Greek Parts

phobia = fear, dislike or aversion

claustrophobia - fear of being enclosed

xenophobia - fear of foreigners

arachnophobia - fear of spiders

phil (philo) = loving, or fond of

philanthropist - lover of humanity

philharmonic - lovely music such as a symphony orchestra

philosopher - lover of wisdom

bibliophile - book lover

Philadelphia - city of love

hyper = over, above, or beyond the ordinary

hyperacidity - excess acid

hyperglycemia - excess blood sugar

hyperbole - exaggeration of statement

hypersensitive - supersensitive

hypo = under, beneath, or less than the ordinary

hyporacidity - weak acid

hypoglycemia - low blood sugar

hypodermic - under the skin injection

hypothesis - theory under study

pod = foot

dipody - two feet

podiatrist - foot doctor

tripod - having three legs

unipod - one-legged

tomy (tom) = cutting, incision

atomizer - cut to a fine spray

dichotomy - cut or divide into two, division

appendectomy - cut out the appendix

gastrectomy - cut out part of the stomach

homo = one, same

homogeneous - one-kind group

homophone - one sound

homonym - words that sound the same

homochromatic - same color

hetero = different

heteromorphic - different forms

heterogeneous - different kinds

heterodox - different standard

endo = within

endochrine - secretions within

endoskeleton - internal skeleton

endogenous - internal causes

exo = outside of

exotic - out of the ordinary

exoteric - exterior, understand on the outside

archy = rule

anarchy - no rule

hierarchy - rank to rule

patriarch - ruling father

matriarch - ruling mother

monarchy - one ruler

geo = earth/ground

geography - earth's surface study

geology - earth's rocks study

geomorphic - earth's surface shape

geophysics - forces that change the earth's shape

apogee (gee at the end of a word) - farthest point of earth's orbit

perigee - nearest point to the earth

path = feeling, suffering

pathetic - arousing pity

sympathy - feeling with

apathy - no feeling

psychopathic - mental suffering

telepathy - transfer feelings

pathogenic - causing disease

mono = one , single

monarchy - single person rule

monotonous - single unchanging tone

monogamy - married to one person

monomorphic - one form

monopoly - one ruling over many

Poly = many

polychromatic - many colors

polytheism - many gods

polygon - many angles

polytechnic - many different arts or sciences

mis = hate ( opposite of phil )

misanthropy - hate humanity

dys = bad, difficult

dysentery - bad inflamation of the intestine

dysfunction - ill functioning

dyslexia - difficult reading

eu = good, well

euphemism - good expression

euphonious - good sound

euphoria - well being

euthanasia - "good" death

logy - study of

mythology - study of myths

paleontology - study of fossils/recorded life

pathology - study of nature/cause of disease

sociology - study of human society

theology - study of god

bio = life

amphibious - live on land and water

autobiography - self, life story

biogenesis - life development from preexisting life

biopsy - life tissue examined

microbe - very small mife

macro = large, long

macrocosm - large world

macro - large program logic

micro = small

microwave - small electromagnetic wave

microsecond - one millionth of a second

micrometer - tool to measure very small distances

morph = form

endomorphic - internal form

heteromorphic - differing forms

monomorphic - single form

metamorphic - changing form

animorphs - ...ask Applegate

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