Lesson 2: Third Declension

Front 1

derma

Back 1

the skin

Front 2

hepar

Back 2

the liver

Front 3

meninx

Back 3

one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord

Front 4

soma

Back 4

the body

Front 5

amphi, ampho

Back 5

Prefix

on both sides, around, both

Front 6

ana-

Back 6

prefix

up, back, against

Front 7

apo-

Back 7

prefix

away from

Front 8

cata-, cat

Back 8

prefix

downward, disorderd
(cat- before a vowel or h)

Front 9

dia-, di

Back 9

prefix

through, across, apart
(di- before a vowel)

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

prefix

within, inner, inward

Front 11

eu-

Back 11

prefix

good, normal, healthy

Front 12

heter-, hetero-

Back 12

prefix

different, other, relationship to another

Front 13

homo-, homeo-

Back 13

prefix

same, likeness

Front 14

meta-, met-

Back 14

prefix

change, transformation
(met before a vowel or h)

Front 15

para-, par-

Back 15

prefix

alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
(par- before a vowel)

Front 16

pro-

Back 16

prefix

before

Front 17

pros, prosth-

Back 17

prefix

in place of

Front 18

-al

Back 18

adj suffix

pertaining to, located in

Front 19

-ase

Back 19

suffix

forms names of enzymes

Front 20

-asia, -asis

Back 20

noun suffix

state, condition

Front 21

-ema, -emat

Back 21

noun suffix

state, condition
(-emat = combining form)

Front 22

-esis

Back 22

noun suffix

state, condition, procedure

Front 23

-etic

Back 23

adj suffix

pertaining to
(from nouns ending in -esis)

Front 24

-ics, tics

Back 24

noun suffix

a particular science or study; science or study of

Front 25

-ism

Back 25

noun suffix

state, condition, quality

Front 26

-ismus

Back 26

noun suffix

state, condition, muscular spasm

Front 27

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 27

both suffix

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

Front 28

-oma, -omat, -omata

Back 28

noun suffix

usually tumor; occasionally disease.
(-omat = combining; -omata = plural)

Front 29

-ose

Back 29

adj suffix

names of chemical substances;
full of, resembling

Front 30

- ous

Back 30

adj suffix

pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 31

-us

Back 31

noun suffix

condition, person
(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 32

-ize

Back 32

verb suffix

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

Front 33

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 33

suffix

chemical substances

Front 34

acr-

Back 34

combining form

(highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

Front 35

ambly-

Back 35

combining form

dull, faint

Front 36

carcin-

Back 36

combining form

(crab) carcinoma, cancer

Front 37

-cel-

Back 37

combining form

hernia, tumor, swelling

Front 38

cheir, chir

Back 38

combining form

hand

Front 39

chol(e)-

Back 39

combining form

bile, gall

Front 40

col(i)-, colon-

Back 40

combining form

colon

Front 41

cyan-

Back 41

combining form

blue

Front 42

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 42

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 43

diplo-

Back 43

combining form

double, twin

Front 44

enter-

Back 44

combining form

(small) intestine

Front 45

erg-

Back 45

combining form

action, work

Front 46

gastr-

Back 46

combining form

stomach

Front 47

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 47

combining form

blood

Front 48

hepar-, hepat-

Back 48

combining form

liver

Front 49

lip-

Back 49

combining form

fat

Front 50

macr-

Back 50

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 51

mega-, megal-

Back 51

combining form

(abnormally) large or long

Front 52

melan-

Back 52

combining form

dark, black

Front 53

micr-

Back 53

combining form

(abnormally) small

Front 54

nyct-

Back 54

combining form

night

Front 55

odyn-

Back 55

combining form

pain

Front 56

onc-

Back 56

combining form

tumor

Front 57

pachy-

Back 57

combining form

thick

Front 58

pseud-

Back 58

combining form

false

Front 59

py-

Back 59

combining form

pus

Front 60

sarc-

Back 60

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 61

spasm-

Back 61

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 62

splen-

Back 62

combining form

spleen

Front 63

stom-, stomat-

Back 63

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 64

-stomy

Back 64

suffix

surgical procedure

Front 65

-oma

Back 65

suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

Front 66

-oncus

Back 66

suffix

swelling or tumor

Front 67

-cele

Back 67

suffix
hernia, protrusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it
(swelling cause by fluid accumulation)

Front 68

kel-

Back 68

alternative to cel-

Front 69

cyst

Back 69

cyst, bladder

Front 70

cholecyst-

Back 70

combining

glalbladder

Front 71

coli

Back 71

prefix, combining, suffix

colon bacillus (Escherichia coli)

Front 72

-gaster

Back 72

prefix, suffix

embryonic structures