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Greek Roots: Lesson7
Greek Roots: Lesson 7
Root/Prefix/Suffix | Meaning | Example Word |
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phys | nature; growth | physiology |
psych | mid; soul; spirit | psychiatry |
soma, somat | body | psychosomatic |
lith, lite | stone | paleolithic |
petr, peter | rock | petrology |
glyph, glypt | carving | hieroglyphics |
icon | image; idol | iconoclast |
astr | star | astronomy |
nom | arrangement; law | anomaly |
onoma, onym | name | anonymous |
ec, oec | house; environment | economics |
ethn | nation | ethnologist |
palco- | ancient | palcode |
neo- | new | neonatal |
hier- | sacred | hieroglyphics |
-clasm | breakage; destruction | iconoclasm |
-clast | one who shatters or destroys | iconoclast |
-clastic | breaking; destructive | iconoclastic |
-lysis | a loosening; solution | analysis |
-lyst | one who solves | analyst |
-lytic, -lytical | loosening; dissolving | analytic |
-iatry, -iatrics | a healing; science of healing | psychiatry |
-iatrist | one who heals | psychiatrist |
-iatric | promoting healing | psychiatric |
bio | life | biology |