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Greek Bases

Greek Bases

(H)APT- to touch (H)APH- sense of touch aphephobia – morbid fear of contact with other persons
ACANTH- thorn, pricle hexacanth – having six hooks
ACOU- ACU- to hear acoustic
ACR- extremity, summit acropolis, acrobat
ACTIN- ray actinogenic – producting radiation
ADELPH- brother Philadelphia, adelphogamy – brother and sister mating
ADEN- gland adenophore – the stalk of a nectar gland
AER- air, gas aerosol, aeroplane
AGOG(UE)- inducing the flow of, expelling cholagogue – an agent which promotes the flow of bile
-AGRA painful seizure arthragra – muscular pain in the joints
ALEX- to ward off alexin – a complement
ALG- pain analgesic – remedy for relieving pain
ALL- other, different parallel, allogamy – cross-fertilization; opposite of autogamy
AMBLY- dull
AMYGDAL- almond, tonsil amygdalitis – inflammation of the tonsils
AMYL- starch amyloid – a starchlike chemical
ANCON- elbow anconeus – a small muscle at the back of the elbow joint
ANDR- man, male android
ANGI- vessel angiitis – inflammation of blood or lymph vessel
ANKYL- bent, stiff, adhesion of parts ankylocheilia – adhesion of the lips
ANTH- flower chrysanthemum
ANTHROP- man, human being anthropology
ANTR- cavity, sinus antritis – maxillary sinusitis
ARACHN- spider arachnidium – apparatus by which a spider web is produced
ARCH(E)- ancient, beginning, primitive archeology, archenteron – embryonic alimentary cavity
ARGYR- silver argyria – dusty gray discoloration of skin
ARTHR- joint, speech sound, articulation arthritis
ASC- bag ascogenous – producing asci
ASTR- ASTER- star asterisk, astrology
AUT- self automobile
AUX(E)- increase auxesis – increase in size or bulk
BA- to step, to go, to walk acrobat, base, basis, basophobia
BALAN- acorn, the glans penis balanoid – acorn shaped
BALL- BOL- BLE- to throw, to put metabolism
BAR- weight,...