Lesson 6 Building Greek Vocabulary Iii

Front 1

andr-

Back 1

combining form. man, male

Front 2

ankyl-, ancyl-

Back 2

combining form. fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

aphrodis(i)-

Back 3

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

Front 4

brachy-

Back 4

combining form. short

Front 5

crypt-

Back 5

combining form. hidden, latent

Front 6

dem-

Back 6

combining form. people, population

Front 7

dolich-

Back 7

combining form. long, narrow, slender

Front 8

drom-

Back 8

combining form. a running

Front 9

er-, erot-

Back 9

combining form. [Eros, son of aphrodite, Greek goddess of love] sexual desire

Front 10

gyn(ec)-

Back 10

combining form. woman, female

Front 11

helmint(h)-

Back 11

combining form. (intestinal) worm

Front 12

nemat-

Back 12

combining form. thread (worm)

Front 13

nos-

Back 13

combining form. disease, illness

Front 14

odont-

Back 14

combining form. tooth

Front 15

pali(n)-

Back 15

combining form. back, again

Front 16

pan(t)-

Back 16

combining form. all, entire, every

Front 17

phor-

Back 17

combining form. bearing, carrying

Front 18

phos-, phot-

Back 18

combining form. light, daylight

Front 19

plec-, pleg-

Back 19

combining form. strike, paralyze

Front 20

r(h)achi-

Back 20

combining form. spine

Front 21

schiz-, schist-, -schisis

Back 21

combining form. split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

spondyl-

Back 22

combining form. vertebra

Front 23

-staxis, -staxia

Back 23

combining form. dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

than(at)-

Back 24

combining form. death

Front 25

the-

Back 25

combining form. place, put

Front 26

trich-

Back 26

combining form. hair

Front 27

troph-

Back 27

combining form. nourishment