Lesson 2 Nouns Of The 3Rd Declension

Front 1

acr-

Back 1

combining form

(highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 2

ambly-

Back 2

combining form

dull, faint

Front 3

carcin-

Back 3

combining form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 4

-cel-

Back 4

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 5

cheir-, chir-

Back 5

combining form

hand

Front 6

chol (e)-

Back 6

combining form

bile, gall

Front 7

col (i)-, colon-

Back 7

combining form

colon

Front 8

cyan-

Back 8

combining form

blue

Front 9

cyst (i)-, cystis-

Back 9

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 10

diplo-

Back 10

combining form

double, twin

Front 11

enter-

Back 11

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 12

erg-

Back 12

combining form

action, work

Front 13

gastr-

Back 13

combining form

stomach

Front 14

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 14

combining form

blood

Front 15

hepar-, hepat-

Back 15

combining form

liver

Front 16

lip-

Back 16

combining form

fat

Front 17

macr-

mega-, megal-

Back 17

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 18

melan-

Back 18

combining form

dark, black

Front 19

micr-

Back 19

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 20

nyct-

Back 20

combining form

night

Front 21

odyn-

Back 21

combining form

pain

Front 22

onc-

Back 22

combining form

tumor

Front 23

pachy-

Back 23

combining form

thick

Front 24

pseud-

Back 24

combining form

false

Front 25

py-

Back 25

combining form

pus

Front 26

sarc-

Back 26

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 27

spasm-

Back 27

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 28

splen-

Back 28

combining form

spleen

Front 29

stom-, stomat-

Back 29

combining form

mouth, opening