Lesson 3- Building Greek Vocabulary I

Front 1

arachn-

Back 1

spider, web; arachnoid membrane
-combining form

Front 2

chlor-

Back 2

green
-combining form

Front 3

chondr-

Back 3

cartilage
-combining form

Front 4

dactyl-

Back 4

finger, toe
-combining form

Front 5

derm(at)-, derma-

Back 5

skin
-combining form

Front 6

(h)elc-

Back 6

ulcer
-combining form

Front 7

hidr(ot)-, -idr-

Back 7

sweat
-combining form

Front 8

hist(i)-

Back 8

tissue
-combining form

Front 9

hydr-

Back 9

water, fluid
-combining form

Front 10

hypn-

Back 10

sleep
-combining form

Front 11

icter-

Back 11

jaundice
-combining form

Front 12

in-, inos-

Back 12

fiber, muscle
-combining form

Front 13

is-

Back 13

equal, same, similar, alike
-combining form

Front 14

mening-, -mennix

Back 14

meningeal membrane, meninges
-combining form

Front 15

my(s)-

Back 15

muscle
-combining form

Front 16

myc(et)-

Back 16

fungus
-combining form

Front 17

myel-

Back 17

bone marrow, spinal cord
-combining form

Front 18

narc-

Back 18

stupor, numbness
-combining form

Front 19

necr-

Back 19

corpse;dead
-combining form

Front 20

olig-

Back 20

few, deficient
-combining form

Front 21

onych-

Back 21

fingernail, toenail
-combining form

Front 22

pod-

Back 22

foot
-combining form

Front 23

poli-

Back 23

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
-combining form

Front 24

poly-

Back 24

many, excessive
-combining form

Front 25

por-

Back 25

passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity
-combining form

Front 26

psych-

Back 26

mind
-combining form

Front 27

som(at)-, -soma

Back 27

body
-combining form

Front 28

sthen-

Back 28

strength
-combining form

Front 29

trachel-

Back 29

neck, cervix
-combining form

Front 30

xanth-

Back 30

yellow
-combining form