Greek Prefixes and Bases Ch.16

Flashcards for Greek Prefixes and Roots

Amphi-

Both, around

Anti-

Against, opposite

Apo-

From, off, away

Dys-

Bad, disordered, difficult

Ec-, Ex-

Out, out of

Ecto-, Exo-

Outside, external

Eso-

Inside, internal

Eu-

Well, good, normal

Hyper-

Over, excessive, more than normal

Peri-

Around, near

Pro-

Before, in front of, forward

Pros-

Toward, in addition to, fronting

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; to secrete

Cyt-

Cell

Eme-, emet-

To vomit

Gam-

Marriage

Gen-, gene-, gon-; gon-

To be produce; seed

Hidro-

Sweat

Morph-

Form, shape

Neur-

Nerve, tendon

Pep-, peps-, pept-

To digest

Pha-

To say

Plex-; pleg-

To strike, blow; paralysis

Pseud-

False

Rhythm-

Rhythm

Sep-

Rotten

Than-, thana-, thanat-

Death

Therm-

Heat

The-

To put, to place

Top-

Place

Trop-, trep-

To turn (away)