Lesson 1: Introduction to Greek Bases & Prefixes Flashcards
a- (an- before vowels or h)
not, without (e.g. athiest, anarchy)
amphi-, ampho-
both, on both sides, around (e.g. amphibious)
ana- (an- before vowels or h)
up, back, again (e.g. anatomy, aneurism)
anti- (ant- before vowels or h)
against, opposite (e.g. antidote, antagonist)
apo- (ap- before vowels or h)
from, off, away (e.g. apology, aphorism)
cata- (cat- before vowels or h)
down, against, according to, very (e.g. catalyst, catholic)
dia- (di- before vowels or h)
through, across, between (e.g. diameter, diopter)
ALG-
pain (e.g. neuralgia)
ARTHR-
joint, speech sound, articulation (e.g. arthritis)
BI-
life (e.g. biomorphic)
BALL-, BOL-, -BLE
to throw, to put (e.g. metabolism)
BRADY-
slow (e.g. bradycardia)
CRYPT-
hidden (e.g. cryptogam)
DROM-
running, course (e.g. syndrome)
GE-
earth (e.g. geophagy)
HOD-, OD-
road, way (e.g. hodophobia)
MNE-
to remember (e.g. amnesia)
MORPH-
form (e.g. morphology)
ODONT-
tooth (e.g. homodont)
PHOR-, PHER-
to bear, to go (e.g. euphoria, metaphery)
PLEX-
stroke (e.g. apoplexy)
PLEG-
paralysis (e.g. paraplegia)
POD-, -PUS
foot (e.g. podiatrist)
PROCT-
anus, rectum (e.g. preiproct)
STOL-, STAL-, -STLE
to send, to contract (e.g. peristalsis)
STOM-, STOMAT-
mouth, opening (e.g. microstome)
TROP-, TREP-
to turn, response to stimulus (e.g. phototropic)
UR-
urine, urinary system (e.g. urocyanosis)
URE-
to urinate (e.g. uremic)
