Greek Roots/Prefixes Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
ana-
A
Up, back, against
2
Q
Apo-
A
Away, off, separate
3
Q
Bar-
A
Pressure, weight
4
Q
Blast
A
Cell, primitive, immature cell
5
Q
Cata-
A
Completely, intensive, according to
6
Q
Cephal; Cephal-
A
Head
7
Q
Chrys-
A
Gold, yellow
8
Q
Cosm; cosm-
A
Universe
9
Q
Crypto-
A
Hidden, secret
10
Q
Dem
A
People
11
Q
Dia-
A
Through, between, apart, across
12
Q
Dys-
A
Abnormal, bad
13
Q
Epi-
A
On, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
14
Q
Erg
A
Work
15
Q
Eu-
A
Good, well
16
Q
Ger-
A
Old age
17
Q
Giga-
A
A billion
18
Q
Gon
A
Angle
19
Q
Gram
A
Letter, written
20
Q
Hem-
A
Blood
21
Q
Histo-
A
Tissue
22
Q
Hygr-
A
Moisture, humidity
23
Q
Iatr
A
Medical care
24
Q
Lite; lith
A
Mineral, rock, fossil
25
Log
Word, doctrine, discourse
26
Meso-
Middle
27
Mis-
Bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate
28
Morph
Form
29
Neur-
Nerve
30
Od
Path, way
31
Op-
Eye, visual condition, sight
32
Ortho-
Straight
33
Oxi-, oxy-
Sharp
34
Pale-
Ancient
35
Para-
Beside, beyond, abnormal
36
Peri-
Around, enclosing
37
Phil-
Love, friend
38
Phon
Sound
39
Phyll
Leaf
40
Plas
To form, development
41
Poli
City
42
Rhod-
Red
43
Rrh
Flow, discharge
44
Scler-
Hard
45
Tel-
Far, distant, complete
46
The-
Put
47
Xyl-
Wood
48
Zyg
Pair