Building Greek Vocab Iii - Lesson 6

Front 1

andr

combining form

Back 1

man, male

ex. androgynous

Front 2

ankyl-, ancyl-

combining form

Back 2

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

ex. ankylodactylia

Front 3

aphrodis(i)-

combining form

Back 3

[of or pertaining ro Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

ex. aphrodisiac

Front 4

brachy-

combining form

Back 4

short

ex. brachydactylia

Front 5

crypt-

combining form

Back 5

hidden, latent

ex. cryptic

Front 6

dem-

combining form

Back 6

people, population

ex. epidemic

Front 7

dolich-

combining form

Back 7

long, narrow, slender

ex. dolichomorphic

Front 8

drom-

combining form

Back 8

a running

ex. dromomania

Front 9

er-, erot-

combining form

Back 9

[Eros, son of Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

ex. erotic

Front 10

gyn(ec)-

combining form

Back 10

woman, female

ex. gynecologic

Front 11

helmint(h)-

combining form

Back 11

(intestinal) worm

ex. helminthicide

Front 12

nemat-

combining form

Back 12

thread (worm)

ex. nematode

Front 13

nos-

combining form

Back 13

disease, illness

ex. nosophobia

Front 14

odont-

combining form

Back 14

tooth

ex. orthodontist

Front 15

pali(n)-

combining form

Back 15

back, again

ex. pali-lalia

Front 16

pan(t)-

combining form

Back 16

all, entire, every

ex. pancarditis

Front 17

phor-

combining form

Back 17

bearing, carrying

ex. phosphorus

Front 18

phos-, phot-

combining form

Back 18

light, daylight

ex. photosynthesis

Front 19

plec-, pleg-

combining form

Back 19

strike, paralyze

ex. paraplegia

Front 20

r(h)achi-

combining form

Back 20

spine

ex. rachitome

Front 21

schiz-, schist-, -schisis

combining form

Back 21

split,cleft, fissure

ex. schizophrenia

Front 22

spondyl-

combining form

Back 22

vertebra

ex. spondylarthritis

Front 23

-staxis, -staxia

combining form

Back 23

dripping, oozing (of blood)

ex. epistaxis

Front 24

than(at)-

combining form

Back 24

death

ex. thanatobiological

Front 25

the-

combining form

Back 25

place, put

ex. synthesis

Front 26

trich-

combining form

Back 26

hair

ex. tichogen

Front 27

troph-

combining form

Back 27

nourishment

ex. atrophy