Ch. 3 Building Greek Vocabulary I: Nouns And Adjectives

Front 1

Greek: arachne
arachn-

Back 1

Combining form
spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Front 2

Greek: chloros
chlor-

Back 2

Combining form
green

Front 3

Greek: chondros
chondr-

Back 3

Combining form
cartilage

Front 4

Greek: daktylos
dactyl-

Back 4

Combining form
finger, toe

Front 5

Greek: derma, dermatos
derm(at)-, -derma

Back 5

Combining form
skin

Front 6

Greek: helkos
(h)elc-

Back 6

Combining form
ulcer

Front 7

Greek: hidros, hidrotos
hidr(ot)-, -idr-

Back 7

Combining form
sweat

Front 8

Greek: histos
hist(i)-

Back 8

Combining form
[web] tissue

Front 9

Greek: hydor; hydatos
hydr-

Back 9

Combining form
water, fluid

Front 10

Greek: hypnos
hypn-

Back 10

Combining form
sleep

Front 11

Greek: ikteros
icter-

Back 11

combining form
jaundice

Front 12

Greek: is, inos
in-, inos-

Back 12

combining form
fiber, muscle

Front 13

Greek: isos
is-

Back 13

combining form
equal, same, similar, alike

Front 14

Greek: meninx, meningos (plural, meninges)
mening-, -meninx

Back 14

combining form
meningeal membrane, meninges

Front 15

Greek: mys, myos
my(s)-

Back 15

combining form
[mouse] muscle

Front 16

Greek: mykes, myketos
myc(et)-

Back 16

combining form
[mushroom] fungus

Front 17

Greek: myelos
myel-

Back 17

combining form
bone marrow, spinal cord

Front 18

Greek: narke
narc-

Back 18

combining form
stupor, numbness

Front 19

Greek: nekros
necr-

Back 19

combining form
corpse; dead

Front 20

Greek: oligos
olig-

Back 20

combining form
few, deficient

Front 21

Greek: onyx, onychos
onych-

Back 21

combining form
fingernail, toenail

Front 22

Greek: pous, podos
pod-

Back 22

combining form
foot

Front 23

Greek: polios
poli-

Back 23

combining form
[gray] gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Front 24

Greek: polys
poly-

Back 24

combining form
many, excessive

Front 25

Greek: poros
por-

Back 25

combining form
passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Front 26

Greek: psyche
psych-

Back 26

combining form
[soul] mind

Front 27

Greek: soma, somatos
som(at)-, -soma

Back 27

combining form
body

Front 28

Greek: sthenos
sthen-

Back 28

combining form
strength

Front 29

Greek: trachelos
trachel-

Back 29

combining form
neck, cervix

Front 30

Greek: xanthos
xanth

Back 30

combining form
yellow