CLAS 205 Exam 1

hyper-

over, excessive, more than normal

hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)

below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat

meta- (met- before vowels or h)

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

ACOU- (ACU-)

to hear

AMBLY-

dull

ANTH-

flower

CHROM-, CHROMAT-, CHRO-

color

DACTYL-

finger, toe

DE-; DESM-

to bind; ligament

ENTER-

intestine

ERG-

work

ESTHE- (AESTHE-)

to feel, to perceive

GER-, GERONT-

old person, old age

GNATH-

jaw

GNO-

to know

GRAPH-; -GRAM

to write; 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

-al

pertaining to, like, belonging to, having the character of

-an (-ian)

pertaining to, like, one connected with

-ous (-ious)

full of, pertaining to, like

-ic, -tic (-ac after i)

pertaining to, like

-ics, -tics

art, science, or study of

-oid, -ode

like, having the shape of

AMYGDAL-

almond, tonsil

ANDR-

man, male

ANTHROP-

man, human being

CHRON-

time

CLAD-

branch

DYNAM-, DYN-

power

EME-

to vomit

GYMN-

naked, uncovered

GYN(E)-, GYNEC- (GYNAEC-)

female

HELIC-, HELIX-

spiral

HYDR-

water, fluid

IATR-

physician, medical treatment

MELAN-

black, dark

NECR-

corpse, dead tissue

OLIG-

few, scanty

PED- (PAED-)

"child (-pedia, ""instruction"")"

PHAG-

to eat

PHIL-

to love, have an affinity for

POLY-

many, much

TARS-

instep, edge of the eye

a- / an-

not, without

amphi-, ampho-

both, on both sides of, around

ana-, an-

up, back, again

anti-, ant-

against, opposite

apo-, ap-

from, off, away

cata-, cat-

down, against, according to, very

dia-, di-

through, across, between

ALG-

pain

ARTHR-

joint, speech sound, articulation

BI-

life

BALL-, BOL-, -BLE

to throw, to put

BRADY-

slow

CRYPT-

hidden

DROM-

running, course

GE-

earth

HOD-, OD-

road, way

MNE-

to remember

MORPH-

form

ODONT-

tooth

PHOR-, PHER-

to bear, to go

PLEX-

stroke

PLEG-

paralysis

POD-, -PUS

foot

PROCT

anus, rectum

STOL-, STAL-, -STLE

to send, to contract

STOM-, STOMAT-

mouth, opening

TROP-, TREP-

to turn, response to stimulus

UR-, URE-

urine, urinary system, to urinate

dys-

bad, disordered, difficult

es-, eis-

inward, into

ec-, ex-

out, out of, outside

en-, em-, el-

in, into, inward

en- + anti-

opposite

endo-, ento-, end-, ent-

within, inner

epi-, ep-

upon, on, to, in addition to

eu-

well, good, normal

exo-, ecto-

outside, external

BUL-, BOUL-

will (to do things)

CARDI-

heart

CEPHAL-

head

CHONDR-, CHONDRI

cartilage, granule

DEM

people, country

DERM-, DERMAT-

skin

GAM-

marriage, union

LECITH-

yolk

OPHTHALM-

eye