Lesson 2: The Greek Alphabet Flashcards
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult (e.g. dysfunction)
es-, eis-
inward, into (e.g. esodic, eisodic)
ec- (ex- before vowels or h)
out, out of, outside (e.g. eccentric, exodus)
en- (em-, el-)
in, into, inward (e.g. energy, embryo, elliptical)
en- + anti-
opposite (e.g. enantiopathic)
endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before vowels or h)
within, inner (e.g. endocrine)
epi- (ep- before vowels or h)
upon, on, to, in addition to (e.g. epidemic)
eu-
well, good, normal (e.g. euology)
exo-, ecto-
outside, external (e.g. exotic, ectoderm)
BUL- (BOUL-)
will (e.g. hyperbulia)
CARDI-
heart (e.g. cardioblast)
CEPHAL-
head (e.g. cephalopod)
enCEPHAL-
brain (e.g. encephalodysplasia)
CHONDR-, CHONDRI-
cartilage, granule (e.g. mitochondria)
DEM-
people, country (e.g. epidemic)
DERM-, DERMAT-
skin (e.g. mesoderm)
GAM-
marriage, union (e.g. gamete)
LECITH-
yolk (e.g. lecithin)
OPHTHALM-
eye (e.g. photophthalmia)
OST(E)-
bone (e.g. osteodermia)
PHYLL-
leaf (e.g. lithophyll)
PHYT-
plant, growth (e.g. autophyte)
PLAS(T)-
to form, to mold (e.g. cytoplasm)
SOM-, SOMAT-
body (e.g. acrosome)
THEC(A)
case, sheath (e.g. thecaphore)
THERM-
heat (e.g. hypothermia)
TOM-
to cut (e.g. myotome)
enTOM-
insect
TOP-
place (e.g. ostectopy)
TROPH-
nourishment, development (e.g. autotroph)
ZO-
animal, living being (e.g. metazoan)