The Hippocrates Code, Chapter 17: Vocabulary

a-, an-

not, without

ana-, an-

up, back, again

cata-, cat-

down, against, according to

dia-, di-

through, across, between

en-, el-, em-

in, into, inward

endo-, ento-

within, inner

epi-, ep-

upon, on, to, in addition to

hypo-, hyp-

below, deficient, less than normal

meta-, met-

after, change, transfer

para-, par-

beside, resembling, disordered

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

with, together

alg-

pain

blast-

embryonic cell

cephal

head

chrom-, chromat-

color

derm-, dermat-

skin

erg-

work

gaster-, gastr-

stomach

gno-

to know

hap-, hapt-

to grasp, to fasten

hydr-

water, fluid

ly-, lys-

to loosen, to dissolve

nephr-

kindney

od-

way, road

path-

disease, suffering, feeling

phy-

to grow

phyll-

leaf

plas-, plast-

to form, to mold

scop-

to look at, to view

sta-

to stand, to stop

stal-, stol-, -stle

to send, to contract

thalam-

chamber, room

thyr-

shield

tom-

to cut

ton-

stretching, tension

tox-

poison

troph-

nourishment

zyg-

yoke, joining

phyt-

plant, growth

encephal

brain