Greek Roots/Prefixes Flashcards
ana-
Up, back, against
Apo-
Away, off, separate
Bar-
Pressure, weight
Blast
Cell, primitive, immature cell
Cata-
Completely, intensive, according to
Cephal; Cephal-
Head
Chrys-
Gold, yellow
Cosm; cosm-
Universe
Crypto-
Hidden, secret
Dem
People
Dia-
Through, between, apart, across
Dys-
Abnormal, bad
Epi-
On, upon, over, among, at, after, to, outside
Erg
Work
Eu-
Good, well
Ger-
Old age
Giga-
A billion
Gon
Angle
Gram
Letter, written
Hem-
Blood
Histo-
Tissue
Hygr-
Moisture, humidity
Iatr
Medical care
Lite; lith
Mineral, rock, fossil
Log
Word, doctrine, discourse
Meso-
Middle
Mis-
Bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate
Morph
Form
Neur-
Nerve
Od
Path, way
Op-
Eye, visual condition, sight
Ortho-
Straight
Oxi-, oxy-
Sharp
Pale-
Ancient
Para-
Beside, beyond, abnormal
Peri-
Around, enclosing
Phil-
Love, friend
Phon
Sound
Phyll
Leaf
Plas
To form, development
Poli
City
Rhod-
Red
Rrh
Flow, discharge
Scler-
Hard
Tel-
Far, distant, complete
The-
Put
Xyl-
Wood
Zyg
Pair