lesson 3 BIOL Greek and Latin

Vocabulary flashcards derived from Lesson 3 prefix and base lecture materials, translating Greek-based linguistic elements into their English definitions.

Prefixes:

hyper-

over, excessive, more than normal

hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)

below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

meta-

after, change, transfer

para- (par- before vowels or h)

beside, resembling, disordered, associated

peri-

around, near

pro-

before, in front of, forward

pros-

toward, in addition to, fronting

syn-, sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-

with, together

Bases:

ACOU-, ACU-

to hear, sharp

AMBLY-

dull

ANTH-

flower

CHROM-, CHROMAT-, CHRO-

color

DACTYL-

finger, toe

DESM-

ligament (DE-, to bind)

ENTER-

intestine

ERG-

work

ESTHE-, AESTHE-

to feel, to perceive

GER-, GERONT-

old person, old age

GNATH-

jaw

GNO-

to know

GRAPH-

to write (-GRAM, thing written)

HEPAT-, HEPAR-

liver

KINE-, CINE-

to move

LEX-

to read

MY-, MYS-, MYOS-

muscle

NEPHR-

kidney

OSM-

smell

THE-

to put, to place