Classics 250 - Lesson 1 Combining Forms List (Greek)

Terms - Greek combining forms; Definition - meaning

Alg-

pain

Alges-

sensitivity to pain

angi-

(blood) vessel, duct

arteri-

(air passage), artery

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

crani-

skull

cyt-

(hollow container) cell

encephal-

brain

erythry-

red; RBC

Leuk-

white: WBC

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentary

-meter, metr-

measure, measuring device (words ending in -meter indicate instruments for measuring)

nephr-

kidney

neur-

(tendon) nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prot-

first, primtive, early

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid, heaving 3 dimensions

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison