greek bases

acou-, acu-

to hear

bal-, ball-, bol-, ble-

to throw, to put

bar-, bary-

weight, pressure, heavy

bi-

life

card-, cardi-

heart

chondr-

cartilage, granule

crani-

cranium

cri-, crin-

to separate/secrete

cyt-

cell

eme-, emet-

to vomit

gam-

marriage

gen-, gene-, gon-,

to be produced, seed

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-

rotten

than-, thana-, thanat-

death

therm-

heat

the- (as in prosthetic)

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

gno-

to know

hap-, hapt-

to grasp, to fasten

hydr-

water, fluid

ly-, lys-

to loosen, to dissolve

nephr-

kidney

od-

way, road

path-

disease, suffering, feeling

phy-, phyt-

to grow, plant, growth

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-

shieldt

tom-

to cut

ton-

stretching, tension

tox-

poison

troph-

nourishment

zyg-

yoke, joining

arch-, arche-

ancient, beginning

crypt-

hidden

cycl-

circle, wheel

dactyl-

finger, toe

gon-, goni-

angle

graph-, -gram

to write, thing written

hedr-

seat, plane

kary-/cary-

nucleus

lith-

stone

man-, mani-

madness

mer-

part

mes-

middle

metr-, -meter

meter, measure

odont-

tooth

op-, opt-

eye, sight

organ-

instrument, organ

ox-, oxy-

sharp, quick

phag-

to eat

phil-

to love, to have an affinity for

phor-, pher-

to bear, to carry

pod-, -pus

foot

pto-

to fall

typ-

imprint, form

all-, allel-

other, different

other, each other

bacter-

rod

cry-

cold

diet-, diete-

to regulate

esthe-, aesthe-

to feel, to percieve

gangli-

know, mass of tissue

gyr-

ring, circle

iatr-

doctor, treatment

iod-

violet colored

irid-

iris, rainbow

lip-

fat, fatty tissue

log-

word, speech study

men-

moon, menstruation

mening-

membrane

oph-

snake

orth-

straight, correct

pharmac-

drug

psych-

mind, soul

pyg-

buttock

rhabd-

rod

sphinc-

to bind, to tighten

spor-

seed, spore

stig-, stigmat-

point, prick

techn-

art, skill