Lesson 2: Nouns Of The Third Declension

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amphi- or ampho-

Back 1

PREFIX
on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

PREFIX
up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

PREFIX
away from

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cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

PREFIX
downward, disordered

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dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

PREFIX
through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

PREFIX
within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

PREFIX
good, normal, healthy

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heter- , hetero-

Back 8

PREFIX
different, other, relationship to another

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homo- , homeo-

Back 9

PREFIX
same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

PREFIX
change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (often par- before a vowel)

Back 11

PREFIX
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

PREFIX
before

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pros- , prosth-

Back 13

PREFIX
in place of

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-al

Back 14

Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

Suffix
forms names of enzymes

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-asia , -asis (rare)

Back 16

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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-ema

Back 17

Noun-forming suffix
state, condition

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The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is?

Back 18

-emat-

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-esis

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix
condition, procedure

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-etic

Back 20

Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

from nouns ending in -esis

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-ics , -tics

Back 21

noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study

science, study of

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-ism

Back 22

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 23

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid , (rarelty) -ode , -id

Back 24

noun-forming, adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance

like, resembling

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-oma

Back 25

noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease

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-omat-

Back 26

combining form of -oma

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-omata

Back 27

plural noun-forming suffix of -oma

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-ose

Back 28

adjective-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 29

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-us

Back 30

noun-forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 31

verb-forming suffix
"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"

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what suffixes form the names of chemical substances?

Back 32

-ate , -ide , -ite , -one

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Acr-

Back 33

combining form
extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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Ambly-

Back 34

combining form
dull, faint

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Carcin-

Back 35

combining form
carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 36

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir- , chir

Back 37

combining form
hand

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chol(e)-

Back 38

combining form
bile, gall

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col(i)- , colon-

Back 39

combining form
colon

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cyan-

Back 40

combining form
blue

Front 41

cyst(i)- , -cystis

Back 41

combining form
bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 42

combining form
double, twin

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enter-

Back 43

combining form
(small) intestine

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erg-

Back 44

combining form
action, work

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gastr-

Back 45

combining form
stomach

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hem- , hemat- , -em-

Back 46

combining form
blood

Front 47

hepar- , hepat-

Back 47

combining form
liver

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lip-

Back 48

combining form
fat

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macr-

Back 49

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

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mega- , megal-

Back 50

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 51

combining form
dark, black

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micr-

Back 52

combining form
(abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 53

combining form
night

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odyn-

Back 54

combining form
pain

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onc-

Back 55

combining form
tumor

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pachy-

Back 56

combining form
thick

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pseud-

Back 57

combining form
false

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py-

Back 58

combining form
pus

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sarc-

Back 59

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 60

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 61

combining form
spleen

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stom- , stomat-

Back 62

combining form
mouth, opening