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- (often 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

Latin derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

ase

Back 15

Suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

ema

Back 17

abstract noun- forming suffix

state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat

Front 18

esis

Back 18

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

etic

Back 19

adjective-forming suffix

often from nouns ending in esis:

pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

Noun forming suffix

indicating a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

ism

Back 21

abstract noun-forming suffx

state, condition, quality

Front 22

ismus

Back 22

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

both noun and adjective forming suffix

indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

oma, combining form is omat, plural is omata

Back 24

abstract noun-forming suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease.

Front 25

ose

Back 25

Latin derived adjectival suffix

also used to form names of chemical substances

:full of, resembling

Front 26

ous

Back 26

Latin derived adjectival suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

tics

Back 27

noun forming suffix

science or study of

Front 28

us

Back 28

Suffix

Latin noun-forming ending

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 29

ize

Back 29

verb-forming suffix

a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 30

acr

Back 30

combining form

extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 31

ambly

Back 31

combining form

dull, faint

Front 32

carcin

Back 32

carcinoma, cancer

Front 33

cel

Back 33

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling (other irregular uses)

Front 34

cheir, chir

Back 34

combining form

hand

Front 35

chol(e)

Back 35

combining form

bile, gall

Front 36

col(i), colon

Back 36

combing form

colon

Front 37

cyan

Back 37

combining form

blue

Front 38

cyst(i), cystis

Back 38

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 39

diplo

Back 39

combining form

double, twin

Front 40

enter

Back 40

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 41

erg

Back 41

combining form

action, work

Front 42

gastr

Back 42

combining form

stomach

Front 43

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 43

combining form

blood

Front 44

hepar-, hepat-

Back 44

combining form

liver

Front 45

lip

Back 45

combining form

fat

Front 46

macr

Back 46

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 47

mega-, megal-

Back 47

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 48

melan

Back 48

combining form

dark, black

Front 49

micr

Back 49

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 50

nyct

Back 50

combining form

night

Front 51

odyn

Back 51

combining form

pain

Front 52

onc

Back 52

combining form

tumor

Front 53

pachy

Back 53

combining form

thick

Front 54

pseud

Back 54

combining form

false

Front 55

py

Back 55

combining form

pus

Front 56

sarc

Back 56

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 57

spasm

Back 57

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 58

splen

Back 58

combining form

spleen

Front 59

stom-, stomat-

Back 59

combining form

mouth, opening