Greek Prefixes 1 (Bases) Flashcards
1
Q
acou-, acu
(acoustic, hyperacusis)
A
to hear
2
Q
bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-
(ballistics, problem)
A
to throw, to put
3
Q
bar-
(barometer, hyperbaric)
A
weight, pressure
4
Q
bary-
(baryesthesia, barylalia)
A
heavy
5
Q
bi-
(amphibian, biorhythm)
A
life
6
Q
card-, cardi-
(cardioplegia, pericardium)
A
heart
7
Q
chondr-
(ecchondroma, perichondrium)
A
cartilage, granule
8
Q
crani-
(amphicrania, cranioplasty)
A
carnium
9
Q
cri-
(crisis, eccritic)
A
to separate
10
Q
crin-
(apocrine, exocrine)
A
to secrete
11
Q
cyt-
(amphicyte, promonocyte)
A
cell
12
Q
eme-, emet-
(emetogenic, hyperemesis)
A
to vomit
13
Q
gam-
(allogamy, progamete)
A
marriage
14
Q
gen-, gene-, gon-
(antigen, pseudogene)
A
to be produced
15
Q
gon-
(gonad, gonorrhea)
A
seed
