep

IDE-

idea, mental image

LEUK-, (LEUC)

white

ONT-

being, individual

PHYL-

race, class

PYEL-

pelvis, especially of the kidney

PYG-

buttocks

STEAR-, STEAT-

fat, tallow

STREPT-, STROPH-

turned, twisted

THALL-

young shoot

THYM-

mind, emotions

TRIB-, TRIP-

to rub, to crush

ZYG-

yoke

HEMI-

half

MON-

single, one

PROT-

first, original, primitive

DI-

twice, double

DICH-

in two

DEUT-, DEUTER-

second

TRI-

three

TETR(A)-

four

PENT(A)-

five

HEX(A)-

six

HEPT(A)-

seven

OCT(A)-

eight

ENNE(A)-

nine

DEC(A)

ten

HECT-

hundred

KILO-

one thousand

BRACHY-

short

CAC-(KAK-)

bad

CAU-, CAUS-

to burn

CLI-, CLEI-

to close

CLEIST-

closed

CLY-

to wash

CROT-

pulse beat

EDE-

to swell

LEPT-

thin, delicate

DOLICH-

long

LOG-

word, speech, reason

MES-

middle

MYX-

mucus, slime

OXY-, OX-

sharp, acid, oxygen

PETR-

rock

PHON-

sound, voice

PHOT-

light

POIE-

to make

PRESBY-

old

PYR-, PYRET-

fire, fever

PYREX-

fever

RHIZ-, RRHIZ-

root

GLAUC-

silvery, gray green

GON(Y), GONAT-

knee

(H)APT-

to touch

(H)APH-

sense of touch

KARY-, CARY-

nucleus, nut

KERAT-, CERAT-, KER-, CER-

horn, horny tissue, cornea

LEPID-

scale

NEM-, NEMAT-

thread

NOS-

disease

ONC-, -ONCUS

tumour, swelling

PHRA-

to speak

PNEUM- PNEUMAT-

air, gas

PHYLAC(T)-

to guard, to protect

PORPHYR-

purple

SARC-

flesh

SCLER-

hard

SEP-

to rot, to putrify

SIT-

food

SPLEN-

spleen

STEN-

narrow

STERE-

solid, three-dimensional

CYN-

dog

HAPL-

single

KYM-, CYM-

wave

LEMM(A)-

sheath, husk

LOPH-

crest, ridge, tuft

LOPHT-

small crest, lophion

LYMPH-

water, lymph

MIT-

thread

ORNIS-, ORNITH-

bird

PALE-, (PALAE-)

old, ancient

PHA-

to speak

PHEM-

voice

PHRAG-

to block up, to wall in

PLAN-

wandering

PLEUR-

side, rib, pleura

-PLO

fold, folded

PNE(A)-, PNEUST-

breathing

RHAPH-, RRHAPH-

to sew, to suture

SPA-

to draw, to jerk

STAPHYL-

bunch of grapes, uvula

STETH-

chest

XEN-

host, stranger, foreigner

BALAN-

acorn, the glans penis

BRY-

moss

CAMP(T), CAMPYL-

bent

CARP-

wrist

CERC-

tail

CLEID-

clavicle

DOCH-

to take or recieve

ECH-

echo, repetition

GANGLI-

mass of nerve tissue, small cyst or swelling

GLI-

glue

IN-

fiber, muscle

RHACH(I), RACH(I), RRACH-

the spine

-RRHAG

excessive discharge, usually of blood

SPHYGM-

pulse

SPONDYL-

vertebra-

STERN-

chest, breastbone

THEL-

nipple

TOC-, TOK-

childbirth

TRE(T)-

to bore, to perforate

ZYM-

ferment, enzyme

ADELPH-

brother

ACON-

yellow

CALYPT(R)-

hidden

CHORD-

cord

CHOR(I)-

fetal membrane (chorion), tunic of the eyeball (choroid)

CLON(US)-

muscle spasm

COLL(A)-

glue

EC-, OEC-, OEK-, OIK-, OIC-

house

NOT-

the back

OM-

shoulder

OPISTH-

behind

PHY-

to grow

POR-

passage, pore

PTY-

to spit

PTYAL-

saliva

RHABD-

rod

SPOR-

seed, spore

STIG-

pricking, mark, point

TEL(E)-

completion, end, purpose

TROCH-

wheel, disk

XYL-

wood

ALEX-

to ward off

ANTR-

cavity, sinus

BRONCH(I)-

air tube

CHLAMYD-

cloak, envelope

CHY-

to pour

CHYM-, CHYL-

juice

CONDYL-

knob, knuckle

CORM-

trunk of a tree or body

GON(I)-

angle

HAL-

salt

PALI(N)-

again, back

POIKIL-

varied, irregular, mottled

PYCN-, PYKN-

thick, frequent

PYL(E)

gate, entrance

SPERM(A), SPERMAT-

seed, semen

SPHEN-

wedge

SPIR-

coil

SYRING-, (SYNRINX)

pipe, tube

TA-

to stretch

TON-

stretching, tension

TRACHEL-

neck

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