Greek Verbs Ch. 4

Front 1

aut-

Back 1

combining form: self

Front 2

crin-

Back 2

combining form: [separate] secrete, secretion

Front 3

esthe(s)-

Back 3

combining form: sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 4

gen(e)-, -gen

Back 4

combining form: come into being; produce

Front 5

gram-

Back 5

combining form: [something written] a record

Front 6

graph-

Back 6

combining form: write, record

Front 7

Iatr-

Back 7

combining form: healer, physician; treatment

Front 8

idi-

Back 8

combining form: of one's self

Front 9

kine-

Back 9

combining form: move

Front 10

kines(i)-

Back 10

combining form: movement, motion

Front 11

ly(s)

Back 11

combining form: destroy, break down

Front 12

myx

Back 12

combining form: mucus

Front 13

orth-

Back 13

combining form: straight, erect; normal

Front 14

Ot-

Back 14

combining form: ear

Front 15

path-

Back 15

combining form: [suffering] disease

Front 16

phil-

Back 16

combining form: love; have an affinity for

Front 17

pt-

Back 17

combining form: fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 18

pyr-

Back 18

combining form: [fire] fever, burning

Front 19

pyret-

Back 19

combining form: fever

Front 20

pyrex-

Back 20

combining form: be feverish

Front 21

rhe-

Back 21

combining form: [run] flow, secrete

Front 22

rhag-

Back 22

combining form: [burst forth] flow profusely, hemorrhage

Front 23

rhex-

Back 23

combingin form: rupture

Front 24

rhin-

Back 24

combining form: nose

Front 25

scop-

Back 25

combining form: look at, examine

Front 26

sep-

Back 26

combining form: [be putrid] be infected

Front 27

ta-

Back 27

combining form: stretching

Front 28

tel-

Back 28

combining form: end, completion

Front 29

ten-, tenon(t)-

Back 29

combining form: tendon

Front 30

therap(eu)-

Back 30

combining form: treat medically, heal

Front 31

tom-

Back 31

combining form: a cutting, slice, incision

Front 32

ton-

Back 32

combining form: [a stretching] (muscular) tone, tension

Front 33

-ectasia, -ectasis

Back 33

compound suffix form: dilation, enlargement

Front 34

-ectomy

Back 34

compound suffix form: sugical excision; removal of all or part of an organ

Front 35

-gen

Back 35

compound suffix form: substance that produces (something)

Front 36

-genesis

Back 36

compound suffix form: formation, origin

Front 37

-genic

Back 37

compound suffix form: causing, producing, caused

Front 38

-genous

Back 38

compound suffix form: by, produced by or in

Front 39

-gram

Back 39

compund suffix form: a record of the activity of an organ

Front 40

-graph

Back 40

compound suffix form: an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

Front 41

-graphy

Back 41

compund suffix form: the recording of the activity of an organ

Front 42

-lysis

Back 42

compound suffix form: dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

Front 43

-lytic

Back 43

compound suffix form: pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration

Front 44

-pathy

Back 44

compound suffix form: disease

Front 45

-ptosis

Back 45

compound suffix form: dropping, sagging, prolapse

Front 46

-rrhagia

Back 46

compound suffix form: profuse discharge, hemorrhage

Front 47

-rrhea

Back 47

compound suffix form: profuse discharge, excessive secretion

Front 48

-rrhexis

Back 48

compound suffix form: bursting (of tissue) , rupture

Front 49

-scope

Back 49

compound suffix form: an instrument for examining

Front 50

-tome

Back 50

compound suffix form: a surgical instrument for cutting

Front 51

-scopy

Back 51

compound suffix form: examination

Front 52

-tomy

Back 52

compound suffix form: surgical incision