Building Greek Vocabulary Iii From Lesson 6

Front 1

andr-

Back 1

man, male

combining form

Front 2

ankyl-, ancyl-

Back 2

fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

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Front 3

aphrodis(i)-

Back 3

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

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Front 4

brachy-

Back 4

short

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Front 5

crypt-

Back 5

hidden, latent

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Front 6

dem-

Back 6

people, population

combining form

Front 7

dolich-

Back 7

long, narrow, slender

combining form

Front 8

drom-

Back 8

a running

combining form

Front 9

er-, erot-

Back 9

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

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Front 10

gyn(ec)-

Back 10

woman, female

combining form

Front 11

helmint(h)-

Back 11

(intestinal) worm

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Front 12

nemat-

Back 12

thread (worm)

combining form

Front 13

nos-

Back 13

disease, illness

combining form

Front 14

odont-

Back 14

tooth

combining form

Front 15

pali(n)-

Back 15

back, again

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Front 16

pan(t)-

Back 16

all, entire, every

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Front 17

phor-

Back 17

bearing, carrying

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Front 18

phos-, phot-

Back 18

light, daylight

combining form

Front 19

plec-, pleg-

Back 19

strike, paralyze

combining form

Front 20

r(h)achi-

Back 20

spine

combining form

Front 21

schiz-, schist-, -schisis

Back 21

split, cleft, fissure

combining form

Front 22

spondyl-

Back 22

vertebra

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Front 23

-staxis, -staxia

Back 23

dripping, oozing (of blood)

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Front 24

than(at)-

Back 24

death

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Front 25

the-

Back 25

place, put

combining form

Front 26

trich-

Back 26

hair

combining form

Front 27

troph-

Back 27

nourishment

combining form