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, disorder

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

adjective forming suffix
pretaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia
-asis (rare)

Back 16

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema
-emat

Back 17

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic (adjective forming)
-esis (noun forming)

Back 19

suffix
pretaining to

Front 20

-ics
-tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix
a particular science or study: science or study of

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

noun forming suffix
state, condition, musclular spasm

Front 23

-oid (rare)
-ode
-id

Back 23

both noun and adjective forming suffix
a particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling

Front 24

-oma
(-omat, plural -omata)

Back 24

noun forming suffix
tumor, occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

adjective forming suffix
chemical substances: full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

adjective forming suffix
pertainig to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

noun forming suffix
condition, person; sometimes a malformed fetus

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

combining
highest point, extremeities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 30

ambly-

Back 30

combining
dull, faint

Front 31

carcin-

Back 31

combining
carcinoma, cancer

Front 32

-cel-

Back 32

combining
hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 33

cheir-, chir-

Back 33

combining
hand

Front 34

col(i)-, colon-

Back 34

combining
colon

Front 35

cyan-

Back 35

combining
blue

Front 36

cyst(i)-, cystis-

Back 36

combining
baldder, cyst

Front 37

diplo-

Back 37

combining
double, twin

Front 38

enter-

Back 38

combining
(small) intestine

Front 39

erg-

Back 39

combining
action, work

Front 40

gastr-

Back 40

combining
stomach

Front 41

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 41

combining
blood

Front 42

hepar-, hepat-

Back 42

combining
liver

Front 43

lip-

Back 43

combining
fat

Front 44

macr-

Back 44

combining
(abnormally) large, long

Front 45

mega-, megal-

Back 45

combining
(abnormally) large, long

Front 46

melan-

Back 46

combining
dark, black

Front 47

micr-

Back 47

combining
(abnormally) small

Front 48

nyct-

Back 48

combining
night

Front 49

odyn-

Back 49

combining
pain

Front 50

onc-

Back 50

combining
tumor

Front 51

pachy-

Back 51

combining
thick

Front 52

pseud-

Back 52

combining
false

Front 53

py-

Back 53

combining
pus

Front 54

sarc-

Back 54

combining
flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

spasm-

Back 55

combining
spasm, involuntary musclular contraction

Front 56

splen-

Back 56

combining
slpeen

Front 57

stom-, stomat-

Back 57

combining
mouth, opening

Front 58

ate-

Back 58

suffix
forms name of chemical substance

Front 59

-ide

Back 59

suffix
forms name of chemical substance

Front 60

-ite

Back 60

suffix
forms name of chemical substance

Front 61

-one

Back 61

suffix
forms name of chemical substance

Front 62

cholecyst-

Back 62

combining
gallbladder