GREEK PREFIXES a , an Not Analgesic, = painless, pain free, not causing pain (an + algos) Amphi , ampho Round about, on both sides Amphibious, amphitheater Ana , ano Up, back, back again, anew Analysis, anagram Anti against Antioxidant Apo , aph From, separation, lack Apoptosis Arche , achi First, original Achetype, archiblast Cata Down, lower, under Catalytic, cation, catalysis di Twice, double Dimorphic Dicha In two, split Dichotomy Dia Through, across, thoroughly Diagnosis, diarrhea, dialysis ion, idon, iscus diminutive Sporidion, asterisk, meniscus ides, ida Descended from family of Arachnida ium Belonging/related to myocardium ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES t, ter, tes, tor, ist, ism agent tic, iac Pertaining to OR of + verb Acoustic, static, cardiac ion Belonging to, related to+noun pericardion ite(s) Belong to, nature of + noun Dendrite ine, in Nature of + noun/adjective Crystalline, clorine itis Condition, usually inflammation + noun Arthritis, bronchitis oid In the shape of + noun Colloid, thyroid
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GREEK PREFIXES a-‐ , an-‐ Not Analgesic, = painless, pain free, not
causing pain (an + algos) Amphi-‐ , ampho-‐ Round about, on both sides Amphibious, amphitheater Ana-‐ , ano-‐ Up, back, back again, anew Analysis, anagram Anti-‐ against Antioxidant Apo-‐ , aph-‐ From, separation, lack Apoptosis Arche-‐ , achi-‐ First, original Achetype, archiblast Cata-‐ Down, lower, under Catalytic, cation, catalysis di-‐ Twice, double Dimorphic Dicha-‐ In two, split Dichotomy Dia-‐ Through, across, thoroughly Diagnosis, diarrhea, dialysis Dys-‐ Bad, difficult, hard Dyslexia, dystrophy Ek-‐ , ex-‐ Out from, out of, outside Eccentric, ecstasy Ekto-‐ On the outside Ectoderm El In elipse Ento-‐ , endo-‐ , -‐em within Endemic, endoderm, enzyme Eso-‐ within Esoteric, esotoxin Epi-‐ On, upon Epilogue, epicentre Eu-‐ Well, normal Euphoria, eugenics Exo-‐ Outside, outward, outer Exothermic, exogamy Hemi-‐ half Hemisphere Hyper-‐ Above, over, excess Hypertonic Hypo-‐ Under, beneath Hypoglycemia Meta-‐ After, change, among Metabolism, metamorphosis Ophistho-‐ behind opisthotic Palin-‐ , pali-‐ Back again, anew, again Palindrome Para-‐ Beside, by the side of, next to Paranoia, paranormal, paradox Peri-‐ around Periscope, peristalsis Pro-‐ before Prognosis, prophase Pros-‐ To, towards, near Prosthesis Syn-‐ With, together Synthesic, synchronous VERBAL SUFFIXES -‐tes, -‐ter, -‐tor, -‐ist Agent, verb/noun Diabetes, antagonist -‐sis Action, process, condition + verb Analysis, prognosis -‐osis Condition + noun/adjective neurosis -‐iasis Condition + noun Psoriasis -‐(s)ia Action, process, condition +
verb/noun/adjective Anesthe(s)ia, anemia
-‐ma Result of action + verb Stigma, trauma, system, chasm -‐oma Swelling of tumor + noun/
adjective Sarcoma
-‐mos Result of action + verb Thermos, spasm, rhythm -‐ism Condition or result of action Embolism, hypnotism -‐ ion, -‐idon, -‐iscus diminutive Sporidion, asterisk, meniscus -‐ides, ida Descended from family of Arachnida -‐ium Belonging/related to myocardium ADJECTIVE SUFFIXES -‐t, -‐ter, -‐tes, -‐tor, -‐ist, -‐ism agent -‐tic, -‐iac Pertaining to OR of + verb Acoustic, static, cardiac -‐ion Belonging to, related to+noun pericardion -‐ite(s) Belong to, nature of + noun Dendrite -‐ine, -‐in Nature of + noun/adjective Crystalline, clorine -‐itis Condition, usually inflammation
+ noun Arthritis, bronchitis
-‐oid In the shape of + noun Colloid, thyroid
-‐ize Imitate metabolize -‐m, -‐ma, -‐mos, -‐ism Result of action NUMBERS Hea-‐, hen-‐, 1 Hen/dia/dys = one/thourhg/two proto-‐ first Prototype Dyo-‐ 2 dyad Deuteros-‐ , deutera-‐, deuteron-‐
second Deuteronomy
Tri-‐ 3 tripod Tritos-‐, trite-‐, triton-‐ third trigonometry Tetra-‐ 4 tetrahedron Pent-‐ 5 pentagon Hex-‐ 6 Hexagon Hepta-‐ 7 heptagon Octo/a-‐ 8 octagon Ennea-‐ 9 enneagon deca-‐ 10 Decagon, triskidekaphobia Hendeka-‐ 11 Dodeca-‐ 12 dodecahedron Hecto-‐ 100 hectogram Kilo-‐ 1000 kilometer Myri-‐ 10,000 myraid VOCAB (-‐_____-‐) Adelph Brother/sister/twin phildelphia Aden gland adenoid Aer air aerodynamics Agog leading anagogic agoni Struggle, intense suffering Agonist, agony agor assembly Category, agoraphobia aisthes (esthe) Feeling, sensation Asthetics, anesthesia Aither (ether) Upper air etherification aiti (Etio) cause etiology Ak (acm) point Acme, epacmastic Akros/a/on (acro) topmost Acropolis Akou (Acou) To hear acoustic Akt, aktinos (actin) ray Actinogen, actinic alex To defend Alexin, alexipharmac alges To suffer algesis Alge/o/ia pain neuralgia Alle/o other allergy Ambly Blunt, dull amblypod amni Innermost membrane amniocentesis Amoib (amebo/i) change amoeba amygdal almond amygdaloid amyl starch amylemia Anem wind anemometer andro make andrology Angeion (angio) vessel angioplastu Anthein (anthe) To blossom anthema anthos flower crysanthemum Anthrax, anthrak (anthrac) coal Anthracoid, glossanthrax anthropo Human being Anthropology Antron (antr) cave antrum Arche beginning archetype Archaios/a/on ancient archaeology Argyros (aygr) silver argyric
Arithmos (arithm) number arithmetic Arteria (arteri) windpipe arteriosclerosis Arthron (arthr) joint Arthritis Aster, astr star astronomy athere gruel athersclerosis auto self Autism, automatic Bainein (ba-‐) To walk, to go abasia Baktron (bacter) A stick, bacteria antibacterial ballein To throw ballistic Bolos (bol) A throw parabola metabole A change metabolism baros weight barometer barys heavy barylalia bathos Depth polybathic bios life biography blastos bud blastoma Blepin (blep) To see abelpsia blepharon eyelid macroblepharia botane pasture botany Bous (bu/boo) ox bulimia brachys short bradychardia Bromos (brom) stench Bromine, antibromic bronchos windpipe bronchitis Bryein (bryo) To swell embryo Chaite (chaet) hair spirochaete Chalkos (chalco/chalk) copper chalcone Chamai (chama/e) On the ground chameleon charakter A graving tool characteristic chasma opening chasm cheilos lip cheilitis Cheir (chiro/cheir) hand Chiropractor, cheiragra chele claw chelate chiasma crossing chiasm chlamys clock chlamydia Chloros/a/on green chlorine Chole (chol) bile cholic chondros cartilage Hypo/chondr/ium =
under/sternal/cartilage chorde gut Chord/itis choros dance Chor/ea chorion membrane endochorion Chroa, chromatos Skin, colour of the skin chromosome chronos time chronic chrysos gold chryselephantine chthon earth chthonic cheein To pour chylos juice Chyle chyma fluid Chime daimon Divine power demon dakryon tear dacryocyst deein To tie epiphysiodesis desmos Result of tieing Desmoid demos People of a country Demography dendron tree dendrite Derma/dermatos skin dermatology diaita Way of life diet
didymos Twin epididymitis diktyon web hydrodictyon dipsa thirst polydipsia Diskos (disc) disc discal dolichos long dolicholithiasis dounai To give Dromos (drom) running syndrome Dynamis (dynam) power thermodynamics echo Ringing sound Echo/cardio/graph/y Echein (ech) To have asynechia ischein Hold back ischemia Eidos (oid, eid, id) Form, shape of haploid Eikon (icon) image iconography elektron Amber, electricity electrum Elephas, elephantos elephant chryselephantine Emeein (eme) To vomit emesis Enteron (enter) within dysentery eos dawn Eosinophil, eocene Ephebos (epheb) Youth, puterby anaphebic Ergon (erg) work energy Erythros/a/on red erythrocyte Ethnos (ethn) nation ethnography Ethos (eth) custom ethics Eurys (eur, eury) broad aneurisn Gala, galaktos milk galactic gamos marriage exogamy Gaster, gastro belly gastroenteritis ge earth geography gen To be born gene Geron, gera, geri, gero Old Peron geriatrics Gigas/gigantos giant gigantism Glaukos/e/on Gleaming greenish-‐blue glaucoma glia glue neuroglia Glossa/glotta tongue hypoglossal Glykys, glykeros (glyc, glu) sweet hyperglycemia Glyphein (graph) engrave hieroglyphics gnonai To know agnosia gnosis knowledge diagnosis gnomon interpreter physiognomy gone offspring gonad gonia Corner of an angle polygon Gony, gonatos knee gonitis Graphein (graph) To draw electrocardiograph Gramma, grammatos Something drawn Grammatical, engram Gymnos/e/on naked gymnast Gyne, gynaikos (gyn) women gynecology Gyros (gyr) circle gyrus Haima/haimatos blood Anemia, hematology hairein To take catheresis Hals/halos salt halogen Haptein (ap) To fasten Haptics, chirapsia hebe Time of youth Hebetic, heboid hedra Sitting place tetrahedron hedone pleasure hedonism helios sun helium Helix, helikos coil helicopter
helmins worm helminthiasis humera day Ephemeral Henai (he) To let go catheter Hepar, hepatos liver hepatitis herpein To creep herpes Heteros/a/on One or the other heterogenous hieron sacred hieroglyphics hippos horse hippopotamous histos Web, mast histology Hodos (od) Way or road Period, odometer holos all Whole, holistic Homalos (omal) even anomaly Homos/homoios Like, equal homosexual hormone To set into motion neurohormone Hydor, hydat (hydro) water hydrogen Hygieia (hygi) health hygiene hymen Thick skin hymenoptera hypnos sleep hypnotize Iaesthai (ia) To heal iatrogenia Ichthyo Fish ichthyoloist Idios (idi) One’s own idopathic Iris/iridos Rainbow, color membrane of eye Iridescence, iris Ischion (ischi) hip Ischium, galactischia Is/inos (in) fiber Inoma, inemia Isos equal Isosceles, isometric, isobar Isthmus (isthm) Narrow passage Isthmus, isthmectomy Kainos (ceno, caeno) new Cenogenesis, caenozoic Kaikon (cac) bad Cacogensis, cacerdasia Kalos (cal, call) beautiful caligraphy keirein To cut Acarian akares Tiny acarid kardia heart cardiac Karkinos (carcino) carb carcinoma karpos Fruit OR wrist Carpels OR carpal kartharsis clearning carthartic Kau(s)tos (cau) burned caustic Kele (cele, cel) tumor Celolgy, hydrocele Kenteein (cente) To prick paracentesis Kentron (centr) Sharp point Dorsocentral Kephale (cepha) head cephalad Encephalon (encephalo) In head Diencephalon Keras (ceru), keratos Horn, cornea Rhinoceros, kertoma Kineein (kine, cine) To move Kinetic, cinemascopia Klaein (cla) To break aclasia Kleiein (clei) To close acleistocardia Kleptein (clep, klept) To steal kleptomania Klinein (clin, cli) To slope Clinic Kochlias (cochl) Snail with spiral shell cochlea Koilia (celi) Belly, cavity Celiac Koilos hollow celiotomy Koinon (coin, cene, coen) common Epicene, biocoenosis Kokkos (cocc) Berry, berry-‐shaped bact. streptococci kokkyx cuckoo Coccyx, intercoccygeal kola glue collagen kolon colon Colitis, colonoscopy Kolpos (colp) Bay, vagina colpoccle
Koma, komatos Deep sleep Coma, comatose Kome (com) hair Callicoma, comosum konche mussel Conch, conchoscope Konis, konios (coni, conio) dust Coniosis, conidia Konos (con) cone coniferous Kopros (copr) dung Coprolalia Koptein (copt) To strike apocoptic kope Strike cutting Syncope, apocope Kore (cor) Girl, doll, pupil Coreplasty, isocoria kosmos Order, decoration Cosmos, cosmetics kranion skull Cranium, intercranial krasis mixing Malcrasis, crasis krater mixer Crater Kratos (crac) Strength, power Democracy, autocracy Kreas (crea), kreatos (creat) meat Pancreas, creatine Krinein (crin) To separate endocrine Krisis (cris) decision crisis Kyros, kyrmos Ice-‐cold, frost Crymotherapy, crymogen krystallos Ice, rocky-‐crystal crystallography kyrptein To hide cryptic kyrptos hidden Cryptogram, cryptography Kyanon/e/os (cyan) Dark blue Cyanide, cyanemia Kyelin (cy) To swell Cyst Kyma, kymatos wave Kymograph Kystis, kystidoes (cysti) bladder cystilis kytos container cytology Kyklos (cycl) ring Cyclic, cyclarthrosis Kyon (cy), kynos (cyn) dog Cynanche, cynic Lambanein (labein, lep-‐) To take acataleptic Labe (lep) handle astrolabe lepsis seizure epilepsy Lalein (lali) To talk bradylalia Lampein (lamp) To shine eclampsia Lampros (lampr) bright lamprosoma Larynx, laryngos larynx laryngitis leichen Tree-‐moss lichenoid Leios/a/on smooth leiodermia Leipein (leip, lip-‐) To abandon ellipsis Leon (lion), leontos (leon) lion Lion, leonid Lepein (lep) To peel Leptos (lepto) thin Lepton Lepis, lepidos scale lepidoma lepros scaly leprosy Lemma (lemm) Something peeled off axilemma Lethe (leth), lethargia (letharg)
forgetfulness lethargy
leukos white Leucite, leuk/em/ia, leukocyte Legein (leg) To speak lexis Speech dyslexia Logos (log) word Geology, biology Limos (lim) hunger bulimia Lipos (lip) fat Lipoma, liposuction Lithos (lith) stone Lithium, lithography Lobos (lob) lobe Intralobular, lobostomy Lyelin (ly) To loosed Analysis, dialysis Makros/a/on (makr) Long, large macropscopic
Malakos (malac) soft malacotic mania madness Maniac, kleptomania Manos Sparse, rare manometer Massein (mass) knead Massage, masseter Mastos (mast) breast Mastoid, mastitis Megas, megala, megalon large Megalomaniac, hepatomegaly Melas, melanos black Melancholy, melanin Meli, melitos (melit) honey melichera Melissa (meliss) bee melissotherapy Men, menos Moon amenorrhea Meninx, meninges (mening) membrane meningitis Meros (mer) part Isomer, polymer Meson/e/os (mes) middle Meson, mesoderm Metra (metr) uterus Endometritis, mesometrium Metron (metr, meter) A measure Metric, barometer, optometrist Mikro/a/os (-‐isc) small Microcosm, microbe meion smaller miosis, meiosis Mimesis (mimes) Imitating amimetic Mimia (mimi) imitation mimic Misos (mis) Hate misopedia mitos thread Mitosis, telomitosis Mnaesthai (mna) To remember anamnesis Mneme (mneme) memory amnesia Mnemonikos (mnemonic) Relating to memory mnemonic Monon/e/os (mon) Single, alone Monograph, mononucleosis Moron/e/os (mor) dull Moron, oxymoron morphe shape Amorphous, morphology Myein (my) To close myopia Myelos (myel) marrow Myeloma, poliomyelitis Mykes, myketos (myc, mycet)