Greek vocabulary words Flashcards
akantha
combining form: ACANTH-
meaning: thorn, spine
ex: acanth-ocytosis
algos
combining form: ALG-
meaning: paint
ex: my-alg-ia
algesis
combining form: ALGES-
meaning: sensitivity to pain
ex: alges-ia
allos
combining form: ALL-
meaning: other, divergence, difference from
ex: all-oplasia
angeion
combining form: ANGI-
meaning: (blood) vessel, duct
ex: angi-ocarditis
arteria
combining form: ARTERI-
meaning: [air passage] artery
ex: arteri-ogram
arthron
combining form: ARTHR-
meaning: joint
ex: arthr-itis
bios
combining form: BI-
meaning: life
ex: bi-ology
bradys
combining form: BRADY-
meaning: slow
ex: brady-rhythmia
kardia
combining form: CARDI-
meaning: heart
ex: cardi-ogram
kephale
combining form: CEPHAL-
meaning: head
ex: cephal-algia
kranion
combining form: CRANI-
meaning: skull see fig 1-3
ex: epi-crani-um
kytos
combining form: CYT-
meaning: [hollow container] cell
ex: leuko-cyt-e
enkephalon
combining form: ENCEPHAL-
meaning: brain (a combination of en, in, and kephale,
head)
ex: encephal-itis
erythros
combining form: ERYTHR-
meaning: red, red blood cell
ex: erythr-ocyte
leptos
combining form: LEPT-
meaning: thin, fine, slight
ex: lept-omeninges
leukos
combining form: LEUK-
meaning: white, white blood cell
ex: leuk-emia
lithos
combining form: LITH-
meaning: stone, calculus
ex: angio-lith
logos
combining form: LOG-
meaning: word, study
ex: bio-log-y
malakos
combining form: MALAC-
meaning: soft
ex: malac-osteon
mesos
combining form: MES-
meaning: middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
ex: mes-oderm
metron
combining form: -METER, METR-
meaning: measure, measuring device (Words ending in
-meter indicate instruments for measuring.)
ex: bio-metr-y
cyto-meter
nephros
combining form: NEPHR-
meaning: kidney
ex: nephr-ectomy
neuron
combining form: NEUR-
meaning: [tendon] nerve, nervous system
ex: neur-ology
osteon
combining form: OSTE-
meaning: bone
ex: oste-oporosis
prosopon
combining form: PROSOP-
meaning: face
ex: prosop-ospasm
protos
combining form: PROT-
meaning: first, primitive, early
ex: prot-oneuron
skleros
combining form: SCLER-
meaning: hard
ex: scler-oderma
stenos
combining form: STEN-
meaning: narrow
ex: sten-ocephaly
stereos
combining form: STERE-
meaning: solid, having three dimensions
ex: stere-otropism
tachys
combining form: TACHY-
meaning: rapid
ex: tachy-cardia
toxon
combining form: TOX(I)-
meaning: poison
ex: tox-in
