Classics 205 Greek Bases

acou-, acu-

to hear

bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-

to throw, to put

barr-, barry-

weight, pressure, heavy

bi-

life

card-, cardi-

heart

chonr-

cartilage

crani-

cranium

cri-, crin-

to separate, to secrete

cyt-

cell

eme-, emet-

to vomit

gam-

marriage

gen-, gene-, gon-

to be produced or seen

hidro-

sweat

morph-

form, shape

neur-

nerve, tendon

pep-, peps-, pept-

to digest

pha-

to say

plex-, pleg-

stroke, blow, paralysis

pseud-

false

rhythm-

rhythm

sep-

rotton

than-, thana-, thanat-

death

therm-

heat

the-

to put, to place

top-

place

trop-, trep-

to turn (toward)

alg-

pain

blast-

embryonic cell

cephal-, encephal-

head, brain

chrom-, chromat-

color

derm-, dermat-

skin

erg-

work

gaster-, gastr-

stomach