Greek Suffixes 1 (Bases) Flashcards
aden-
(adenalgia, adenoid)
gland
aer-
(aerate, aeronomic)
air, gas
agon-
(agonist, antagonize)
to compete, to strive
andr-
(androgynous, android)
man, male
anthrop-
(anthropoid, anthropomorphic)
human being
asthm-, asthmat-
(asthmatic, asthmogenic)
short breath, panting
aster-, astr-
(asteroid, astronomy)
star
botan-
(botanical, botany)
herb, plant
carp-
(carpal, carpopedal)
wrist
cau-, caus-, cauter-
(caustic, cauterize)
to burn
cleid-
(cleidocranial, cleidomastoid)
clavicle
cyst-
(cystic, megacystic)
bladder, sac
ge-
(geode, geography)
earth
ger-, geront-
(geriatric, gerontology)
old person, old age
gyn-, gyne-, gynec-
(androgynous, gynecology)
woman, female
kine-
(kinetic, photokinesis)
to move
lep-
(epileptic, narcolepsy)
to seize
mast-
(mastectomy, mastoid)
breast
nause-
(nausea, nauseate)
sea sickness
ped-
(orthopedic, perdiatrician)
child, instruction
rhe-, -rrhea
(leukorrhea, rheography)
to flow
rheum-, rheumat-
(rheumatic, rheumatoid)
flowing, discharge
som-, somat-
(lysosome, somatic)
body
spir-
(spiral, spirochete)
coil
sthen-
(asthenic, calisthenics)
strength
thorac-
(thoracic, thoracostenosis)
chest
typh-
(typhoid, typhus)
stupor
zo-
(entozoal, protozoan)
animal