Exam 2 Review

Lesson 3: Building Greek Vocabulary I: Nouns and Adjectives, Lesson 4: Greek Verbs

Arachnē/ ARACN-

Spider, web; arachnoid membrane

Chlōros/ CHLOR-

Green

Chondros/ CHONDR-

Cartilage

Daktylos/ DACTYL-

Finger, toe

Derma, Dermatos/ DERM(AT)-, -DERMA

Skin

Helkos/ (H)ELC-

Ulcer

Hidrōs, Hidrōtos/ HIDR(OT)-, -IDR-

Sweat

Histos/ HIST(I)-

Tissue

Hydrōr, Hydatos/ HYDR-

Water, fluid

Hypnos/ HYPN-

Sleep

Ikteros/ ICTER-

Jaundice

Is, Inos/ IN-, INOS-

Fiber, muscle

Isos/ IS-

Equal, same, similar, alike

Mēninx, Mēningos (Plural, Mēninges)/ MENING-, -MENINX

Meningeal membrane, meninges

Mys, Myos/ MY(S)-

Muscle

Mykēs, Mykētos/ MYC(ET)-

Fungus

Myelos/ MYEL-

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Narkē/ NARC-

Stupor, numbness

Nekros/ NECR-

Corpse; dead

Oligos/ OLIG-

Few, deficient

Onyx, Onychos/ ONYCH-

Fingernail, toenail

Pous, Podos/ POD-

Foot

Polios/ POLI-

Gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

Polys/ POLY

Many, excessive

Poros/ POR-

Passage, opening, duct, pore, cavity

Psychē/ PSYCH-

Mind

Sōma, Sōmatos/ SOM(AT)-, -SOMA

Body

Sthenos/ STHEN-

Strength

Trachēlos/ TRACHEL-

Neck, cervix

Xanthos/ XANTH-

Yellow

Autos/ AUT-

Self

Krinein/ CRIN-

Secrete, secretion

Aisthēsis/ ESTHE(S)-

Sensation, sensitivity, sense

Gignesthai/ GEN(E)-, -GEN

Come into being; produce

Gramma/GRAM-

A record

Graphein/GRAPH-

Writer, record

Iatros/ IATR-

Healer, physician; treatment

Idios/IDI-

Of one's self

Kinein/KINE-

Move

Kinēsis/KINES(I)-

Movement, motion

Lyein/LY(S)-

Destroy, break down

Myxa/MYX-

Mucus

Orthos/ORTHO-

Straight, erect; normal

Ous, Ōtos/ OT-

Ear

Pathos/ PATH-

Disease

Philein/ PHIL-

Have an affinity for (love)

Piptein/ PT-

Fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Pyr, Pyros/ PYR-

Fire, burning

Pyretos/ PYRET-

Fever

Pyressein/ PYREX-

Be feverish

Rhein/RHE-

Flow, secrete

Rhēgnynai/ RHAG-

Flow profusely, hemorrhage, burst forth

Rhēxis/ RHEX-

Rupture

Rhis, Rhīnos/ RHIN-

Nose

Skopein/ SCOP-

Look at, examine

Sēpein/ SEP-

Be infected

Tasis/ TA-

Stretching

Telos/ TEL-

End, completion

Tenōn, tenontos/ TEN-, TENON(T)-

Tendon

Therapeuin/ THERAP(EU)

Treat medically, heal

Tomē/ TOM-

A cutting, slice, incision

Tonos/ TON-

(A stretching) Muscular tone, tension

-ectasia, -ectasis

Dilation, enlargement

-ectomy

Surgical excision; removal of all or part if an organ

-gen

Substance that produces something (formation)

-genesis

Origin causing

-genic

Producing, caused by

-geneous

Produced by or in

-gram

Produced by or in a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)

-graph

An instrument for recording the activity of an organ

-graphy

The recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination)

-lysis

Dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

-lytic

Pertaining to dissolution or decomposition (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis)

-pathy

Disease

-ptosis

Dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

-rrhagia

Rupture, profuse discharge

-rrhea

Profuse discharge, excessive secretion

-rrhexis

Bursting (of tissues), rupture

-scope

An instrument for examining

-scopy

Examinantion

-tome

A surgical instrument for cutting

-tomy

Surgical incision