Greek Roots Flashcards by Aaron Noll

a-
an-

not

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acar-

mite

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acro-

high

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acou-
acoust-

to hear

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aden-

gland

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aeol-
eol-

wind

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aer-

air

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-agogue

leading

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-algia

pain

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all-
allo-

different, other

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amphi-

both

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amyl-

starch

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ana-

up, back, again

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andr-

man

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anem-
anemo-

wind

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anis-
aniso-

unequal

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angi-

(blood) vessel

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anth-

flower

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anthrac-

coal, carbon

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anthropo-

human

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ap-
apo-

away

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arch-
arche-
archi-

primitive, original

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-archy

government

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argyr-

silver

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arthr- arthro-

joint

aster- astr-

star

aut- auto-

self

aux-

to increase

bary-

heavy

bathy-

deep

biblio-

book

bio-

life

blephar- blepharo-

eyelid

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

caco- kako-

bad

calli- calo- kalli-

beautiful

card- cardio-

heart

carp-

fruit

cat- cata- kat- kata-

down

caul-

stem

cecid-

gall

cephal- cephaly-

head

cer-

wax

cerato- kerato-

horn, cornea

cerc-

tail

cet-

whale

chaet-

bristle, hair

chalc-

copper, brass, bronze

chil- cheil-

lip

chir- cheir-

hand

chlor-

green

chole-

bile

chondr-

cartilage

chord-

an anatomical cord or a string

-chore

spread (in such a way)

choreo-

dance

chorio-

of or relating to a chorion (membrane)

chrom- chro-

color

chron-

time

chrys-

gold

chthon-

earth

chyl-

juice

chym-

juice

-clysis

introduction of fluids

cnem-

shin

cnid-

Stinging tentacle (jellyfish)

cocc- -cocc-

berry

coel- coelo-

hollow, cavity

coen-

common, general

coll-

glue

conch-

shell

condyl-

joint, knob

-cracy

government

crat- cras-

to mix

crio-

ram (like a sheep)

crit- cris-

to judge

crot-

pulse, beat

cryo- crymo-

cold

crypt-

hidden, secret

cryst-

crystal, ice

cten-

comb

cyan-

blue

cycl-

circle, cycle, wheel

cym- kym-

wave

cymb-

boat

cyn-

dog

cyph- kyph-

crooked, bent

cyrt- kurt-

curved

cyst-

cyst, sac, bladder

cyt- cyto- -cyte

cell

dactyl-

digit

dasy-

woolly, density

dendr-

tree

derm- dermato-

skin

di- du- dy-

two

dia-

through

dicty-

net

drom-

running

dys-

abnormal diseased

eco- oeco- oiko-

house, home

-ectasis

expansion of an organ

eleo- elaeo- elaio-

oil

em- en-

in, on

-emia

blood condition

endo-

within, in

enter-

stomach, intestine

ep- epi-

upon, near, beside

erg- ergo- ergato-

work

erythr-

red

eury-

broad

exo-

outside

eu-

good

gam-

marriage

gastr-

stomach

geo-

earth

gloss- glott-

tongue

gnath- -gnath

jaw

-gnomy

science, art

gnos- gnot- gnom- -gnosy

knowledge

gon-

generating, producing

-gon

figure w/ angles

-gony

method of reproduction or generation

-gram

record

-graph

one writing

gyn- gynec-

woman

gyr-

to turn

hagio-

saint, holy

hal-

salt, sea

hapt- haps-

to touch, fasten

hem- hemo- hemato-

blood

helio-

sun

hepat-

liver

hetero-

different

hidr-

sweat

hier-

sacred, holy

hod- od-

road, way

holo-

whole

home- homo- homoio- homoeo-

same

hyal-

glass

hyl-

matter, wood

hydr-

water

hyper-

over

hypno-

sleep

hypo-

under

-ia

medical condition

iatro- -iater

doctor

-iasis

medical condition

ichn-

track, footprint

ichthy-

fish

-ics

study, knowledge, or skill

idio-

self

-ion

diminutive noun ending

-ism

act, state, doctrine

iso-

equal

-ist

one who does

-ite

mineral

-itis

inflammation

-ize

verb ending

karyo- caryo-

cell nucleus, nut

kines- kinet-

movement

lago-

rabbit, hare

-lalia

speech defect/disorder

-latry -later

worship, worshipper

leuc- leuk-

white, light

lith-

rock

logo- log-

word

lopho-

tuft, crest

-machy

fight

macro- megalo-

large

malac-

soft

-mancy

divination

-mania

madness

meio- mio-

less, fewer

melan- mela-

black

mel- melli-

honey

melo-

music, song

mer-

part

meso-

middle

meta-

happening later, change in, beyond

-meter

measuring

micro-

small

miso-

hate, hatred

mnes- mnem-

memory

mono-

one

-morph

shape

myelo-

marrow, spinal cord

my- myo-

muscle

myi- myio-

housefly

mys-

mouse, muscle

mycet- myc-

mushroom

myrmec-

ant

nanno- nano-

dwarf

neo-

new

nephelo-

cloud

nephr- nephro-

kidney

neur-

nerve

o- oo-

egg

octa- octo-

eight

odont-

tooth

-ody

singing

-odynia

condition of pain

oen- oeno-

wine

-oid

resembling

olig-

few, little

-oma

tumor

ommat-

eye

onych- onycho-

nail

-onym

name

ophthalm-

eye

opt- opto-

vision, eye

ornith-

bird

oro-

mountain

ortho-

right, straight

-osis

medical condition

osteo-

bone

ot-

ear

oxy-

sharp, quick

paed- ped-

child

palaco- paleo-

old

pali- palin-

again, back

palyn-

pollen

pan-

all

par- para-

beside, along, beyond

pedo-

soil

penta- pent- pente-

five

peri-

around

petr-

stone, rock

-phag- -phage -phagy

eating

-phany

appearance

phil- -phile -phily

loving, one that loves

phleb-

vein

-phobia

fear

phon-

sound

-phor -phore -phora

bearing

photo-

light

phren-

mind

phthir-

destroy

phthis-

tuberculosis

phyc-

algae

phyg-

to flee

phylac- -phylax-

to guard

phyll-

leaf

-phyre

porphyritic rock

phys- -physis

growth, nature

-phyte

plant

piezo-

pressure

plasm-

plasma

plat- platy-

flat

pleio- plio- pleo-

pleur-

side, rib

pneumo-

air, lung

pod- -pod

foot

poecil- poikilo-

varied

poly-

many

-poiesis

making, creation

porphyr-

purple

potam-

river

pro-

before, in front of

psamm-

sand

pseph-

pebble

pseud-

false

psil-

naked, bare

psitta- psittac-

parrot

pscyho-

soul, spirit, mind

psychro-

cold

psyll-

flea

pter-

wing

pteryg-

wing, fin

pterid-

fern

ptil-

feather

ptyal-

saliva

-pus

foot

pyel- pyelo-

pelvis

pyl-

gate

pyo-

pus

pyr-

fire

pyren-

fruit pit or nucleolus

pyrrh-

red

rachi- -rrhachis

spine

rhin- -rhine -rrhine

nose

rhiz-

root

rhod-

pink, red, rose

rhynch-

beak, snout

-rrhagia

flow

-rrhaphy

suture, sewing

-rrhea -rrhoea

flow, discharge

-rrhexis

rupture, splitting, break

scel- skel-

leg

scia- skia- scio-

shadow

scler-

hard, hardened

schiz-

to split, divided

-scope

instrument for seeing

selen-

moon

sem- semat-

sign

semi- demi- hemi-

1/2

sial-

saliva

-sis

action, process

som- somato-

body

-sphere

sphere

spondyl-

vertebra

stat- stas-

to stand

steato-

fat

sten-

narrow

sthen-

strength

stom-

mouth

sy- syn- sym- syl- sys-

together

syring-

tube

tachy-

fast, quick

tauto- taut-

same

tax-

arrangement, order

tetra-

four

-theca

sheath

theo-

god

-therapy

therapy

therio-

animal

-thrix

hair

tok- toc-

birth, bearing

-tom-

cut

-tomy

cutting

-ton -tony

tone, motion

top-

place

toxo-

arrow

trich-

hair

troch-

wheel, round

trop-

to turn

troph-

to feed, nourish

-type

type

xanth-

yellow

xen- xeno-

foreign

xer- xero-

dry

xiph-

sword

xyl- xylo-

wood

zo-

animal, life, living

zyg-

yoke

zym-

pertaining to fermentation