Exam 2

Question 1

alpha

Α α

Answer 1

a

Question 2

beta

Β β

Answer 2

b

Question 3

gamma

Γ γ

Answer 3

g

Question 4

delta

Δ δ

Answer 4

d

Question 5

epsilon

Ε ε

Answer 5

e

–> short e sound

Question 6

zeta

Ζ ζ

Answer 6

z

Question 7

eta

Η η

Answer 7

e

–> long e sound

Question 8

theta

Θ θ

Answer 8

th

Question 9

iota

Ι ι

Answer 9

i

Question 10

kappa

Κ κ

Answer 10

c, k

Question 11

lambda

Λ λ

Answer 11

l

Question 12

mu

Μ μ

Answer 12

m

Question 13

nu

Ν ν

Answer 13

n

Question 14

xi

Ξ ξ

Answer 14

x

Question 15

omicron

Ο ο

Answer 15

o

Question 16

pi

Π π

Answer 16

p

Question 17

rho

Ρ ρ

Answer 17

r, rh

Question 18

sigma

Σ σ (ς)

Answer 18

s

Question 19

tau

Τ τ

Answer 19

t

Question 20

upsilon

Υ υ

Answer 20

u, y

Question 21

phi

Φ φ

Answer 21

ph

Question 22

chi

Χ χ

Answer 22

ch

Question 23

psi

Ψ ψ

Answer 23

ps

Question 24

omega

Ω ω

Answer 24

o

Question 25

diacriticals

Answer 25

markings besides the letters themselves. give information about pronunciation and morphology and are an important feature of a Greek word’s spelling.

Question 26

amphi-

Answer 26

both, around

ex: amphibian, amphitheater

Question 27

anti-

ant-

Answer 27

against, opposite

ex: antacid, antitoxin

Question 28

apo-

Answer 28

from, off, away

ex: apocalypse, apoplexy

Question 29

dys-

Answer 29

bad, disordered, difficult

ex: dysentery, dysfunction

Question 30

ec-

ex-

Answer 30

out, out of

ex: eclipse, exorcism

Question 31

ecto-

exo-

Answer 31

outside, external

ex: ectomorph, ectothermic

Question 32

eso-

Answer 32

inside, internal

ex: esophoria, esotropic

Question 33

eu-

Answer 33

well, good, normal

ex: eugenic, euthenasia

Question 34

hyper-

Answer 34

over, excessive, more than normal

ex: hyperacute, hyperglycemic

Question 35

peri-

Answer 35

around, near

ex: pericardium, peritoneal

Question 36

pro-

Answer 36

before, in front of, forward

ex: proerythroblast, proneural

Question 37

pros-

Answer 37

toward, in addition to, fronting

ex: prosencephalic, prosthesis

Question 38

acou-, acu-

Answer 38

to hear

Question 39

bal-, ball- bol-, ble-

Answer 39

to throw, to put

Question 40

bar-, bary-

Answer 40

weight, pressure, heavy

Question 41

bi-

Answer 41

life

Question 42

card-, cardi-

Answer 42

heart

Question 43

chondr-

Answer 43

cartilage, granule

Question 44

crani-

Answer 44

cranium

Question 45

cri-

crin-

Answer 45

to separate

to secrete

Question 46

cyt-

Answer 46

cell

Question 47

eme-, emet-

Answer 47

to vomit

Question 48

gam-

Answer 48

marriage

Question 49

gen-, gene-, gon-,

gon-

Answer 49

to be produced

seed

Question 50

hidro-

Answer 50

sweat

Question 51

morph-

Answer 51

form, shape

Question 52

neur-

Answer 52

nerve, tendon

Question 53

pep-, peps-, pept-

Answer 53

to digest

Question 54

pha-

Answer 54

to say

Question 55

plex-

pleg-

Answer 55

stroke, blow

paralysis

Question 56

psued-

Answer 56

false

Question 57

rhythm-

Answer 57

rhythm

Question 58

sep-

Answer 58

rotten

Question 59

than-, thana- thanat-

Answer 59

death

Question 60

therm-

Answer 60

heat

Question 61

the-

Answer 61

to put, to place

Question 62

top-

Answer 62

place

Question 63

trop-, trep-

Answer 63

to turn (toward)

Question 64

a-

an-

Answer 64

not, without

Question 65

ana-

an-

Answer 65

up, back, again

Question 66

cata-

cat-

Answer 66

down, against, according to

Question 67

dia-

di-

Answer 67

through, across, between

Question 68

en-

el-, em-

Answer 68

in, into, inward

Question 69

endo-

ento-

Answer 69

within, inner

Question 70

epi-

ep-

Answer 70

upon, on, to, in addition to

Question 71

hypo-

hyp-

Answer 71

below, deficient, less than normal

Question 72

meta-

met-

Answer 72

after, change, transfer

Question 73

para-

par-

Answer 73

beside, resembling, disordered

Question 74

syn-

syl-, sym-, sy-, sys-

Answer 74

with, together

Question 75

alg-

Answer 75

pain

Question 76

blast-

Answer 76

embryonic cell

Question 77

cephal-

encephal-

Answer 77

head

brain

Question 78

chrom-, chromat-

Answer 78

color

Question 79

derm-, dermat-

Answer 79

skin

Question 80

erg-

Answer 80

work

Question 81

gaster-, gastr-

Answer 81

stomach

Question 82

gno-

Answer 82

to know

Question 83

hap-, hapt-

Answer 83

to grasp, to fasten

Question 84

hydr-

Answer 84

water, fluid

Question 85

ly-, lys-

Answer 85

to loosen, to dissolve

Question 86

nephr-

Answer 86

kidney

Question 87

od-

Answer 87

way, road

Question 88

path-

Answer 88

disease, suffering, feeling

Question 89

phy-

phyt-

Answer 89

to grow

plant, growth

Question 90

phyll-

Answer 90

leaf

Question 91

plas-, plast-

Answer 91

to form, to mold

Question 92

scop-

Answer 92

to look at, to view

Question 93

sta-

Answer 93

to stand, to stop

Question 94

stal-, stol- -stle

Answer 94

to send, to contract

Question 95

thalam-

Answer 95

chamber, room

Question 96

thyr-

Answer 96

shield

Question 97

tom-

Answer 97

to cut

Question 98

ton-

Answer 98

stretching, tension

Question 99

tox-

Answer 99

poison

Question 100

troph-

Answer 100

nourishment

Question 101

zyg-

Answer 101

yoke, joining

Question 102

hemi-

Answer 102

1/2

Question 103

mon-

Answer 103

1

Question 104

di-

Answer 104

2

Question 105

tri-

Answer 105

3

Question 106

tetr-

Answer 106

4

Question 107

pent-

Answer 107

5

Question 108

hex-

Answer 108

6

Question 109

hept-

Answer 109

7

Question 110

oct-

Answer 110

8

Question 111

enne-

Answer 111

9

Question 112

dec-

Answer 112

10

Question 113

hect-

Answer 113

100

Question 114

kil-

Answer 114

1000

Question 115

is-

Answer 115

equal, the same

Question 116

macr-

Answer 116

large, long

Question 117

mega(l)-

Answer 117

great, large

Question 118

micr-

Answer 118

small

Question 119

olig-

Answer 119

few

Question 120

pan(t)-

Answer 120

all, complete

Question 121

poly-

Answer 121

many

Question 122

arch-, arche-

Answer 122

ancient, beginning

Question 123

crypt-

Answer 123

hidden

Question 124

cycl-

Answer 124

circle, wheel

Question 125

dactyl-

Answer 125

finger, toe

Question 126

gon-, goni-

Answer 126

angle

Question 127

graph-

-gram

Answer 127

to write

thing written

Question 128

hedr-

Answer 128

seat, plane

Question 129

kary- (cary-)

Answer 129

nucleus

Question 130

lith-

Answer 130

stone

Question 131

man-, mani-

Answer 131

madness

Question 132

mer-

Answer 132

part

Question 133

mes-

Answer 133

middle

Question 134

metr-, -meter

Answer 134

meter, measure

Question 135

odont-

Answer 135

tooth

Question 136

op-, opt-

Answer 136

eye, sight

Question 137

organ-

Answer 137

instrument, organ

Question 138

ox-, oxy-

Answer 138

sharp, quick

Question 139

phag-

Answer 139

to eat

Question 140

phil-

Answer 140

to love, to have an affinity for

Question 141

phor-, pher-

Answer 141

to bear, to carry

Question 142

pod-, -pus

Answer 142

foot

Question 143

pto-

Answer 143

to fall

Question 144

typ-

Answer 144

imprint, form

Question 145

• al;
• ial

*adjectival

Answer 145

related to, belonging to

Question 146

• an;

- ian

Answer 146

related to, similar to

Question 147

• ic;

- tic, -ac

Answer 147

related to, similar to

Question 148

-istic

Answer 148

related to, related to the process of

Question 149

-ite

Answer 149

belonging to, similar to, derived from

Question 150

• iod;

- ode

Answer 150

similar to, having the shape of

Question 151

-ous

Answer 151

full of, related to, similar to

Question 152

• tic;

- etic, -stic

Answer 152

related to the act or process of

Question 153

• ate

* verbal

Answer 153

to make, to do something with

Question 154

-ize

Answer 154

to make, to do something with

Question 155

aden-

Answer 155

gland

Question 156

aer-

Answer 156

air, gas

Question 157

agon-

Answer 157

to compete, to strive

Question 158

andr-

Answer 158

man, male

Question 159

anthrop-

Answer 159

human being

Question 160

asthm-, asthmat-

Answer 160

short breathing, panting

Question 161

aster-, astr-

Answer 161

star

Question 162

botan-

Answer 162

herb, plant

Question 163

carp-

Answer 163

wrist

Question 164

cau-, caus-, cauter-

Answer 164

to burn

Question 165

cleid-

Answer 165

clavicle

Question 166

cyst-

Answer 166

bladder, sac

Question 167

ge-

Answer 167

earth

Question 168

ger-, geront-

Answer 168

old person, old age

Question 169

gyn-, gyne-, gynec-

Answer 169

woman, female

Question 170

kine-

Answer 170

to move

Question 171

lep-

Answer 171

to seize

Question 172

mast-

Answer 172

breast

Question 173

naus-

Answer 173

(sea) sickness

Question 174

ped-

Answer 174

child, instruction

Question 175

rhe-, -rrhea

rheum-, rheumat-

Answer 175

to flow

flowing, discharge

Question 176

som-, somat-

Answer 176

body

Question 177

spir-

Answer 177

coil

Question 178

sthen-

Answer 178

strength

Question 179

thorac-

Answer 179

chest

Question 180

typh-

Answer 180

stupor

Question 181

zo-

Answer 181

animal

Question 182

• ia;
• y

*nominal

Answer 182

state of, condition of, quality of

Question 183

-iasis

Answer 183

diseased condition of

Question 184

• ism;

- ismus

Answer 184

condition of

Question 185

-itis

Answer 185

inflammation of, inflammatory disease of

Question 186

-ium

Answer 186

part, lining or enveloping tissue, region

Question 187

• ma;

- m, -me

Answer 187

result of the act of

Question 188

-osis

Answer 188

diseased condition of, act of, process of

Question 189

• sis;

- sia, -sy, -se

Answer 189

act of, process of, result of the act of

Question 190

-oma

Answer 190

tumor of, swelling of, diseased condition of, result of

Question 191

arachn-

Answer 191

spider

Question 192

arter-, arteri-

Answer 192

artery

Question 193

arth-

Answer 193

joint

Question 194

bronch-, bronchi-

Answer 194

air tube

Question 195

carcin-

Answer 195

cancer

Question 196

ede- (oede-)

Answer 196

to swell

Question 197

eury-, eurys-, euryn-

Answer 197

wide

Question 198

hepar-, hepat-

Answer 198

liver

Question 199

hypn-

Answer 199

sleep

Question 200

hyster-

Answer 200

uterus

Question 201

laryng-

Answer 201

larynx

Question 202

mne-

Answer 202

to remember

Question 203

myel-

Answer 203

spinal cord, marrow

Question 204

narc-

Answer 204

stupor

Question 205

phob-

Answer 205

to fear

Question 206

pne-, -pnea
pneum-, pneumat-
pneumon-

Answer 206

breathing
air, gas
lung

Question 207

psor-

Answer 207

itch

Question 208

ptery-, pteryg-

Answer 208

wing

Question 209

sarc-

Answer 209

flesh

Question 210

schiz, schis, schist-

Answer 210

to split, to rupture

Question 211

sten-

Answer 211

narrow

Question 212

tach-, tachy-

Answer 212

swift

Question 213

trich-, -trhix

Answer 213

hair

Question 214

• ete;
• t

*nominal

Answer 214

a person or thing doing

Question 215

-ician

Answer 215

a specialist in, practitioner of

Question 216

-ics, -tics

Answer 216

art, science, or study of

Question 217

-ist

Answer 217

one who practices or partakes in

Question 218

-ter

Answer 218

means of, place for

Question 219

• isk, iscus

* dimunitive

Answer 219

little

Question 220

-ium, ion

Answer 220

little

Question 221

-idium, -idion

Answer 221

little

Question 222

singular
hippopotamus
metanephros
topos

Answer 222

plural
hippopotamoi
metanephroi
topoi

Question 223

singular
crisis
hypothesis
synthesis

Answer 223

plural
crises
hypotheses
syntheses

Question 224

singular
carcinoma
schema
stigma
stoma

Answer 224

plural
carcinomata 
schemata
stigmata 
stomata

Question 225

singular
bacterium
criterion
ganglion
phenomenon
polyhedron
protozoon

Answer 225

plural
bacteria
criteria
ganglia 
phenomena 
polyhedra 
protozoa

Question 226

singular
meninx
octopus
phalanx
rhinoceros

Answer 226

plural
meninges
octopodes
phalanges
rhinocerotes

Question 227

all-

allel-

Answer 227

other, different

other, each other

Question 228

bacter-

Answer 228

bacteria

Question 229

cry-

Answer 229

cold

Question 230

diet-, diete-

Answer 230

to regulate

Question 231

esthe-, (aesthe-)

Answer 231

to feel, to perceive

Question 232

galgli-

Answer 232

knot, mass of tissue

Question 233

gyr-

Answer 233

ring, circle

Question 234

iatr-

Answer 234

doctor, treatment

Question 235

iod-

Answer 235

violet colored

Question 236

irid-

Answer 236

iris, rainbow

Question 237

lip-

Answer 237

fat, fatty tissue

Question 238

log-

Answer 238

word, speech, study

Question 239

men-

Answer 239

moon, menstruation

Question 240

mening-

Answer 240

membrane

Question 241

ophi-

Answer 241

snake

Question 242

orth-

Answer 242

straight, correct

Question 243

pharmac-

Answer 243

drug

Question 244

psych-

Answer 244

mind, soul

Question 245

pyg-

Answer 245

buttock

Question 246

rhabd-

Answer 246

rod

Question 247

sphinc-

Answer 247

to bind, to tighten

Question 248

spor-

Answer 248

seed, spore

Question 249

stig-, stigmat-

Answer 249

point, prick

Question 250

techn-

Answer 250

art, skill

Question 251

ur-, ure-

Answer 251

urine

Question 252

compound suffix

Answer 252

a word ending comprised of a base and regular suffix. the base component is not technically a suffix, but there are some combinations of bases and suffixes that occur so frequently that they deserve to be treated as suffixes in their own right

Question 253

-algia

Answer 253

condition of having pain in

Question 254

-emia

Answer 254

condition of the blood

Question 255

-mania

Answer 255

madness, obsession

Question 256

-opia

Answer 256

condition of the vision

Question 257

-philia

Answer 257

intense attraction to or love for

Question 258

-phobia

Answer 258

intense fear or aversion to

Question 259

-phoria

Answer 259

carrying or transporting

Question 260

-sthenia

Answer 260

condition of strength

Question 261

-tropia

Answer 261

turning or inclination

Question 262

acr-

Answer 262

extremity, summit

Question 263

argyr-

Answer 263

silver

Question 264

aut-

Answer 264

self

Question 265

chir-, cheir-

Answer 265

hand

Question 266

chron-

Answer 266

time

Question 267

copr-

Answer 267

excrement

Question 268

gluc-, glyc-

Answer 268

sugar

Question 269

hem-, hemat-

Answer 269

blood

Question 270

heter-

Answer 270

other, different

Question 271

hom-, home-

Answer 271

same, similar

Question 272

necr-

Answer 272

corpse, dead tissue

Question 273

ne-

Answer 273

new, young

Question 274

nom-

Answer 274

rule, law; measure

Question 275

orex-

Answer 275

appetite

Question 276

ot-

Answer 276

ear

Question 277

pale- (palae-)

Answer 277

old, ancient

Question 278

platy-, platys-

Answer 278

broad, flat

Question 279

pleur-

Answer 279

side, rib

Question 280

spa-, spas-

Answer 280

to draw, to jerk

Question 281

stere-

Answer 281

solid, three-dimensional

Question 282

stom-, stomat-

Answer 282

mouth

Question 283

therap-

Answer 283

to nurture, to treat

Question 284

traum-, traumat-

Answer 284

injury, trauma

Question 285

-ectomy

Answer 285

cutting out, removal

Question 286

-graphy

Answer 286

writing, imaging

Question 287

-logy

Answer 287

study or science of

Question 288

-nomy

Answer 288

study or science of

Question 289

-pathy

Answer 289

disease, disorder, feeling

Question 290

-plasty

Answer 290

shaping, reconstructing

Question 291

-stomy

Answer 291

cutting of an opening or mouth

Question 292

-therapy

Answer 292

treatment

Question 293

-tomy

Answer 293

cutting

Question 294

-trophy

Answer 294

nourishment

Question 295

angi-

Answer 295

vessel

Question 296

antr-

Answer 296

cavity

Question 297

blephar-

Answer 297

eyelid

Question 298

cac-

Answer 298

bad

Question 299

cheil-

Answer 299

lip

Question 300

enter-

Answer 300

intestine

Question 301

heli-

Answer 301

sun

Question 302

ker-, kerat-

Answer 302

horn, cornea

Question 303

lept-

Answer 303

thin, delicate

Question 304

lymph-

Answer 304

water, lymph

Question 305

nyct-

Answer 305

night

Question 306

onc-

Answer 306

tumor, swelling

Question 307

ophthalm-

Answer 307

eye

Question 308

osm-

Answer 308

smell

Question 309

ost-, oste-

Answer 309

bone

Question 310

phleb-

Answer 310

vein

Question 311

phon-

Answer 311

sound, voice

Question 312

proct-

Answer 312

anus, rectum

Question 313

pyl-, pyle- pylor-

Answer 313

gate, entrance, lower stomach

Question 314

pyr-, pyret-

Answer 314

fire, fever

Question 315

rhin, -rrhin-

Answer 315

nose

Question 316

salpinx, salping-

Answer 316

tube

Question 317

splen-

Answer 317

spleen

Question 318

tac-, tax-

Answer 318

to order, to arrange

Question 319

tele-

Answer 319

far away from, at a distance

Question 320

trache-

Answer 320

rough, windpipe

Question 321

-genesis

Answer 321

birth, origin

Question 322

-kinesis

Answer 322

movement

Question 323

-lysis

Answer 323

dissolution, breaking apart

Question 324

-physis

Answer 324

growth

Question 325

-stasis

Answer 325

condition, standing

Question 326

-scope

Answer 326

instrument for viewing

Question 327

-some

Answer 327

body, structure

Question 328

-type

Answer 328

form, model, example

Question 329

acanth-

Answer 329

thorn

Question 330

brady-

Answer 330

slow

Question 331

chol-, chole-

Answer 331

bile, gall

Question 332

chyl-, chym-

Answer 332

juice

Question 333

cly-, clys-

Answer 333

to wash

Question 334

colp-

Answer 334

vagina

Question 335

dacry-

Answer 335

tear

Question 336

dynam-. dyn-

Answer 336

power

Question 337

geu-

Answer 337

to taste

Question 338

hol-

Answer 338

whole, entire

Question 339

-ide

Answer 339

idea, mental image

Question 340

idi-

Answer 340

one’s own, distinct

Question 341

lapar-

Answer 341

abdomen

Question 342

metr-

Answer 342

uterus

Question 343

myc- mycet

Answer 343

fungus

Question 344

oo-

Answer 344

egg

Question 345

orch, orchi-, orchid-

Answer 345

testicle

Question 346

pachy-

Answer 346

thick

Question 347

parthen-

Answer 347

virgin

Question 348

phan-, phaner-, phant- phen-

Answer 348

to appear, to show

Question 349

phot-, phos-

Answer 349

light

Question 350

rhiz-

Answer 350

root

Question 351

sperm-, spermat-

Answer 351

semen, seed

Question 352

splanchn-

Answer 352

entrails, viscera

Question 353

steth-

Answer 353

chest

Question 354

toc-

Answer 354

childbirth