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Greek Morphemes
30 Greek Morphemes and definitions
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7th Grade
03/12/2014

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Term
hem, haem

hemorrhage
Definition
blood

bleeding steadily
Term
hemi

hemisphere
Definition
half

half of a sphere
Term
bi, di

bicycle
Definition
two

a vehicle with 2 circular wheels
Term
stat,stas

stature
Definition
stand, stop

natural standing height
Term
a, an

anarchy
Definition
absence, not

absence of government
Term
log

biology
Definition
study, idea, word

study of life
Term
meter

diameter
Definition
measure
straight line connecting two opposite points on the surface of a sphere
Term
graph

phonograph
Definition
write, draw, record

sound producing machine using records
Term
bio

biography
Definition
life

written account of someone's life
Term
amphi, ambi

amphibious
Definition
both, around

able to live on both land and water
Term
micro

microscope
Definition
small
an optical instrument used to magnify small objects
Term
anti

antidote
Definition
against
a remedy protecting against the effects of poison
Term
eu

euphony
Definition
good

a good sound
Term
macro, mega

macroscopic
Definition
large

large enough to see without help
Term
homo

homogeneous
Definition
same

having the same origin, alike
Term
hetero

heterogeneous
Definition
different

having different origins, unlike
Term
dem

democracy
Definition
people

government of the people
Term
archae

archaeology
Definition
old, ancient

study of ancient people and their cultures
Term
helio

heliolatry
Definition
sun

worship of the sun
Term
iso

isodynamic
Definition
equal

having equal force or strength
Term
path

apathy
Definition
feeling, disease

absence of feeling
Term
mono

monotheist
Definition
one

someone who believes in one god
Term
poly

polygon
Definition
many

figure with many sides
Term
geo

geology
Definition
earth

study of the earth
Term
phil

philanthropy
Definition
love

love for humankind
Term
phon

phonics
Definition
sound
teaching reading and spelling based on sounding words out
Term
therap heliotherapy
Definition
cure medical therapy involving exposure to the sun
Term
chron

chronometer
Definition
time

instrument used to measure time
Term
cycl

cyclical
Definition
circle
subject to up and down movements (example: the stock market)
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