Nounds 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

Adj. forming suffix
pertaining to, located in

Front 15

-ase

Back 15

suffix
forms names of enzymes

Front 16

-asia, -asis

Back 16

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 17

-ema(combining form is -emat)

Back 17

noun forming suffix
state, condition

Front 18

-esis

Back 18

noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure

Front 19

-etic

Back 19

adj. forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 20

-ics, -tics

Back 20

noun forming suffix
indicates 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, muscular spasm

Front 23

-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

(both nound & adj forming suffix)
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling

Front 24

-oma (combining form is omat; plural is omata)

Back 24

(noun forming suffix)
tumor; occasionally disease

Front 25

-ose

Back 25

(adj. forming suffix)
full of, resembling

Front 26

-ous

Back 26

(adj. forming suffix)
pertaining to, characterized by, full of

Front 27

-us

Back 27

(noun ending suffix)
condition, person(sometimes a malformed fetus)

Front 28

-ize

Back 28

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

Front 29

acr-

Back 29

combining form

[highest point] extremities (particularly hands & 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

coli(i), colon-

Back 34

combining form

colon

Front 35

cyan-

Back 35

combining form

blue

Front 36

cyst(i), cystis

Back 36

combining form

bladder, cyst

Front 37

diplo-

Back 37

combining form

double, twin

Front 38

enter-

Back 38

combining form

small intestine

Front 39

erg-

Back 39

combining form

action, work

Front 40

gastr-

Back 40

combining form

stomach

Front 41

hem-, hemat-, -em-

Back 41

combining form

blood

Front 42

hepar-, hepat-

Back 42

combining form

liver

Front 43

lip-

Back 43

combining form

fat

Front 44

macr-

Back 44

combining form

abnormally large or long

Front 45

mega-, megal-

Back 45

combining form

abnormally large or long

Front 46

melan-

Back 46

combining form

dark, black

Front 47

micr-

Back 47

combining form

abnormally small

Front 48

nyct-

Back 48

combining form

night

Front 49

odyn-

Back 49

combining form

pain

Front 50

onc-

Back 50

combining form

tumor

Front 51

pachy-

Back 51

combining form

thick

Front 52

pseud-

Back 52

combining form

false

Front 53

py-

Back 53

combining form

pus

Front 54

sarc-

Back 54

combining form

flesh, soft tissue

Front 55

spasm-

Back 55

combining form

spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

Front 56

splen-

Back 56

combining form

spleen

Front 57

stom-, stomat-

Back 57

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 58

-ate, -ide, -ite, -one

Back 58

suffix used to name chemical substances