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

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix:

pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

noun forming suffix

forms names of enzymes:

Front 16

-asia, -asis (rare)

Back 16

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 17

-ema

Back 17

abstract noun forming suffix

state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

abstract noun forming suffix:

state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

suffix forms adjectives, often suffix forms nouns ending in -esis:

pertaining to:

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

suffix form nouns indicating a particular science or study:

science or study of:
pediatr-ics

Front 21

-ism

Back 21

suffix forms abstract nouns:

state, dondition, quality:
astigmat-ism
synerg-ism

Front 22

-ismus

Back 22

suffix forms abstract nouns:

state, condition; muscular spasm:
esophag-ismus
strab-ismus

Front 23

-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id

Back 23

suffix form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance:

like, resembling:
aden-oid
nemat-ode
lip-id

Front 24

-oma

Back 24

suffix forms abstract nouns:

usually tumor; occasionally disease.
carcin-oma
carcin-omat-osis

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances:

full of, resembling:
ventr-ose
gluc-ose

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

a Latin-derived adjectival suffix:

pertaining to, characterized by, full of:
bili-ous
ven-ous

Front 27

-tics

Back 27

suffix form nouns indicating a particular science or study:

science or study of:
ortho-tics
therapeu-tics

Front 28

-us

Back 28

a Latin noun-forming suffix:

condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus):
hypothalam-us
tetan-us

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

Front 59

-ize

Back 59

Verb forming suffix

"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"
hynot-ize
internal-ize

Front 60

-ate

Back 60

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 61

-ide

Back 61

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 62

-ite

Back 62

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances

Front 63

-one

Back 63

noun forming suffix

forms names of chemical substances