Lesson 1: Greek Nouns And Adjectives

Front 1

Akantha

Back 1

ACANTH-

Hint 1

thorn, spine

Front 2

algos

Back 2

ALG-

Hint 2

pain

Front 3

algēsis

Back 3

ALGES-

Hint 3

sensitivity

Front 4

allos

Back 4

ALL-

Hint 4

other, divergence, difference from

Front 5

allegion

Back 5

ANGI

Hint 5

(blood) vessel, duct

Front 6

arteria

Back 6

ARTERI-

Hint 6

[air passage] artery

Front 7

arthron

Back 7

ARTHR-

Hint 7

joint

Front 8

bios

Back 8

BI-

Hint 8

life

Front 9

bradys

Back 9

BRADY-

Hint 9

slow

Front 10

kardia

Back 10

CARDI-

Hint 10

heart

Front 11

kephalē

Back 11

CEPHAL-

Hint 11

head

Front 12

kranion

Back 12

CRANI-

Hint 12

skull

Front 13

kytos

Back 13

CYT-

Hint 13

[hollow container] cell

Front 14

enkephalon

Back 14

ENCEPHAL-

Hint 14

brain (a combination of en, in, and kephalē, head)

Front 15

erythros

Back 15

ERYTHR-

Hint 15

red, red blood cell

Front 16

leptos

Back 16

LEPT-

Hint 16

thin, fine, slight

Front 17

leukos

Back 17

LEUK-

Hint 17

white, white blood cell

Front 18

lithos

Back 18

LITH-

Hint 18

stone, calculus

Front 19

logos

Back 19

LOG-

Hint 19

word, study

Front 20

malakos

Back 20

MALAC-

Hint 20

soft

Front 21

mesos

Back 21

MES-

Hint 21

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

Front 22

metron

Back 22

-METER, METER-

Hint 22

measure, measuring device (words ending in -meter indicate instruments for measuring)

Front 23

nephros

Back 23

NEPHR-

Hint 23

kidney

Front 24

neuron

Back 24

NEUR-

Hint 24

[tendon] nerve, nervous system

Front 25

osteon

Back 25

OSTE-

Hint 25

bone

Front 26

prosōpon

Back 26

PROSOP-

Hint 26

face

Front 27

prōtos

Back 27

PROT-

Hint 27

first, primitive, early

Front 28

skleros

Back 28

SCLER-

Hint 28

hard

Front 29

stenos

Back 29

STEN-

Hint 29

narrow

Front 30

steros

Back 30

STERE-

Hint 30

solid, having three dimension

Front 31

tachys

Back 31

TACHY-

Hint 31

rapid

Front 32

toxon

Back 32

TOX(I)

Hint 32

poison