Lesson 2-Nouns Of The Third Declension

Front 1

acr-

Back 1

combining form
extremities (particularly hands and feet)

Front 2

ambly-

Back 2

combining form
dull, faint

Front 3

carcin-

Back 3

combining form
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
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-

Back 17

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 18

mega-, megal-

Back 18

combining form
(abnormally) large or long

Front 19

melan-

Back 19

combining form
dark, black

Front 20

micr-

Back 20

combining form
(abnormally) small

Front 21

nyct-

Back 21

combining form
night

Front 22

odyn-

Back 22

combining form
pain

Front 23

onc-

Back 23

combining form
tumor

Front 24

pachy-

Back 24

combining form
thick

Front 25

pseud-

Back 25

combining form
false

Front 26

py-

Back 26

combining form
pus

Front 27

sarc-

Back 27

combining form
flesh, soft tissue

Front 28

spasm-

Back 28

combining form
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 29

splen-

Back 29

combining form
spleen

Front 30

stom-, stomat-

Back 30

combining form
mouth, opening

Front 31

amphi-, ampho-

Back 31

prefix
on both sides, around, both

Front 32

ana-

Back 32

prefix
up, back, against

Front 33

apo-

Back 33

prefix
away from

Front 34

cata- (cat-)

Back 34

prefix
downward, disordered

Front 35

dia- (di-)

Back 35

prefix
through, across, apart

Front 36

eso-

Back 36

prefix
within, inner, inward

Front 37

eu-

Back 37

prefix
good, normal, healthy

Front 38

heter-, hetero-

Back 38

prefix
different, other, relationship to another

Front 39

homo-, homeo-

Back 39

prefix
same, likeness

Front 40

meta- (met-)

Back 40

prefix
change, transformation, after, behind

Front 41

para- (par-)

Back 41

prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

Front 42

pro-

Back 42

prefix
before

Front 43

pros-, prosth-

Back 43

prefix
in place of

Front 44

cholecyst-

Back 44

refers to the gallbladder

Front 45

-ate

Back 45

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 46

-ide

Back 46

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 47

-ite

Back 47

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 48

-one

Back 48

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 49

-ize

Back 49

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

Front 50

-al

Back 50

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 51

-ase

Back 51

noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 52

-asia, -asis

Back 52

noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 53

-ema (-emat)

Back 53

noun-forming suffix
state, condition

Front 54

-esis

Back 54

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 55

-etic

Back 55

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 56

-ics, -tics

Back 56

noun-forming suffix
a particular science or study, science or study of

Front 57

-ism

Back 57

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 58

-ismus

Back 58

noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 59

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 59

noun-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 60

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 60

adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resembling

Front 61

-oma, (-omat, -omata)

Back 61

noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease

Front 62

-ose

Back 62

adjective-forming suffix
full of, resembling

Front 63

-ose

Back 63

noun-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances

Front 64

-ous

Back 64

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

Front 65

tics-

Back 65

noun-forming suffix
indicating a particular science or study, science or study of

Front 66

-us

Back 66

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