GreekRoots3 glyph - metro Flashcards
glyph
Def: carving
Examples: petroglyph, hieroglyphics, glyphodont
gnosis
Def: recognition
Examples: prognosis, diagnosis
gram
Def: writing, written character, letter
Examples: Anagram, Grammar, Telegram, Epigram
graph
Def: write
Examples: graphite, photograph, cryptograph, geography
gyn
Def: woman
Examples: gynecology, misogyny, gynecologist
helio
Def: sun
Examples: helioscope, heliocentric, heliotrope
hemo
Def: blood
Examples: hemophilia, hemoglobin, hemophobia
herb
Def: pertaining to plants
Examples: herbalist, herbivorous, herbal
hetero
Def: other, different
Examples: heterogeneous, heterosexual, heterodox
hiero
Def: sacred
Examples: hierarchy, hieroglyphic, hierogram
homo, homeo
Def: the same
Examples: homogeneity, homogenize, homonym
hydro
Def: water
Examples: hydraulic, hydroelectric, hydrogen
iatry, iatric
Def: medical treatment
Examples: psychiatry, pediatrics, geriatrics
idio
Def: person, personal, one’s own
Examples: idiot, idiom, idiosyncrasy
isos
Def: equal
Examples: isotherm, isolated, isosceles
