Page 2 of the Human Body. Learn more Greek words about parts of the body, organs and glads
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Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
| (ο) μυς |
 |
mis |
muscle |
| (η) μυϊκή ίνα |
|
mii-KI EE-na |
muscle fiber |
| (το) νευρικό κύταρο |
|
nevri-KO KI-taro |
neuron |
| (το) νεύρο |
|
NEV-ro |
nerve |
| (ο) ινιακός λοβός |
|
eenia-KOS lo-VOS |
occipital lobe |
| (το) οπτικό νεύρο |
|
opti-KO NEV-ro |
optic nerve |
| (το) όργανο |
|
OR-gano |
organ |
| (η) ωοθήκη |
|
oo-THI-ki |
ovary |
| (ο) παραθυροειδής αδένας |
|
parathiroi-THIS a-THE-nas |
parathyroid gland |
| (το) πάνγκρεας |
|
PAN-greas |
pancreas |
| (ο) προστάτης |
|
pro-STA-tis |
prostate |
| (ο) σαλιογόνος αδένας |
|
salio-GO-nos a-THE-nas |
salivary gland |
| (το) κρανίο |
|
kra-NI-o |
scull |
| (η) σπονδυλική στήλη |
|
sponthili-KI STI-li |
spinal cord |
| (η) σπλήνα |
|
SPLI-na |
spleen |
| (το) λεπτό έντερο |
|
le-PTO E-dero |
small intestine |
| (το) στομάχι |
|
sto-MA-hi |
stomach |
| (ο) ιδρωποιός αδένας |
|
eethropi-OS a-THE-nas |
sweat gland |
| (ο) δακρυγόνος αδένας |
|
thakri-GO-nos a-THE-nas |
tear gland |
| (ο) κροταφικός λοβός |
|
krotafi-KOS lo-VOS |
temporal lobe |
| (ο) θάλαμος |
|
THA-lamos |
thalamus |
| (ο) θυμός αδένας |
|
thi-MOS a-THE-nas |
thymus gland |
| (ο) θυροειδής αδένας |
|
thiroi-THIS a-THE-nas |
thyroid gland |
| (η) μήτρα |
|
MI-tra |
uterus |
| (η) φλέβα |
|
FLE-va |
vein |
|
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