| Greek hero vulnerable only in heel | Achilleus |
| sister | adelphe |
| brother (Philadelphia) | adelphos |
| gland (adenoid) | aden/adenos |
| air (aerodynamics) | aer |
| leading (pedagogue) | agogos |
| to lead | agein |
| contest (agonize, antagonist) | agon |
| assembly (category, agoraphobia) | agora |
| hunting, catching, seizure (podagra) | agra |
| feeling, sensation, perception (aesthetics, anesthesia) | aisthesis |
| upper air (ether) | aither |
| cause (etiology) | aitia |
| point (acme) | ake, akme |
| topmost (acropolis) | akros/a/on |
| cure (panacea) | akos |
| to hear (acoustic) | akouein |
| ray (actinide) | aktis/aktinos |
| to defend (Alexander) | alexein |
| algein = to suffer (analgesic), algos = pain (neuralgia) | algein, algos |
| other (allergy, allotrope) | allos/e/on |
| blunt, dull (amblyacousia) | amblys/eia/y |
| fetus membrane (amniocentesis) | amnion |
| change (amoeba) | amoibe |
| almond (amygdaloid) | amygdale |
| starch | amylon |
| wind (anemometer) | anemos |
| male (androgynous) | aner/andros |
| vessel (angioplasty) | angeion |
| anthein = to blossom, anthos = flower (anther, chrysanthemum) | anthein, anthos |
| coal | anthrax/anthrakos |
| human being (anthropology, philanthropy) | anthropos |
| cave (antrum) | antron |
| Venus (aphrodisiac, hermaphrodite) | Aphrodite |
| spider (arachnid) | arachne |
| beginning (archetype, menarche) | arche |
| ancient (archaeology) | archaios/a/on |
| silver (hydrargyrum = Hg) | argyros |
| number (arithmetic) | arithmos |
| windpipe (arteriosclerosis) | arteria |
| joint (arthritis) | arthron |
| star (asterisk, astronomy) | aster & astron |
| panting (asthma) | asthma/asthmatos |
| porridge, gruel (atheroma) | athere |
| a Titan | Atlas/Atlantos |
| steam (atmosphere) | atmos |
| self (autism, autograph) | autos |
| to walk, to go (diabetes) | bainein |
| a step (base) | basis |
| a stick (bacteria) | baktron |
| to throw (ballistics) | ballein |
| a throw (parabola, hyperbola, metabolism) | bole, bolos |
| baros = weight, barys = heavy (barometer, isobar, barium) | baros, barys |
| bathos = depth, bathys = deep (bathysphere) | bathos, bathys |
| biblios & byblos = papyrus, biblion = book (Bible, bibliography) | biblos & byblos, biblion |
| life (biology, symbiotic) | bios |
| a shoot, bud (blastoma) | blastos |
| to see (ablepsia) | blepein |
| eyelid (blepharitis) | blepharon |
| pressure (botony) | botane |
| ox (bulimia) | bous |
| brachys = short, brachion = shorter, brachium = upper arm (brachial) | brachys, brachion, brachium |
| slow (bradycardia) | bradys |
| stench (bromine) | bromos |
| windpipe (bronchitis) | bronchos |
| to swell (embryo) | bryein |
| hair (spirochaete) | chaite |
| copper (chalcolithic) | chalkos |
| on the ground (chameleon) | chamai |
| sharpen (characteristic) | charassein |
| to yawn | chaskein |
| opening (chasm) | chasma |
| 1st state of the universe | chaos |
| lip (cheilitis) | cheilos |
| hand (chiropractor) | cheir |
| claw (chelate) | chele |
| crossing, decussation (chiasmus) | chiasma |
| coat, cloak (chlamydia) | chlamys, chlamydos |
| green (chlorine, chlorophyll) | chloros/a/on |
| bile (melancholia) | chole |
| lump, then cartilage (hypochondrium) | chondros |
| gut (chorditis) | chorde |
| dance (chorea) | choros |
| membrane | chorion |
| skin, colour of skin | chroa |
| colour (chromium, chromosome) | chroma, chromatos |
| time (chronic, chronology) | chronos |
| gold (chryselephantine) | chrysos |
| earth (chthonic, autochthonous) | chthon |
| to pour | cheein |
| juice — chy/ma = fluid (chyle, chyme) | chylos |
| divine power (demon) | daimon |
| tear (dacryoadenalgia) | dakryon |
| finger or toe (dactylic) | daktylos |
| to tie (desmo-, -detic) | deein |
| delta | delta |
| people (demography, endemic) | demos |
| tree (dendrite, dendrochronology) | dendron |
| to skin or flay | derein |
| skin (dermatitis) | derma/dermatos |
| way of life (diet) | diatia |
| twin, in astronomy & biology | didymos |
| web (www) | diktyon |
| thirst (dipsomania) | dipsa |
| disc | diskos |
| long (dolichocephalic) | dolichos |
| dounai = to give, dosis = giving, dotos = given (dose, antidote) | dounai, dosis, dotos |
| running, course (syndrome) | dromos |
| power (thermodynamic, dynamite) | dynamis |
| ringing sound, echo (echocardiography) | echo |
| echein = to have, ischein = hold back (ischemia, galactischia) | echein, ischein |
| appearance, form, shape (ideal) | eidos, idea |
| image (iconoclast) | eikon |
| elaia = olive tree, elaion = olive oil | elaia, elaion |
| amber (electron, e-mail) | elektron |
| elephant (chryselephantine) | elephas/elephantos |
| to vomit — emesis/emetos = vomiting (emetic) | emeein |
| within intestine (dysentery) | enteron |
| down (eosinophil) | eos |
| youth | ephebos |
| work (allergy, synergy, argon) | ergon |
| sexual love (erotic) | eros |
| red — erythema = redness (erythrocyte) | erythros/a/on |
| nation (ethnography) | ethnos |
| custom (ethics) | ethos |
| broad (aneurism) | eurys |
| milk (galactischia) | gala/galaktos |
| marriage (exogamy, polygamous) | gamos |
| encysted tumor on tendon = knots of nerves | ganglion |
| belly (gastroenteritis) | gaster |
| earthy (geography) | ge |
| to be born, roots | gignesthai |
| kin or race (genesis, hydrogene, carcinogen, genocide) | gen-, gene-, gon-, gn-, genos, genea |
| old person (geriatrics) | geron |
| giant | gigas/gigantos |
| bluish green/gray describing Athena's eyes (glaucoma) | glaukos/e/on |
| glue (neuroglia) | glia |
| tongue (glossary, polyglot) | glossa/glotta |
| sweet (hyperglycemia, glycerin, glucose) | glykys, glykera/os/on |
| to engrave (hieroglyphics) | glyphein |
| gignoskein = to learn, gnonai = to know (gnostic), gnosis = knowledge (prognosis, diagnosis, gnostic) | gignoskein, gnonai, gnosis |
| interpreter, pointer (gnomon) | gnomon |
| offspring, generation, seed (gonad, gonorrhea) | gone |
| corner or angle (polygon, pentagon) | gonia |
| knee (gonitis) | gony/gonatos |
| to inscribe, write (graph) | graphein |
| something written or drawn (gram, grammatical) | gramma/grammatos |
| naked (gymnasium, gymnast) | gymnos/e/on |
| woman (gynecology, androgynous) | gyne/gynaikos |
| circle (gyrate, gyroscope) | gyros |
| blood (anemia, hematoma, hyperglycemia, ischemia, hematology) | haima/haimatos |
| to take (dieresis, catheresis) | hairein |
| salt (halogen, haloid) | hals/halos |
| haptein = to fasten, hapsis = joining (synapsis) | haptein, hapsis |
| time of youth or puberty, ephebe = youth | hebe |
| seat, base, side (polyhedron, tetrahedron, cathedral) | hedra |
| pleasure (hedonism) | hedone |
| sun (helium, heliocentric) | helios |
| coil (helix, helicopter) | helix/helikos |
| worm (helminthiasis) | helmins/helminthos |
| day (ephemeral) | hemera |
| to let go, to send (enema, catheter) | henai/hienai |
| liver (hepatitis) | hepar/hepatos |
| to creep (herpes) | herpein |
| different (heterogeneous, heterosexual) | heteros/a/on |
| sacred (hieroglyphics) | hieron |
| horse (hippopotamus) | hippos |
| mast, beam, then web & tissue (histology) | histos |
| way or road (exodus, period, odometer) | hodos |
| all (whole, holograph, holistic, holocaust) | holos |
| even (anomaly) | homalos |
| like or equal (homosexual, homogenize) | homos/homoios |
| to set in motion (hormone, hormogenic) | hormaein/hormon |
| water (hydrogen, hydrodynamics, dehydrate) | hydor/hydatos |
| wet (hygrometer) | hygros |
| health (hygeine) | hygieia |
| thick skin, membrane (hymen) | hymen |
| sleep (hypnotize) | hypnos |
| womb (hysterectomy) | hystera |
| iaesthai = to heal, iater = physician (geriatrics, pediatrics, psychiatry) | iaesthai, iater/ia/tros |
| fish (ichthyology) | ichthys |
| one's own, private, peculiar (idiot, idiosyncracy) | idios/a/on |
| internal messenger of the Gods, rainbow (iris, iridescence) | Iris/Iridos |
| hip (ischium) | ischion |
| sinew or fiber (inositis, inosemia) | is/inos |
| equal (isometric, isobar, isosceles) | ison/e/os |
| isthmus | isthmos |
