Lesson 2 - Nouns Of The Third Declension

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 2

ana-

Back 2

prefix
up, back, against

Front 3

apo-

Back 3

prefix
away from

Front 4

cata- (cat- before a vowel or h)

Back 4

prefix
downward, disordered

Front 5

dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 6

eso-

Back 6

prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 7

eu-

Back 7

prefix
good, normal, healthy

Front 8

heter-, hetero-

Back 8

prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 9

homo-, homeo-

Back 9

prefix
same, likeness

Front 10

meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 11

para- (ofter par- before a vowel)

Back 11

prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 12

pro-

Back 12

prefix
before

Front 13

pros-, prosth-

Back 13

prefix
in place of

Front 14

-al

Back 14

suffix (adjective forming)
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix (noun forming)
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

suffix (noun forming)
state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

suffix (noun forming)
state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

suffix (noun forming)
state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

suffix (adjective forming)
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

suffix (noun forming)
science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

suffix (noun forming)
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

suffix (noun forming)
state, condition; muscular spasm

Front 23

-old, -ode, -id

Back 23

suffix (noun and adjective forming)
like, resembling

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

suffix (noun forming)
tumor, disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

suffix (adjective forming)
full of, resembling (also used to form names of chemical substances)

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

suffix (adjective forming)
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

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

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

suffix (verb forming)
to make, become, cuase to be, subject to, engage in

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

combining form
[highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 30

ambly-

Back 30

combining form
dull, faint

Front 31

carcin-

Back 31

combining form
[crab] carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

cheir-, chir-

Back 33

combining form
hand

Front 34

chol(e)-

Back 34

combining form
bile, gall

Front 35

col(i)-, colon-

Back 35

combining form
colon

Front 36

cyan-

Back 36

combining form
blue

Front 37

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 37

combining form
bladder, cyst

Front 38

diplo-

Back 38

combining form
double, twin

Front 39

enter-

Back 39

combining form
(small) intestine

Front 40

erg-

Back 40

combining form
action, work

Front 41

gastr-

Back 41

combining form
stomach

Front 42

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 42

combining form
blood

Front 43

hepar-, hepat-

Back 43

combining form
liver

Front 44

lip-

Back 44

combining form
fat

Front 45

macr-

Back 45

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 46

mega-, megal-

Back 46

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

melan-

Back 47

combining form
dark, black

Front 48

micr-

Back 48

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 49

nyct-

Back 49

combining form
night

Front 50

odyn-

Back 50

combining form
pain

Front 51

onc-

Back 51

combining form
tumor

Front 52

pachy-

Back 52

combining form
thick

Front 53

pseud-

Back 53

combining form
false

Front 54

py-

Back 54

combining form
pus

Front 55

sarc-

Back 55

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 56

spasm-

Back 56

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 57

splen-

Back 57

combining form
spleen

Front 58

stom-, stomat-

Back 58

combining form
mouth, opening