Greek Combining Forms From Lesson 6

Front 1

andr-

Back 1

Combining Form

man, male

Front 2

ankyl-

Back 2

Combining Form

fused, stiffened, hooked, crooked

Front 3

ancyl-

Back 3

Combining Form

fused, stiffened, hooked, crooked

Front 4

aphrodis(i)-

Back 4

Combining Form

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

Front 5

brachy-

Back 5

Combining Form

short

Front 6

crypt-

Back 6

Combining Form

hidden, latent

Front 7

dem-

Back 7

Combining Form

people, population

Front 8

dolich-

Back 8

Combining Form

long, narrow, slender

Front 9

drom-

Back 9

Combining Form

a running

Front 10

er-

Back 10

Combining Form

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

Front 11

erot-

Back 11

Combining form

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

Front 12

gyn(ec)-

Back 12

Combining form

woman, female

Front 13

helmint(h)-

Back 13

Combining form

(intestinal) worm

Front 14

nemat-

Back 14

Combining form

thread (word)

Front 15

nos-

Back 15

Combining form

disease, illness

Front 16

odont-

Back 16

Combining form

tooth

Front 17

pali(n)-

Back 17

Combining form

back, again

Front 18

pan(t)-

Back 18

Combining form

all, entire, every

Front 19

phor-

Back 19

Combining form

bearing, carrying

Front 20

phos-

Back 20

Combining form

light, daylight

Front 21

phot-

Back 21

Combining form

light, daylight

Front 22

plec-

Back 22

Combining form

strike, paralyze

Front 23

pleg-

Back 23

Combining form

strike, paralyze

Front 24

r(h)achi-

Back 24

Combining form

spine

Front 25

schiz-

Back 25

Combining form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 26

schist-

Back 26

Combining form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 27

-schisis

Back 27

Combining form

split, cleft, fissure

Front 28

spondyl-

Back 28

Combining form

vertebra

Front 29

-staxis

Back 29

Combining form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 30

-staxia

Back 30

Combining form

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 31

than(at)-

Back 31

Combining form

death

Front 32

the-

Back 32

Combining form

place, put

Front 33

trich-

Back 33

Combining form

hair

Front 34

troph-

Back 34

Combining form

nourishment